This month’s Intertextile Shanghai fair reports that it is set to feature exhibitors from 29 overseas countries and regions in addition to the strong local contingent, with product categories including upholstery fabrics & leather, bedding & towelling, carpets & rugs, sun-protection systems & curtain accessories, digital printing products and original service designs & artwork. Taking place over four days this year instead of three, a comprehensive fringe programme with design & trend inspiration and market information also features.

Helping buyers make sense of all the sourcing options on offer, domestic exhibitors either feature in product categories, regional pavilions or in specially zoned halls including:

Emerging Players Hall (hall 4.2),

Glamorous Brands Hall (5.1),

The Glamorous Brands Hall features some of China’s leading home textile brands, such as Jinhua Textile which has more than 500 franchise partners and over 3,000 partner stores throughout China, and will display its embroidered curtains & screens and more at the fair. Also in this hall is Dalian Dongli which will showcase five new product collections at the fair, including some with a French style. Hangzhou Huachen Flocking, a producer of blackout fabric products, already exports to more than 30 countries worldwide, and will feature a range of eco-friendly options this year. Hangzhou Manbamai, meanwhile, has utilised some of the industry’s top pattern designers from around the world, including Italy studio GIACOMO, to produce five main collections of high-end flannel which will be on display at the fair.

Colourful Haining Hall (5.2),

The Premium Two-City Hall features companies from Tongxiang and Shaoxing. Some of the leading exhibitors in this hall include Zhejiang Aumerry with its range of knitted, suede and velvet fabrics; Tongxiang City Hongcheng Century showcasing weft & warp knitted fabrics and woven upholstery fabrics; Zhejiang Feifan with mid-range to high-end upholstery fabrics and jacquard decorative fabrics; Shaoxing County Jinbeinuo featuring curtain & upholstery fabrics, cushions and table linen; Shaoxing Artsky with their range of wallcoverings; and Shaoxing Zhaofeng with their curtains and upholstery fabrics.

Fashionable Yuhang Hall (6.1)

The Fashionable Yuhang Hall features suppliers from the Yuhang district in Zhejiang province. This hall houses a range of exhibitors including Hangzhou Guoda Silk Home-textile which will showcase 100% pure mulberry silk, as well as new fabrics which blend silk and other materials such as cotton and linen. Hangzhou Xinhong Fabric uses pure Australian wool to produce upholstery fabrics, and also has cotton and linen ranges which it will display in this hall. Hangzhou Yonghe, which specialises in blackout and upholstery fabrics, Hangzhou Huangdaopo which produces mid-range to high-end upholstery and curtain fabrics, and Zhejiang Famous Textile with its cotton / linen jacquard fabrics also feature here. And Hangzhou E.K Textile, a supplier for premium contract projects, will display a wide range of decoration products.

Premium Two-City Hall (6.2).

The Glamorous Brands Hall features some of China’s leading home textile brands, such as Jinhua Textile which has more than 500 franchise partners and over 3,000 partner stores throughout China, and will display its embroidered curtains & screens and more at the fair. Also in this hall is Dalian Dongli which will showcase five new product collections at the fair, including some with a French style. Hangzhou Huachen Flocking, a producer of blackout fabric products, already exports to more than 30 countries worldwide, and will feature a range of eco-friendly options this year. Hangzhou Manbamai, meanwhile, has utilised some of the industry’s top pattern designers from around the world, including Italy studio GIACOMO, to produce five main collections of high-end flannel which will be on display at the fair.

Sharing their expertise in the Forum Space, on topics ranging from design & trends and market information to digital printing, testing & certification and sustainability, will be a number of speakers from the industry’s foremost companies including the NellyRodi™ Agency, WGSN, Home & Textiles Today, Lenzing, Trevira CS, Hohenstein and many more.

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd; the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT; and the China Home Textile Association (CHTA).

(Source: furninfo.com)