Carpets and Rugs

Heimtextil is the industry's most important global event for interior textiles, interior design and interior trends, and it cannot get bigger than that. On 14 January next, the entire industry will converge in Munich for the four-day Heimtextil 2025. We speak to Olaf Schmidt, Vice-President Textiles & Textile Technologies at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition, organisers of the mega event.

Technical textiles for construction sector can now use waste carpet material and other discarded textiles including clothing fabrics and firefighting uniforms to make concrete stronger. Field trials are on.

Carpets can double the number of microplastics fibres at home and there is an urgent need to make consumers aware of the possible health impacts and bring about microplastic reduction policies in the carpet industry.