EVTEKS whispers spring inspiration and blinks for huge trade

Taking part in Evteks with an info stand, UTIB traditionally supports Evteks with organizing buyer delegations from foreign countries.

EVTEKS is one of the two largest home textile exhibitions of the world. The gigantic show is set to trigger the trade and generate a huge volume of trade amidst the severe stagnancy in the industry. The show is held at CNR Expo Center Istanbul for the 25th time at CNR EXPO, 23-27 April 2019. More than 800 companies representing 1000 brands will participate in the exhibition where the business volume is expected to reach a record high level with B2B and networking meetings. 150,000 visitors from 120 countries are expected at the exhibition, and this will generate a significant contribution to the home textiles industry to reach its 5 billion dollars export target. EVTEKS will be held for the second time in April with the motto the 'April Effect' which symbolizes the awakening of nature. Once again spring breezes will be reflected on to design and home textiles with "freshness, innovation, awakening and uniting" themes. Home textile products by renowned designer Bahar Korçan designed in line with 'Alternative Existences' theme will be presented to the visitors in the exhibition where 2020 trends will also be set.

EVTEKS International Home Textiles Exhibition, one of the world's two largest in its field, is getting ready to open its doors for the 25th time at CNR Expo İstanbul. İstanbul

Trade Fairs, a CNR Holding company, organizes the exhibition in collaboration with the Turkish Home Textile Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TETSIAD) on April 23-27. EVTEKS will host all the innovations and trends of the home textile industry.

EVTEKS will be held for the second time in April with the motto, the 'April Effect' which symbolizes the awakening of nature. Once again spring breezes will be reflected on to design and home textiles with "freshness, innovation, awakening and uniting" themes. 800 companies with more than 1000 brands will participate in the exhibition which will be the meeting point of 150 thousand visitors from 120 countries.

Record-high business volume is expected at EVTEKS EVTEKS attracts attention as a product supply platform for many countries, primarily the European countries such as Germany, Poland, England, and Greece. This year a high number of buyers from the USA, Canada, China, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Morocco, Israel, Iran and the Turkic Republics are also expected. Moreover, with the hosted buyer programs organized with the support of the Ministry of Trade, around 300 buyers from various provinces of Turkey will join professional buyers from more than 40 countries flocking the exhibition. The business volume is expected to reach a record high level with B2B and networking meetings.

EVTEKS will significantly contribute to the industry's 5 billion US dollars 2023 targets Turkey is the fourth largest exporter country in the world and EVTEKS is the largest trade fair of the Turkish home textiles which makes a significant contribution to the sector's achievement of 2023 export target of 5 billion dollars. The home textile industry closed 2016 with 2,7 billion dollars of export volume, 2017 with 2,8 billion dollars and saw a 10 percent increase in 2018 closing at 3,3 billion dollars. The industry aims to exceed 3,5 billion dollars in 2019 to once again reach its export targets with the significant contribution of EVTEKS. Germany, USA, Russia, Italy, UK, France, Holland, Poland, Iran, and Romania are the top 10 export destinations of the industry.

Nature will be reborn at EVTEKS with the theme, “Alternative Existences” Famous designer Bahar Korçan set the fashion and trend theme of EVTEKS as "Alternative Existences" for this year. Home textile products prepared with the trends of Silent Room, Playful Room, Tasteful Room and Artificially Natural Experiences under the "Artificial Existences" theme will take over EVTEKS in April reminiscent of

the renewal and awakening of nature. Home textile trends of 2020 will be determined at the exhibition while the world-famous trendsetters and domestic and foreign designers will shed light on the world of fashion and design at their seminars.