From tomorrow until next Friday, Feria Valencia will celebrate three leading events in the furniture, lighting, decoration, interior design, home textiles, and kitchen furniture and equipment sectors, which represent the highlight of the celebration of Valencia as World Design Capital 2022.

The Regional Minister for Sustainable Economy of the Generalitat Valenciana, Rafa Climent, together with the Mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó, among other authorities, will inaugurate the Feria Hábitat València, Espacio Cocina SICI and Home Textiles Premium by Textilhogar events tomorrow. The three events will bring together a total of nearly a thousand exhibiting firms and brands on an exhibition area of ​​eight pavilions and more than 90,000 gross square meters.

In addition, more than 3,000 international buyers from 63 countries have received a direct invitation to attend the event through a campaign promoted by Feria Valencia itself and IVACE Internacional and ICEX together with Anieme, Fedai and Ateval. 

GENERAL DATA

Feria Hábitat València: 603 exhibiting firms and brands (+18% compared to 2019)

* 83% Spanish exhibitors

* 17% foreign exhibitors.

Area: 70,000 m2 (+8% compared to 2019)

Espacio Cocina SICI: 118 exhibiting firms and brands

* Nationals: 89%

* Foreign: 11%

Area: 10,000 m2

Home Textiles Premium by Textilhogar: 250 exhibiting firms and brands (+30%

compared to 2019)

* 11% foreign. Area 10,000 m2

Area: 10,000 m2

In total: 971 exhibiting brands and 90,000 m2 of gross exhibition area

Hábitat celebrates its biggest event in the last decade 

The event for furniture, lighting, decoration and interior design will celebrate its largest edition since 2012, with 603 exhibiting firms and brands – 18% of them foreign from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Turkey – and a floor space of more than 70,000 square metres, structured in the four pavilions on Level 2 of Feria Valencia, plus two pavilions on Level 3 and a third shared with the textile sector.

Hábitat returns boosted by the sector’s good momentum, which is showing a remarkable dynamism after the pandemic period. For example, the year-on-year rate of evolution of sales of Spanish furniture manufacturers grew by 5.4% during the second quarter of 2022 and is expected to grow by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to the Spanish Furniture Market Observatory of AIDIMME. In addition, exports are once again driving the sector with a growth of 12.4% and a turnover of 1,440 million euros in the first half of the year, according to official statistics from ICEX and Anieme.

The fair will also showcase the latest trends in interior design, with sustainability emerging as the great inspiration for today’s homes. Chairs and tables made from recyclable materials, acoustic ceilings made from recycled plastic bottles, organic and natural shapes, furniture made from wood from certified forests and collections that vindicate the survival of the handcrafted are some of this trends.

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Textilhogar celebrates its return to Valencia with a 30% increase in the number of exhibitors. 

Home Textiles Premium by Textilhogar will bring together a commercial showcase of 82 exhibitors representing nearly 250 national and foreign brands and firms from Poland, Portugal and Colombia, representing an increase of 30% over the previous edition. An excellent exhibition offer to celebrate its return to Valencia after several editions in Madrid and, in addition, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the show.

More than a hundred buyers from 44 countries will visit the fair located on Level 3, Pavilion 3, as part of the campaign to invite international buyers coordinated by ATEVAL – Home Textiles from Spain, with the support of IVACE International and ICEX. Editors and manufacturers will present their latest novelties in design, trends and innovation for interior decoration for the traditional segment as well as for residential, hotel, office and catering, but above all sustainable collections.

HTP by Textilhogar will present the textile trends that will mark the next season 2023-2024 in its Home Textile Trends Monograph, prepared after an exhaustive research carried out by AITEX and predictive analysis of product trends, six key trends have been detected that will mark the textile future: Vintage narrative, Extensible Interior, Emotional Expression, Techno-Advanced, Natural Wellbeing and Supra Circular.

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Kitchen sector joins the design party with more than a hundred exhibiting brands

Kitchen furniture and equipment sector is joining this design event with the celebration of the fourth edition of Espacio Cocina SICI, the most important professional show in Spain, which will be held for the first time in September together with the furniture and textile events. Espacio Cocina SICI will bring together more than a hundred European exhibiting firms and brands to show the kitchens of the future, through the latest collections and proposals in furniture, kitchenware, accessories, kitchen chairs and tables, wall and floor coverings, marble or taps.

