Finished product suppliers will dominate with their presence among more than 1,000 exhibitors from some 25 countries and regions at the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary and will be held during August 28 – 31. Solutions for the contract business and whole-home sectors will also be a major attraction at the fair. While Intertextile Shanghai’s product offerings cover all sourcing needs – bed and bath, decorative, upholstery and window treatment fabrics, carpet and rugs, wall and interior decorations, editors, whole-home solutions, design studios and digital printing technology – it is finished products that are seeing the most growth this year. The finished product zone will feature more sourcing options in 2019, including a number of international suppliers including Fossflakes (Denmark), Fujishinkou (Japan), Jaspa Herington (Australia), and Naturtex (Hungary). Fossflakes’ product is composed of 100 per cent extended polyethylene polymers and is therefore naturally hypoallergenic, which makes it a suitable filling material for allergy and asthma sufferers. Fujishinkou, focusing on manufacturing down comforter, partner with farms in Hungary and Poland to use high quality down. Jaspa Herington’s product catalogue covers a large variety of pillows, quilts, protectors, and foam and wool underlays. They also provide products especially designed for allergy sufferers, and therapeutic use. Naturtex specialises in wool, feather and down processing as well as bedding product manufacturing. Its products are made of pure down, pure feather and different functional synthetics. Following its success last edition, the Contract Business 360o concept will feature again this year, with renowned contract upholstery exhibitors, editors and various information sessions, and tours by industry experts. Some of the upholstery fabrics suppliers participating this year include Ateja Tritunggal (Indonesia), Bestex (China), Culp (USA) and SIC Global Textiles (Poland). In addition to the finished product and contract sourcing offerings, the fair’s fringe programme features a number of zones and events related to these areas. This includes an IP licensing seminar for finished products, and a display area with IP products. For contract business, seminars will focus on topics such as textiles for hotel, office and commercial space design. A display area for contract business focusing on the practical utilisation of fabrics in commercial spaces has also been developed in conjunction with a young local designer, Zhou You. Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK); the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT; and the China Home Textile Association (CHTA).
