Heimtextil, the textile design fair, will take place from January 13 to 16, 2026, in Frankfurt, focusing on AI, material innovations and craftsmanship with global partners Alcova Milano and Patricia Urquiola.
At Design Miami 2025, Alcova Milano provided a glimpse into its Heimtextil trend presentation, Craft is a Verb, by hosting a preview talk at the Miami River Inn on Thursday. Craft Is a Verb, which is the central theme for Heimtextil Trends 25/26, examines how making persists as an active, embodied form of knowledge in an age shaped by increasingly technological means of production—most recently artificial intelligence. Alcova showcased the emergent identity of design practice in relation to fabrics, while highlighting Heimtextil as a global platform to present such developments.
With ‘among-all’, Patricia Urquiola will present a new design installation in Hall 3.0 at Heimtextil 2026, demonstrating how textiles function as transformative and intelligent materials while combining craftsmanship, technology, texture and structure, and thus form the interface between people, materials and machinery. Visitors will actively shape the space and their movements will become part of the installation through AI.
‘among-all’ will showcase the many possibilities of textiles, from soft, fluid surfaces to structural and rigid forms, revealing how fabric can shape space, gestures and interaction. It is the second chapter in an ongoing exploration of textile thinking. At its core, the installation reflects Patricia Urquiola’s research into material innovation and sustainability, exploring how the life cycle of materials can be embedded in the design process from the very beginning, leading to more circular and responsible forms of creation.
“I’m very happy to return to Heimtextil in 2026 with ‘among-all’, the second chapter of our ongoing exploration into textile thinking. This new landscape listens and responds, inviting visitors to gently activate the space through their presence,” she said.