Visitors come to DOMOTEX to find out where the Industry’s heading

Oliver Ginestier, director of Communications at the European DIY Retail Association (EDRA), was delighted to “see the world of flooring meeting again in a vibrant atmosphere”. At this year’s show, he was able to meet many of the suppliers attending the association’s Global DIY Summit, as well as many of the association’s members. Martin Geiger, managing director of GEIGER, has been attending the world’s leading show for many years to get an overview of the market at the start of the business year. “I was particularly impressed by the increase in the number of exhibitors — in its second year after the pandemic, the show has already grown significantly again. This underlines the importance of DOMOTEX for our industry.” Jamie Metrick, president and chief product officer of the Toronto-based interior design company Elte appreciates the comprehensive market overview and addedd: “Here at DOMOTEX, I can meet important global business partners, easily discover potential suppliers and find out about the latest trends and developments in the industry”.

Carpets & Rugs and Flooring Exhibitors delighted with high level of Internationality & Visitor Quality

DOMOTEX offers the perfect opportunity to introduce new products to a global audience, says Theresa Paulig, shareholder and executive partner of Paulig. “It is difficult to present our entire range of products internationally by travelling alone. At DOMOTEX, we can display the entire range of innovations to our existing customers in a short amount of time, deepen our relationships and make contacts with new customers from all over the world. This is what makes DOMOTEX unique for us.” “Our main reason for exhibiting at DOMOTEX was to give our exports a boost — especially in Germany, the UK and Eastern-Europe. The first and second day were already excellent for us and we are happy about our decision to participate. We are pleased with the number, quality and internationality of the DOMOTEX visitors,” reported Cathérine Vandepoel, export manager at Floorify. Markus Oberbauer, managing director of Kronoflooring GmbH, was also delighted with the large number of customers: “DOMOTEX 2024 was a great success for us. We are very satisfied. All of our major customers were here, and the international participation was particularly high. In total, we welcomed around 500 different customer groups to our stand who were interested in our innovations and our new logistics concept.”

DOMOTEX goes vertical

Products for walls and ceilings were presented for the first time in the new RETAILERS’ PARK in Hall 19/20. “All of our visitors — from retailers to craftsmen and architects — have to consider spaces as a whole to create a coherent interior design. That’s why we’ve teamed up with DECOR UNION and the MEGA Gruppe to include paints, varnishes, wallpapers and more interior finishing and the premiere has already been a great success. The new special area for interior finishes, which is being organized in collaboration with DECOR UNION and MEGA, offers a genuine value for the trade and craft sector,” explained Wedell-Castellano. One in three participants is already specifically interested in the new special show as the visitor survey reveals. This is why the global director of DOMOTEX can imagine expanding the show’s portfolio to include more products for interior finishing in the future.

DOMOTEX is worth a visit

This year’s edition of DOMOTEX offered all participants inspiring special displays, a diverse supporting program with conferences, live presentations and award ceremonies as well as numerous opportunities for networking. The trade fair once again focused on the megatrends of sustainability and circular economy. Visitors were able to experience the keynote theme FLOORED BY NATURE in particular at THE GREEN COLLECTION in Hall 23. In its second year, the special display once again offered extraordinary presentations of sustainable and environmentally friendly products, a tactile presentation of sustainable materials by raumprobe | Materialbank and the latest research projects from the German Research Institute for Floor Systems (TFI) Aachen. The sustainable focus was also reflected in the exhibitors’ product ranges.

At DOMOTEX on Stage in Hall 23, speakers from the fields of architecture, interior design, the skilled trades, politics, associations, trade and trend scouts presented the latest market developments and trend topics. Other topics included the shortage of skilled workers and workplace culture. The conference program was complemented by the forums in the RETAILERS’ PARK , the Mood Spaces and the Carpet Design Awards .

