The Heimtextil India & Ambiente India, home fashion business platforms will present the first-look of the new season’s collections for the Indian market at a fair in New Delhi from today. Textile minister Smriti Irani will inaugurate the three-day fair and unveil the World’s largest cushion representing ‘Fabrics of India’.

India is carving a distinct place for itself in home textile and interior décor space worldwide. The country accounts for 7 per cent 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.

Over 180 leading companies from India, Bangladesh, China, Korea, Nepal and Thailand will present their collections in dining, living, giving and home furnishing segments at the fair. Top home fashion players, including D’décor, Welspun, Reliance, Raymond, AWKenox Steel, Flair Houseware, Organic Home (Stonemen Crafts), Lifestyles 360 Degree and Gomaads are expected to launch the latest collections aimed at the upcoming festive seasons.

The highlights at the fair include over 20 new product launches, showcase of the world’s largest cushion made-in-India, ILA Experience Zone, an innovative concepts in interior spaces showcased at this special zone. An Interactive GST workshop for sector players to update them on the impact and policies of the proposed tax on the consumer good and textile value chain will also take place at the fair.

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