The leading international fair for residential and contract textiles, Heimtextil, will present a whole new concept for its trend show in 2015. It plans to expand it into a ‘theme park’. The overall responsibility for the new theme park has been delegated to Stijlinstituut Amsterdam. Experts from six international design studios met in March 2014 for the annual Trendtable to exchange ideas and opinions on global design developments. The outcome of this discussion will form the creative basis for the innovative theme park at next year’s show.
During the Trendtable, each design studio presents its own trend predictions, with these predictions being discussed and refined. At this year’s Trendtable, the designers presented a variety of future-oriented projects covering architecture, interior design, fashion, art and lifestyle. The theme park will focus on the topics of hospitality, sustainability and colour. Dedicated presentation zones will display trends and new themes.
Participating design studios at the Trendtable included Lisa White, Creative Director of Homebuildlife /WGSN, USA, Felix Diener, textile designer at Studio Felix Diener, Germany, Mayouri Sengchanh of Exalis / Carlin International, France, Kate Franklin and Caroline Till of FranklinTill Studio, UK, Dan and Gen Namura of Dan Project, Japan and Anne Marie Commandeur, Grietje Schepers, and Anouk Haegens of Stijlinstituut Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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