Frankfurt, Germany — Frankfurt, Germany — Always the first textile show of the year and the largest of its kind in Europe, Heimtextil 2005 will be a benchmark for the new textile universe that was born Jan. 1 with the final elimination of quotas on goods from developing countries like China and India.
When more than 90,000 visitors from dozens of countries come together to review the latest introductions from more than 3,000 exhibitors, business directions for the year will be set and trends will take shape.
Upholstery fabrics naturally are part of the mix at Heimtextil, as well as ready-made home accents, rugs, kitchen and bath products, outdoor textiles and mattress ticking. Furniture/Today presents here a sampling of product introductions submitted by fabric producers exhibiting at Heimtextil, which takes place Jan. 12–15 at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center.
A. American Decorative Fabrics
Fil Lattice and Rutherford are elegantly enhanced traditional patterns featuring yarn-dyed jacquard and fil coupe constructions of rayon, polyester and cotton.
B. Blumenthal Printworks
Sine, a dimensional weave from the Phi collection, features tissue-pick shots of color. Rayon and polyester.
C. Costa Blanca - Textiles Pascual
Morning glories herald the day on Nadia's dramatic black ground of rayon and polyester.
D. Covington Fabrics
Bexhill, a warmly colored print, has an appealing vintage look.
E. Craye Metrax
Heads or Tails showcases whimsically attired monkeys on a cotton tapestry that can be counted on to hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. Shown front and back.
F. Culp Decorative Fabrics
Koolhaus is a slick and sophisticated contemporary pattern featuring rayon and polyester.
G. Culp Velvet Prints
Mod Squad, a '70s retro velvet made of acrylic and olefin, does justice to lively waves in a warm natural palette.
H. Davol Fabrics
Surfside, shown in a hibiscus colorway, sums up the Hawaiian lifestyle in a light-hearted chenille floral or polyester, cotton and linen.
I. Saiatex
Cannella and Coriandolo, from the Le Spezie collection, are soft, textural coordinates of cotton and polyester.
J. Deltracon
Teddy brings a warm and cuddly appeal to a soft mix of linen and cotton for upholstery applications.
K. Quaker Fabric
Damia's velvety chenille leaf pattern of polyester and acrylic tells a subtle tropical story.
L. Tietex Interiors
Kyoto's Asian inspiration is touched with hints of luster in its construction of polyester, cotton and rayon.
M. Velluti Tessuti Di Nole
Rust is among a new range of lush plain linen velvets debuting at Heimtextil.
N. WM. Whitaker & Sons
Fantasia is a silky rayon and polyester contemporary with a playful sherbet color story.
American Decorative Fabrics
Hall 6.3.C15
Developing its product line through design, innovation and value, ADF is using traditional enhancements such as embroidery, fil coupe and weave techniques to enhance more contemporary looks, including faux suedes, linen blends and jacquards. New patterns include:
-
Rutherford — a yarn-dyed jacquard of rayon and polyester.
-
Fil Lattice — a cut-thread pattern in a lattice design of rayon, polyester and cotton.
Craye Metrax
Hall 6.1. B35
This Flemish tapestry specialist is launching a range called Heads and Tails — featuring fabrics, pillows and draft-stoppers showcasing the fronts and backs of cats, kittens, little dogs and monkeys. Other introductions include marine and beach motifs. All are pure-cotton jacquard constructions.
Culp Decorative Fabrics
Frankfurt Marriott, Senckenberg Room
Currently marketing color stories, textural mixtures and novelty yarns. Introductions include:
-
Koolhaas — a geometric, contemporary arrangement of blocks in rayon and polyester. Inspired by architecture, Koolhaas's design is shown in a range of greens and oranges. Rayon and polyester, $7.95.
Davol
Hall 6.1 A50
Introductions from this popular-price division of Quaker Fabric include the Surfside collection, featuring pattern Hibiscus, a lighthearted chenille floral on a natural ground with a Hawaiian theme. Polyester, cotton and linen.
Deltracon
Hall 4.1.E66
Latest collection includes dual-purpose linen in a wide range of colors.
-
Dirk — a dual-purpose pure linen in a wide range of colors.
-
Satin — a line of linen with shine, in deep rich colors.
-
Teddy — a linen and cotton construction with a "hugging feeling."
Flocktex
This Israeli company exports the bulk of its production around the world, including China. Introductions at Heimtextil include Impala, a leather-touch fabric.
Penelope
Hall 6.15.B90
Introductions at Heimtextil by this Turkish manufacturer include:
-
Merlot P2526 — a lush traditional frame of viscose and polyester.
-
Shiraz P2537 — a large-scale viscose and polyester chenille damask woven over broad stripes.
-
Sarafina — a viscose and polyester blend in a gleaming patchwork of old gold.
Portfolio Textiles
Hall 3.1.A77
American company is introducing a menswear-inspired group, pure linen floral prints and a collection of wool and rayon constructions.
-
Countryside — a linen and cotton collection featuring patterns Taft, a herringbone; Torrance, a grid check; and Trabert, a plaid.
-
Cottage Lane — a collection featuring blends of wool, viscose, polyester and acrylic and showcasing patterns Highlander, a donegal plain; Scout, a check; and Prowler, a plaid.