“This is my first time at DOMOTEX and I’m really impressed. The Mood Spaces offer a lot of inspiration for my everyday work,” revealed Sophie Berger, interior designer at Rostock-based architecture office MZ Architektur Meier + Zeug. The trade fair also allows her to think “outside the box” and become familiar with new flooring solutions and suppliers in a short amount of time. Merle Queisner, architect at Bünenmann & Collegen, emphasizes the value of a live event: “Here at DOMOTEX, I don’t just get detailed information about carpets and floor coverings. I can also experience the quality of the products first hand. I can take a close look, touch and feel the surface. That’s simply not possible digitally.”

The next DOMOTEX – Carpets & Rugs in Hannover will take place from 16 to 19 January 2025.

Posted: January 14, 2024

Source: Deutsche Messe

Under the direction of Dr phil. Jacqueline Lemm, managing director and institute director of TFI Aachen, a high-calibre jury of experts selected the 10 most outstanding entries in the four competition categories from 70 global submissions. “It was a great opportunity to take part in the assessment of the GREEN COLLECTION Award. It’s amazing to witness how many businesses in the sector are already pursuing more environmentally friendly or recyclable solutions,” revealed Dr Lemm. Alongside Dr. Lemm, this year’s jury included Joachim Stumpp, managing partner of raumprobe | Material Bank, Reto Aschwanden, managing director of the non-profit organization Label STEP, Kemp Harr, publisher of the industry magazine Floor Focus, and Italian architect and interior designer Loredana Marvulli.

Winners of the GREEN COLLLECTION Award 2024

Grassland Harmony | Manglam Arts
The jury liked the use of fast growing vegetable fibre in its undyed state and the products’ gorgeous natural look.

Salsa Atoll | Paulig Teppichweberei GmbH
Paulig convinced the jury with Salsa Atoll through the beauty and honesty of the art of handweaving and its very considerate approach, including the use of safe, high quality dyes, OEKO-TEX certification and strong social responsibility.

Olbia Pure Nature | Tisca Austria GmbH
The jury recognizes and awards the traditional, artisanal craftsmanship and the beauty of the sheep wool’s natural color, as well as its GOTS certification.

Engineered Hardwood Flooring | Forestry Timber
Forestry Timbers Engineered Hardwood Flooring is a great combination of smart technical approach and the superior qualities of its raw material.

LICO DENIM | Li&Co AG
Li&Co impressed the jury members with LICO DENIM, the up-cycling innovation of using garment waste for the top layer of a hard floor.

Heat-System natural | Unifloor Deutschland
The jury liked the replacement of the CO2 intense concrete layer by straw and other natural materials in the whole system.

WICANDERS WISE Bionatural | AMORIM Deutschland GmbH
Amorim Deutschland convinced the jury through the company’s continous efforts of using cork – and other renewable resources – in flooring.

Naturalan | ZIPSE GmbH & Co. KG
Besides the use of natural resources, the jury was particularly impressed by the company’s own circular reclamation system.

CERAMIN® | Classen Holz Kontor GmbH
CERAMIN® by Classen is an innovative combination of natural minerals and polypropylene for a durable, high performance product.

Tenacity Eco-Composite Flooring | CFL Flooring
CFL Flooring convinced the jury with Tenacity Eco-Composite Flooring, which uses a high percentage of recycled and natural materials present and therefore presents an attractive alternative to less sustainable, oil based products.

Posted: January 11, 2024

Source: Deutsche Messe

Together with you, we are looking forward to Domotex 2024 and to a lively exchange with you. The world’s largest trade fair for floor coverings will take place again from January 11-14, 2024. We will be happy to welcome you at our stand E27 in hall 5.

One step ahead: CarpetCabler CarpetTwister 1.12 The decades-long success story of the CarpetCabler CarpetTwister writes a new chapter with the 1.12 series. High flexibility and increased productivity were just as much a focus during development as easy handling and optimised data connection. Through the symbiosis of state-of the-art technology and decades of experience, the new 1.12 offers an optimum of possibilities to produce high-quality strands for sophisticated carpets and other textiles – and in the most economical way.