Espacio Cocina SICI will also present an area of trends and innovation called ‘KM0’ in which the sector’s suppliers will showcase their latest advances, as well as its own programme of conferences to be held in the pavilion’s ‘Plaza Cocina’ with product presentations, marble sector conferences and even the participation of the well-known ‘youtuber’ specialising in cooking, Dani Colino. The fair will also present an innovative study on the kitchen of the future promoted by the sector association AMC.

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A Programme with the stars of design 

These three events will be enhanced by an intense agenda and programme of activities that will be attended by the leading stars of international design such as Patricia Urquiola, Phillipe Starck, Juan Carlos Baumgartner, Mónica Armani, Ramón Esteve, Benedetta Tagliabue or Juli Capella, among many others, who will participate in the different activities. In addition, visitors will be able to enjoy themed exhibitions within the fair site, such as the Vicent Martínez retrospective or the younger design area Salón nude. Every day, moreover, the city of Valencia will be holding multiple activities related to design and included in the agenda of the World Design Street Festival promoted by the Valencia World Design Capital 2022 with exhibitions as the one dedicated to Jaime Hayón. 

Agenda Tuesday 22 September

WDC2022 Forum | Distributor Level 3

12:30 h. Inauguration of Feria Hábitat València, Espacio Cocina SICI and Home Textiles Premium (CENTRE FORUM)

– Rafa Climent (Regional Minister for Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Employment)

– Joan Ribó (Mayor of Valencia)

13:00 h. Presentation Valencia World Design Capital 2022

15:00 h. Conference ‘Keys to succeed in Middle East Markets’. Four of the most relevant studios and consultancies in Middle East share with Spanish companies the keys to penetrate and consolidate in one of the most interesting and competitive markets in the world.

– Invited studios: Swiss Bureau Interior Design & Build, Roya International, Sky Design Me and JW Turner Contracting.

– Moderator: Mario Mariner

16:00 h. Conference ‘Atlas of Design Culture in Spain’.

– Marisa Santamaría (Researcher, teacher and disseminator of global trends in design and architecture)

17:00 h. Presentation of the exhibition Vicent Martínez, un presente continuo. La memoria, lo reciente y lo inédito‘. Followed by a guided tour of the exhibition.

– Vicent Martínez (Designer. 1997 National Design Award winner with the company Punt Mobles).

18:30 h. Assembly of the National Furniture Coordinating Committee (Valencia Hall)

Plaza Cocina KM0 | Espacio Cocina SICI N3P4

11:30 h. Presentation Home Design Hub. New collaborative project led by Antalia together with other representative brands in the sector that highlights the value of integral solutions in the home.

– Moisés del Castillo (Pando)

– Kiko Torrent (Ascensión Latorre)

– Santiago Alfonso (Cosentino)

– Juan Luis Salvador (Antalia – AMC)

– Tomás Alía (Architect and interior designer)

16:00 h. Presentation: ‘Hardware designed for your kitchen’.

– Organised by Titus Group

Exhibitors’ agenda Feria Hábitat València Fair

– 13:30 h.- Espacio ACTIU : Level 3 Distributor : Institutional visit

– 14:00 h.- | Stand iSiMAR + Blux | N3P2 C65 | Lunch & Meet the Designer ILMIODESIGN

– 18:00 h.- | iSiMAR Stand + Blux + Woop Rugs| N3P2 C65 | Happy Hour

– 18:00 h.- Stand TEULAT | N2P1 A14 | Presentation of Eclipse collection by Clap Studio and Add collection by Perez Ochando. Networking and cocktail afterwards.

– 18:00 h.- Stand GOMARCO | N2P4 D45 | Presentation of the Chair of Sleep.

– 21:30 h.- Centre de Cultura Contemporània (València) | Presentation & Cocktail ACTIU

– 21:30 h .- Veles e Vents (La Marina de València) | ARCHITONIC – DAILY PLATFORMS Party [BY INVITATION ONLY].

Agenda exhibitors SICI Kitchen Space

– 9:30 h.- Stand ANTALIA | N3P4 B46 | Welcome

– 10:30 h.- Stand ANTALIA | N3P4 B46 | Cooking with the chef

– 13:30 h.- Stand ANTALIA | N3P4 B46 | Cooking with Javier Peña and guests: Tomás Alía (Architect and interior designer) and Rosa Urbana (Interior designer).

– 16:00 h.- Stand ANTALIA | N3P4 B46 | Horchata and ‘fartons’ workshop.

– 17:00 h.- COSENTINO Stand. N3P4 D45 | Presentation of new products.

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