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Domotex, all the latest news in
the flooring world in just one Show
This year’s password will be “innovation”: from the latest trends in the market to design show rooms and the many information, training
and networking possibilities that present tomorrow’s developments today FIAMMETTA REGIS
Little more than a month away from its opening, the Domotex Show, the world’s prestigious showcase for the flooring market, is already showing signs of certain success thanks to an am- ple international dimension, the new sec- tion entitled Innovations@DOMOTEX dedicated to the most innovative pro- posals in the market, and the return of the Wood Flooring Summit.
This year’s Domotex Show will be held in Hannover from January 11 – 14, 2014, and feature the participation of around 1,400 exhibitors from 60 different nations, who will present their products and new collections to the world on a parade of the coming trends and styles in the flooring sector. Just one event will put the spot- light on all the sector’s different cate- gories, from resilient textile floor cover- ings for the residential and contract mar- ket, to carpets, parquet, and laminates, while also providing a close look at the best techniques of use, laying, and main- tenance.
One of the Show’s most distinctive fea- tures will certainly be Innovations@DO-
MOTEX, a special section that will high- light the exhibitors’ most innovative pro- posals selected by an independent panel of five experts chaired by industrial de- signer Stefan Diez. The winners will be placed on proud display in the Halls 6, 9, and 17 that host the Innovations@DO- MOTEX-Areas. On this tour for the dis- covery of innovation, visitors will be re- warded with a precious overall view of all the latest trends in the sector. Another popular area at Domotex 2014 will most certainly be the return of the Wood Flooring Summit after its success- ful debut in 2012. The production of the world’s leading names in parquet and laminates will be placed on display in a setting enhanced by conferences, special guests, and award ceremonies. The in- creasingly important Outdoor Living sec- tor will have a spotlight of its own fo- cused on the most exciting new offers in outdoor flooring, covering, and paneling. More than two-hundred producers of parquet, laminate, decks and facing are expected to exhibit at Domotex 2014. Last but not least, the event would not be