Among its many impressive features, our CarpetCabler/CarpetTwister 1.12 offers an energy-saving spindle range and central computer-controlled balloon adjustment. Thanks to the fully electronic headstock with inverter drives for the spindle, take up and traverse motion, the 1.12 series offers highest flexibility and increasing productivity. With the new series, customers reliably and confidently master all the extraordinary demands of a constantly changing market. Great success in the market – Convincing innovations Since the market launch at ITMA Milan in 2023, we have been pleased to see a noticeable upturn in our projects. The impressive upgrades to the previous version have been very well received by the market. Among other things, the yarn length control per spindle is a welcome added value for our customers and unique in the product range.

Ready for recycling — We empower you for transforming the world of textiles Saurer has been very focussed on the topic of recycling in the textile value chain for years. Particularly in the field of R-PET and R-PA, we have enormously variable setting options on our machines. Our experts are happy to work out the optimum production parameters together with our customers.

TechnoCorder TC2 Plus — Artificial grass at its best The two-for-one twisting machine TechnoCorder TC2 for technical yarns is characterised by its worldwide unique productivity of up to 400 m/min delivery speed. The machine concept offers you ultimate flexibility in production, material and yarn counts of technical yarns. The TechnoCorder TC2 Plus offers a yarn lubrication device to ease further process steps. The latest feature, PreciWinding (TC2 Plus), features a newly developed take-up area for producing twist packages of outstanding quality. In the area of floor coverings, especially in the field of artificial grass, our TechnoCorder TC2 (Plus) offers optimum quality and flexibility.

Efficiency through automation solutions

Transition times are shortened due to an optimized material flow, which leads to higher efficiency of the production facility. The deployed personnel can concentrate on the essential operating processes, which leads to a noticeable increase in yarn quality within the production line. The automation solutions can be individually adapted and used in different areas of BCF yarn processing.

Perfect BCF yarns

Saurer’s core competence — achieving the best twisting quality — comes into play when processing BCF yarns with the direct cabling process. With Saurer systems, constant maintenance of the yarn speed, yarn tensions and residual elongation in the cabled filament strands are guaranteed, and the yarns thus always obtain the desired and uniform shape during subsequent heat-setting.

Technology consulting

As a service, Saurer offers its customers detailed examinations from its textile laboratory in Krefeld. Here, the customer’s material is tested for the essential parameters, the optimisation potential is determined and the customer receives precise technological recommendations for his facility.

Saurer offers more

With the service package in the areas of engineering, technology, service and automation, Saurer enables its customers to gain decisive added value in the challenging market environment of textile floor coverings.

Visit Saurer at Domotex. Our staff will be happy to talk to you in person and explain how you can benefit from our extensive range of services.

Posted: December 18, 2023

Source: Saurer Technologies GmbH & Co. KG

Well-known and long-standing exhibitors such as Area Floors, Amorim, Lamett, Li & Co., Camsan, Design Parquet, CFL Flooring, AGT, Forestry Timber, STP, SWISS KRONO, Decospan, Massive Holding, Floorify and Granorte have confirmed their participation. However, new exhibitors or those who have not participated for several years are also back in 2024 – including Kronospan and Kaindl, mFlor, Onefloor, Republic, Classen, Gerflor and MeisterWerke. From the field of application and installation technology, Neuhofer, SELIT, Välinge, Estillon, Shaper Origin, ADESIV, KLEIBERIT and i4F have also announced their participation.

For Gurjeet Singh, Managing Director of Forestry Timber, participation in the upcoming DOMOTEX is a question of fact: “For Gurjeet Singh, CEO of Forestry Timber, participation in the upcoming DOMOTEX is a matter of course: “Forestry Timber has been an exhibitor at DOMOTEX for many years. We always look forward to making our way to Hannover to meet our key buyers from Europe and around the world and make new contacts!”

Informative & inspiring – The side events of DOMOTEX 2024

In addition to the main exhibition, DOMOTEX will once again offer a variety of side events designed to provide important impulses for the day-to-day business of all trade visitors. Stephan Hermes, Managing Director of Porta Möbel, agrees: “As furniture retailers, we obtain important information about the market including evaluations and insights on current developments at DOMOTEX.”

