Proposte will be themed around Heritage Forward
The theme for the 33rd edition of Proposte on 5-7 May will be Heritage Forward. This
has been chosen to emphasise how heritage – rooted in quality and research – is
the foundation for future success: not merely a statement, but a commitment to
building a valuable future together, based on passion, expertise and responsibility.
‘Proposte represents a heritage built over time, thanks to a rigorous selection process and a shared vision with exhibiting companies,’ says Marco Parravicini, Proposte president. ‘With Heritage Forward, we want to reaffirm the value of our manufacturing legacy, projecting it toward the future challenges of the sector: technological
innovation, responsibility and internationalisation. Quality remains our cornerstone,
but it is through continuous evolution that we intend to strengthen the fair’s role in the global landscape.’
The show will see 87 exhibitors from 14 countries across four continents gather on
the bank of Lake Como, representing the best furnishing fabrics, curtains, trimmings
and wallcoverings. Alongside long-standing exhibitors, some of which have participated since the first edition, this year’s offering expands with eight new Italian companies: Fasac 1955, Indorama Ventures, Italreflexes, Nice-Gruppo Aurim, Paoletti Tessuti, Pontoglio 1883, Tecnofinish and Velvetex; the first participation of a Lithuanian
company: Audejas; a new Belgian manufacturer: Manchoni by GSF; and the return
of Edinburgh Weavers.
‘The 2026 edition confirms Proposte’s ability to attract highly qualified companies and strategic international markets. The growth in international participation and the entry
of new companies demonstrate the vitality of the sector and the fair’s central role as a space for targeted networking and concrete business opportunities,’ says Massimo Mosiello, Proposte director.
The Heritage Forward concept will be expressed through the exhibition spaces, after leading contemporary interior architecture studio Cristina Celestino Studio was commissioned for the show. With its refined and distinctive language, CCS will
interpret the edition’s theme through an interior design project involving the fair’s common areas. ‘This will mainly focus on the Ala Regina, which will once again play
a central role in the exhibition route. The scenic Sala Esedra, overlooking the
centuries-old gardens, will be transformed into a sophisticated lounge, designed to
host business meetings and cultural and entertainment programming. The project
will also extend to the fair’s cafes and the entrance portals to the exhibition areas, creating a coherent design vision that combines identity, comfort and quality of experience,’ says Mosiello.
‘For Proposte, I imagined spaces capable of restoring centrality to the experience of meeting, through a language that dialogues with the architectural identity of Villa Erba and the textile tradition, reinterpreting them with a contemporary sensibility,’ says Cristina Celestino.
The collaboration between Proposte and Comocrea Interni will also continue, with the textile design for home furnishings event taking place on the same dates in the town.
EXHIBITORS
Alois Tessitura Serica; Annala; Antonio Ferre; Aquaclean Fabrics; Audejas; B & T Textilia; Baumann Dekor; Belo Velvets; Burkay; Casalegno Tendaggi; Clerici Tessuto & C; Crevin; Danzo; David Walters Fabrics; D’Decor Exports; D’Decor Home Fabrics; Deltracon Van Maele; De Negri Luxury; D’Etoffe; Dilhan; Dinole ; EDA – Enzo Degli Angiuoni; Edinburgh Weavers; Evimteks; Fasac 1955; Fibertex; Froca; GM Fabrics; GM Syntex; Gemini Padana; Güleser Tekstil; Haezebrouck; Harris Tweed Hebrides; Hield England; Hohmann; Indorama Ventures; Isle Mill; Italette; Italreflexes; Italtessil; Jacqart; Jover; Libeco; Linder; Lodetex; Mallalieus; Manchoni; Mario Cavelli; Marteks; Martinelli Ginetto; MTL; Munzert; Muvantex Bekaert Depla Fabrics; Nelen & Delbeke; Nice – Gruppo Aurim; PIF; Paoletti Tessuti; Para; Penelope Dokuma; Pontoglio 1883; Pozzi Arturo; Print4 Group; RDQ – Rossini della Quercia; Ratti; Seteria Bianchi; Sirio Tendaggi; Sirpi Wallcoverings; Standfast & Barracks; Stieger; Ta-Bru; Tavelmo Devantex; Tecnofinish; Tendaggi Paradiso; Ter Molst International; Tessitura Enrico Sironi; Tessutica; Thistle Mills; Tissage Mahieu; Tissus d’Avesnieres; Torri Lana 1885; Van Neder; Velvetex; Verbatex; Verstraete & Verbauwede Fabrics; Viganò; Wintex and Yutes Natural Fabrics.
