Ethnic home furnishings from India add a touch of elegance

The term textile comes from Latin texere (weave) and the multitude of home furnishing items crafted from a rich variety of traditional textiles produced in India have always held the pride of place in a connoisseur’s heart. Available in myriad styles, textures and designs – the splendid range of home furnishing products and home textiles accounts for more than 50% of the handicrafts exports from India and the market demand is still on the rise. As the country rapidly evolves into a major sourcing hub for buyers worldwide, measures are taken to build a one-stop business platform for importers, exporters, designers and craftsmen. The concept took a concrete shape in a record 30 months as India Expo Centre and Mart came into existence. Designed after the world-famous sourcing hubs of Dallas, Atlanta, Utrecht and Shanghai, the mart has hosted some of the largest home furnishing and textile shows, and drawn to its fold a large international clientele – keen to source the best home furnishings & home textiles made in India.

Sprawled over 2,35,0000 sq. mt. of space near the Capital city of Delhi, India Expo Mart is one of the most preferred destinations for international business expositions, trade fairs, buyer-seller meets, product launches, seminars and conferences. The mart is a centralised contact point between Indian exporters/manufacturers and international buyers – offering an unmatched sourcing opportunity for buying houses, retailers and lifestyle/departmental stores from around the globe. Big names like GAP, Wal-Mart, Li & Fung, JC Penny, Marks & Spencer, Target and Ikea have already set up their sourcing bases in the country and the home furnishings/textile shows hosted at the India Expo Mart showcase a truly diverse product range to cater to such globally reputed clientele.

From bedspreads & bed sheets to quilts & duvets; sofa throws & cushion covers to table, kitchen & bath linens; window treatments to wall hangings and floorings (carpets, rugs & durries) – the rich variety of home furnishing products displayed at the mart are made from the most fabulous fabrics/textiles, and feature the widest array of ethnic textile crafts. Region-specific specialities like crochet/lacework, mirror/beadworks, appliqué, kalamkari, Kutch embroidery, zari work or chikankari have flourished in India from time immemorial and now enjoy extensive global patronage as foreign buyers are keen to procure the unique and the exquisite. International home furnishings/textile shows like the IFFTEX (Indian Furnishings, Floorings & Textiles Expo) are, therefore, held at the India Expo Mart on a regular basis – receiving tremendous response from major international buyers and witnessing a considerable export boom. The periodical textile shows, as well as the 900-plus permanent showrooms at the mart, enable the visitors to choose from a splendid range of home furnishing items and home textiles displayed under a single roof. Besides hassle-free procurement, the textile shows also help them forge long-term business alliances with the most reliable manufacturers/suppliers participating in the exhibitions hosted at the India Expo Mart.

The one-stop sourcing hub for discerning buyers excel in more ways than one as the venue features a state-of-the-art infrastructure and world-class amenities. In addition to eight sprawling exhibition halls and 900-plus permanent showrooms, the mart boasts a wide range of facilities such as conference and banquet halls, multi-cuisine restaurants, a buyers' lounge, a business centre, bank outlets, forex centres, wi-fi facility, mobile rentals, transportation & logistics (including a helipad), warehousing and much more –redefining the way foreign trade promotion is done in India. If you are a manufacturer/dealer of home furnishing items & home textiles, take part in the home furnishings & textile shows at the India Expo Mart and boost your business at the global marketplace.