At the official Opening Press Conference of Heimtextil 2016, the Heimtextil management – Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, and Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies – will provide an overview of the product segments and themes covered by the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. Where are the main areas of growth for the fair? What are the dominant themes at the ‘Theme Park’ trend area? What activities does Heimtextil offer in relation to the subjects of sustainability, hotel furnishings and architecture? And what are the other highlights of the trade fair? The Heimtextil management is delighted to welcome actress and hotelier Jessica Schwarz as guest of honour who, as director of the "Die Träumerei" hotel is closely involved with the question of textile furnishings in the hotel and will give insights into her furnishing concept.

In a panel discussion, the Heimtextil management and the international Trendtable will present the new Theme Park. Don’t miss this opportunity to obtain exclusive insights into how the Theme Park and its wide variety of design and future-oriented topics will be implemented in Hall 6.0 of Heimtextil 2016. Learn about the background to the coming trend prognoses and about the focal-point themes: retail trade, contract business, technology and sustainability. Language: English with German translation.