According to design themes predicted by the home and contract textile tradeshow Heimtextil, to be held in Frankfurt from January 8 to 11, 2019, the urge to escape dominates textile trends in today’s digital world.

Three of the five trends: Seek Sanctuary, Escape Reality, and Go Off-Grid—focus on retreating from the chaos of everyday life. According to the report, a minimalist color palette with carefully selected structural details, curvy shapes, and upholstery gives rise to comfort and warmth in the Seek Sanctuary trend. In Escape Reality, shimmering iridescent surfaces combine with mother-of-pearl effects and high gloss for a surreal journey into an alternate world.

Chasing a return to the natural world, Go Off-Grid is all about outdoor textiles that are durable, sophisticated, and inspired by nature and its beautiful imperfections. The remaining trends, Pursue Play and Embrace Indulgence, focus on enjoyment via color and geometry—either playful and bold or soothing with a focus on high-quality, honest materials, respectively.