Prestigious Textiles
Hall 3.1.A75
Marketing plans include increasing cut-length sales through sample books and merchandising stands. Introducing an extended portfolio that includes bold panama prints, embellished silks, sumptuous jacquards and a family of bright, dynamic concepts for children's rooms.
-
Crazy Daisy — a collection of seven designs on 100% cotton panama that give a contemporary edge to retro styling. Patterns include Maisy and Breeze, featuring simple sprig and leaf motifs; Hot Stuff and Hazy Days, featuring flower-power impact; Dotty, an all-over asymmetrical spot; Bliss, a stripe; and Swing, showcasing combined circles and stripes.
-
Tropical print patterns Copacabana, Yasmin and Lincoln, also on cotton panama, as well as their companions Salsa, Sierra and Latino. These patterns showcase enormous flowers, sweeping curves and swirling foliage interpreted in hot, spicy shades, with a linen-effect backdrop that provides textural interest.
-
Pure silks, including the Royal Palace and Imperial Palace collections, which feature patterns Cinnabar, Ginseng, Manchu, Gingko and Shen Zen with graceful organic forms in brushed gold, silver, copper and bronze over a raw slub ground. Colorways are charcoal, duck-egg blue, chocolate brown, dusky pink, cream, beige, oyster, sable and chamois.
-
Casablanca — the feature design in a new collection of jacquards, which mixes a crisp taffeta with a supersoft chenille stripe that is complemented by a small damask called Bizarre, a tent-stripe called Bedouin and a spriggy leave trail design called Mirage.
-
Juvenile — a range of nine printed cottons showcasing bold, naïve shapes and bright solid colors so that each pattern makes a strong statement both alone and in combination. Designs include marine motifs in Fish, Ships and Tiddlers; fantasy animals in Tweety, Roar and Flamin-go; and easily coordinated companions Chips (a stripe), Flopsy (a flower) and Spotty (a spotted medley). Colorways in the juvenile collections include red, cobalt, multi, pastel, natural, primary and navy.
Quaker Fabric
Hall 6.1 A50
Microdenier chenilles and boucles, silky rayons and other exciting constructions from traditional to contemporary. New Sueded Velvets collection features lofty looks, plus microdenier patterns and plains with an ultra-performance story of stain resistance, durability and cleanability in an extensive range of colors and patterns. Also expanding on the boucle and chenille constructions in the Quaker Ultra line.
-
Dania — a tropical transitional velvety chenille leaf on a sophisticated silky ground of polyester and acrylic.
Saiatex
Hall 4.1.G25
-
Allegra Collection — Patterns 51218-E2 and 60589-E2, cotton and polyester.
-
Le Spezie Collection — Cannella and Coriandolo, cotton and polyester.
Vigano
Hall 4.1.G51
Italian producer's introductions include the Frontera collection composed of modern and classic designs in viscose and polyester for every style of furniture. The collection's qualities are carefully matched in every detail of construction and color.
Waverly 4.1.65
New collections include Metropolitan, a small collection that mimics modern art with bold stripes, graphic shapes and a fashion-forward color palette; Woodland Retreat, a rich, sophisticated collection with traditional tones and a modern lodge look inspired by botanicals of the Pacific Northwest, Northern New York State and New England in autumn; and Coconut Grove, a collection inspired by Miami and South Florida. Introductions include:
-
Soho Stripe — a graphic stripe from the Metropolitan collection with two large bands of color separated by a zebra-like stripe in a third color. The Popsicle colorway is orange and ecru separated by lime green; Pewter is gray and taupe separated by black; and Spa is mist and cream separated by brown. Cotton.
-
Grand Central — also part of the Metropolitan collection, a mid- to large-scale design of different shapes in a loose layout. The circles and squares are tossed about in a precise manner. Varying sizes allow for some to overlap and some to stand on their own. Printed on a new jacquard called Sutton Square that has small one-inch squares in the ground. The color palette includes Popsicle, Pewter and Spa. Cotton.
-
Copper Mountain — from the Woodland Retreat collection, a rich ombre stripe printed on Pella, a new suede-like cloth. Polyester.
-
Aspen Falls — also from the Woodland Retreat collection, an allover autumnal leaf pattern with tonal effect. Also on Pella and available in teastain and crimson. Polyester.
-
Seaside Lily — a large-scale watercolor motif with a tonal ground and hand-painted lilies that show the artist's brushstrokes. Printed on cotton duck with a soft finish and in colorways Ocean (blue and yellow), Petunia (pink), and Key Line. Coordinates well with Heritage solid brights.
-
Island Cabana — a tile-like design with a textural sponge effect. Also printed on cotton duck in Ocean, Petunia and Key Lime.
-
Crosby — modern, classic textural mix with a twinkle of color and a sparkle of rayon filling. Color palette ranges from neutrals to fashion brights and jewel tones that include Porcelain, Mist, multi, Onyx, Sand Dollar, Driftwood, Tropical Fruit, Summertime, Grassy Plains, Tuscan Sun, Canyon Flower, Hummingbird, Desert Jewel, Mocha Bisque, Passion Flower and Rain Forest.
WM. Whitaker & Son
Hall 6.1 A50
Introductions in this higher-end division of Quaker Fabric include the pattern Fantasia, a contemporary cover of rayon and polyester.
