At Heimtextil 2017, companies will be able to find fresh designs for their new collections and also make new contacts with the creative minds in the industry as it will feature renowned design studios and talented upcoming young generation of designers, who will showcase their creative designs for house and home textiles.

The up-and-coming generation of designers will has its own platform in hall 4.2, where young talented designers from European higher education institutions will present projects related to the Young Creations Award: Upcycling and Heimtextil CAMPUS.

Sabine Scharrer, Manager of Heimtextil said that good designs are what really make a collection attractive and it is the first thing a customer sees. They are proud of the continued growth in exhibitors and the international variety amongst the textile designers presenting at the event.

The top players who will be presenting their designs for house and home textiles at Design live include Art Cottage (UK), Alvisi e Alvisi di Fulvio Alvisi (Italy), Atelier Mineeda (Japan), Björkforth AB (Sweden), Blom Liin Maria (Finland), CJHM Verbeek (Netherlands), Diane Harrison (UK), Kosak Wolfgang (Austria), and many more.

The studios exhibiting in the design area also include participants in the Heimtextil development programme new & next that is aimed in particular at promising start-ups. The creative newcomers' companies have only been in existence for a maximum of five years and will be presenting at Heimtextil for the first time.

Those attending include Connie Luisa’s Home (Taiwan), Format Raisin (France), Lösbrock Design (Germany), Marjoleinodink (Switzerland), Martina Teepe Design Berlin (Germany), Naghsh Negaran Pendar (Iran), NuPrimary LLC (USA), SC Touch (Austria), Shinrindo LLC (Japan), Studio RIIS (Denmark) und The Pattern Boutique (UK).

Right next to the Design live area, participants in the Young Creations Award: Upcycling will be presenting their innovative textile projects made from recycled materials. This competition will take place for the fifth time during this year's Heimtextil and is aimed at students and graduates of European higher education institutions in the fields of interior design and design, as well as young masters and master students of interior decoration.

The projects show how high-quality objects can be created for interiors out of waste materials. An expert jury will decide the winner of the competition for young talent. Selected projects and the award winners will be showcased at the exhibition.

In the young designers area Heimtextil CAMPU, students from European higher education institutions will focus on issues relating to the motto "Mobile Home". Mobility is increasingly becoming a part of everyday life – a development that presents challenges to designers.