THE GREEN COLLECTION – The touchpoint for sustainability

For the second time, THE GREEN COLLECTION in Hall 23 will highlight the latest developments in the fields of sustainability, circular economy and environmental protection in the carpet and flooring industry for visitors to experience first-hand. The special display includes current research projects by TFI Aachen, a haptic material show by raumprobe and exceptional product presentations by companies such as Uzin Utz, Classen and Gerflor.

RETAILERS‘ PARK – Everything for floors, walls and ceilings

In collaboration with DECOR-UNION and the MEGA Group, DOMOTEX will be expanding its portfolio to include the two product segments “wall” and “ceiling” for the first time. In addition to other flooring suppliers, the RETAILERS’ PARK in Hall 19/20 will feature products for holistic interior design, including paints and coatings from Südwest, Meffert and PPG Coatings as well as wallpapers from AS and Erfurt. Participants can also look forward to practical solutions for their day-to-day business, presented in the area’s own user forum through hands-on live demonstrations.

DOMOTEX on Stage – Topics that really matter

The conference program in Hall 23 features leading experts from the retail sector, associations, architecture, interior design, trade and politics, who will offer a holistic view of the topics of the future for the entire industry. On Friday, 12 January, German politician and member of the European Parliament Reinhard Bütikofer will give a presentation on the European Green Deal. Joachim Stumpp, Managing Director of raumprobe, and Chiara Rodriguez from Materially will report on sustainable materials. In addition to sustainability, topics relating to trends, new work and the shortage of skilled workers will also play a keyrole at DOMOTEX on Stage .

Food, drinks and new business contacts – Networking at DOMOTEX

Nothing is as valuable as personal exchange. This is why DOMOTEX offers numerous free networking events throughout the trade fair to get in touch with other attendees from all over the world in a relaxed atmosphere with food, drinks and entertainment. The events serve as an ideal setting to establish new business relationships and to meet some business associates that were missed during the busy day.

DOMOTEX | Home of Flooring

DOMOTEX 2024 will take place January 11-14 at the Hannover exhibition center.

Posted: December 14, 2023

Source: Deutsche Messe

Design, Quality and Craftsmanship

The awards — presented in collaboration with COVER and HALI magazines — celebrate contemporary carpet design and reflect the innovations and trends within the industry. In selecting the finalists, the jury paid particular attention to the design, quality and exquisite craftsmanship of the handmade rugs. In selecting the finalists, the jury paid particular attention to the design, quality and exquisite craftsmanship of the handmade rugs. “The competition this year is fierce as there are some outstanding rugs up for awards.

It’s going to be exciting to see industry veterans battle it out with less discovered designers and brands,” reveals Jamie Metrick, head of the jury. Carin Terins, also a member of this year’s CDA jury and RugVista AB’s purchase and creative director, was particularly pleased with the creativity and quality of the submissions: “I am fascinated by the passion and creativity that designers and artists possess, as demonstrated by this competition. The mix between contemporary and traditional elements, the variation between colourful and finely tuned neutrals, the beautiful craftsmanship and the importance placed on sustainability, all give me great hope for the future of the industry.”

Three exclusive examples of each category made it to the finals . They will be on display in Hall 3 throughout DOMOTEX.

EUCA Award honors Carpet Importers

During the Carpet Design Awards, the European import trade for handmade oriental carpets will also be honored. The EUCA Award has been presented by the European Carpet Importers Association since 2007 and is being awarded for outstanding achievements in this field for the sixteenth time.

All winners of the eight CDA competition categories and the EUCA Award will be announced at a ceremony on the second day of the fair, 12 January 2024 at 6 p.m. at the Carpet Design Awards exhibition area in hall 3, booth D24.

The Finalists – who will win?

