The 4th edition India's finest home fashion business platforms - Heimtextil India & Ambiente will be inaugurated by Union textiles minister Smriti Irani on June 20 in New Delhi. Over 180 leading companies from India, Bangladesh, China, Korea, Nepal, and Thailand will present their dining, living and home furnishing collections at the 3-day fair.

The minister will address the gathering and unveil the world's largest cushion representing ‘Fabrics of India’ at the fair.

One of the central attractions at the show, the ILA Experience Zone will feature innovative concepts in interior spaces through a design face-off between product and textile designers. Live demonstrations of different art forms by specially-abled children will be held at the Special Skills Zone.

Top home fashion players, including D’décor, Welspun, Reliance, Raymond, AWKenox Steel, Flair Houseware, Organic Home (Stonemen Crafts), Lifestyles 360 Degree, Gomaads are expected to launch the latest collections aimed at Diwali and upcoming festive seasons in India.

Heimtextil & Ambiente are the world’s largest trade fair brands for the home textiles and consumer goods sector which set the trend barometer globally. In India, the sister fairs Heimtextil India & Ambiente India, organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India, present the first-look of the new season’s collections for the Indian market.

India is carving a distinct place for itself in home textile and interior décor space worldwide. The country accounts for 7 percent of global home textiles trade with Indian products gaining a significant market share in the past few years. Spanning virtually across all the categories of textiles in the world markets, the country has emerged as the second largest supplier of home textile products only after China while domestic demand is constantly on the rise.

Heimtextil India & Ambiente India will open doors this month from June 20 – 22 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.