Category 1: Best Studio Artist Design
Original small scale production design from an artist or designer

• Pomme d’Or, Maison Rhizomes | Berlin (DE)
• Rhizomes 1 White, Maison Rhizomes | Berlin (DE)
• Maschera, Dena Lawrence | Perth (AU)

Category 2: Best Modern Design Superior
Original contemporary designs showing optimum use of materials

• 1923 Runner (Prototype), Christopher Farr Editions| London (UK)
• Kanoa by KAVI, Jaipur Rugs | Jaipur (IN)
• Labyrinth – Charcoal, Wool & Silk | New Jersey (US)

Category 3: Best Modern Design Deluxe
Original contemporary design showing optimum use of materials

• Sakshat by KAVI, Jaipur Rugs | Jaipur (IN)
• Charm, SAHRAI MILANO | Milan (IT)
• The Raw Earth (Stefan Heyer), Knots Rugs Ltd | London (UK)

Category 4: Best Transitional Design
A new rug that interprets traditional designs for a contemporary audience

• Kismat Manchaha, Jaipur Rugs | Jaipur (IN)
• Indigo Ripples, Manglam Arts | Jaipur (IN)
• Jeevan Manchaha, Jaipur Rugs | Jaipur (IN)

Category 5: Best Flatweave Design
Original rug design demonstrating the flatweave technique

• Curb – Gill Thorpe x FLOOR_STORY, FLOOR_STORY | London (UK)
• Chalet, Creative Matters | Toronto (CA)
• Illuminata, Edelgrund GmbH | Hamburg (DE)

Category 6: Best Collection
Contemporary Traditional or Transitional design collections demonstrating a common theme

• Verso – Gill Thorpe x FLOOR_STORY, FLOOR_STORY | London (UK)
• White & Beige Collection, Maison Rhizomes | Berlin (DE)
• Espressionismo Floreale Collection, Laura Niubó | Los Angeles (US)

Category 7: Best Interior
A high-end customisation project or rug installation represented by high-quality images

• Knots Rugs x Knowle Hall, Knots Rugs Ltd | London (UK)
• Zebra Leopard Palms – Hand Knotted Rug, Wendy Morrison Design | Musselburgh (UK)
• Verso – Gill Thorpe X FLOOR_STORY, FLOOR_STORY | London (UK)

Category 8: Sustainability Award
A rug that is produced with a low carbon footprint or/and that incorporates ethical practices

• Forest, Gushka | Hutsulshchyna (UA)
• Illuminata, Edelgrund GmbH | Hamburg (DE)
• Foreshore Fields by Sebastian Herkner, M2Rugs | Hamburg (DE)

Posted: December 7, 2023

Source: Deutsche Messe

With the shows’ return to Dubai, Deutsche Messe as organizer is responding to the Middle Eastern market’s long-standing demand for an annual and centrally located exhibition platform in this respective target market. “The construction, development, real estate and interiors sectors in the Middle East are continuously growing. Therefore, the demand for carpets and floorings is constantly growing and so is the market share of the Middle Eastern flooring industry,” explained Sonia Wedell-Castellano, global director of the DOMOTEX events worldwide. Based on a sales volume of $8.6 billion in 2022, the Middle Eastern flooring and carpet market is expected to reach around $14.55 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.2 percent.

Saeed Monzavizadeh, managing director of Solomon Carpet is looking forward to the returning show: “DOMOTEX has always been an extraordinary event providing suppliers an opportunity to unveil their latest trends of unique designs for the customers attending from all around the world. Choosing Dubai as location for DOMOTEX Middle East was a very smart decision by the team as Dubai has a great infrastructure and allows visitors to easily travel there from all around the world. We are thrilled to be part of DOMOTEX Middle East in April!”

Known for its inclusivity, diversity and its status as the commercial hub of the region, Dubai offers a perfect location for the DOMOTEX show. With an excellent business and trade fair infrastructure – including numerous flight connections to destinations all over the world as well as safe and effective public and private transport – the city ensures seamless and easy access to the trade fairs’ venue for both, exhibitors and visitors alike.

Mahir Julfar, executive vice president of the DWTC, remarked: “We are extremely pleased to host the DOMOTEX Middle East at Dubai World Trade Centre. This prestigious event will further enhance our diverse 2024 events agenda, which is shaping up to be the busiest and most dynamic line-up of prominent events in the region and beyond. We are committed to empowering our organizers and contributing to their success by offering unparalleled solutions within our world-class venue. We look forward to a mutually rewarding partnership with Deutsche Messe.”

Posted: December 4, 2023

Source: Deutsche Messe AG