Both events slightly exceeded the figures of 40,000 visitors from the previous edition despite reducing the fair by one day and the absence of the biennial Espacio Cocina SICI.
The contract sector took center stage on the final day of the fair with a special Hotel Hábitat session focused on sustainability and new architectural trends.
València, October 1, 2025.- Feria Hábitat València and Textilhogar closed their doors this afternoon on one of the most remarkable editions in their long history. An edition that began with the postponement of its opening from Monday to Tuesday due to a weather alert, giving way to an “express” three-day event with extended hours, marked by resounding success in attracting professional visitors. So much so that, according to forecasts, and pending the final count of today’s visitors, attendance figures slightly surpassed 40,000 visitors. This equals the statistics of the previous edition, even considering that this year the fair only lasted three days (one less than in 2024) and without the biennial Espacio Cocina SICI, which traditionally attracts a strong professional audience such as installers and kitchen furniture retailers.
“It has been a resounding success, without a doubt,” said Vicente Pons, president of the Hábitat Organizing Committee. “The fair managed to overcome the adverse circumstances of not being able to open on the first scheduled day. We adjusted schedules, reorganized our program of conferences, presentations and special events, and did our best to meet commitments with buyers’ travel and accommodation. It was a great effort by the entire Feria Valencia team, and it has been rewarded with a successful edition.” The Valencian businessman also highlighted “the exhibitors’ strong business performance.”
For his part, Textilhogar Organizing Committee president José Ramón Revert emphasized that “our exhibitors have been able to work and expand their markets thanks to the large number of both national and international buyers.” Revert also pointed out “the great potential of the synergies between Feria Hábitat València and Textilhogar in creating a major event around the habitat sector, which has once again proven its strong drawing power. That is the path we must continue to follow.”
An edition in homage to the DANA
This year’s edition of both Hábitat and Textilhogar will be remembered for the impact—direct or symbolic—of weather conditions. Not only because a severe weather alert forced both fairs to postpone their opening by a day, but also because of the lingering memory within Valencia’s industry of the devastating DANA storm less than a year ago. A clear example of this was the memorial located on Level 3 in collaboration with Temasdos, which paid tribute to the resilience of Valencia’s furniture industry, and the exhibition by National Design Award winner Héctor Serrano, who, in addition to reviewing his 25-year career, presented “Raíces”, a collection of lamps made from wood debris collected after the DANA.
Contract sector and new architectural trends
Today also featured the Hotel & Contract Professional Day, a benchmark meeting for the sector that addressed the main trends shaping the future of hotel and contract design: sustainability, personalization, craftsmanship, experiential design, conscious luxury, wellbeing, and invisible technology.
The opening session included two blocks of presentations. In the first, Pedro García (Vivood), Joan Baptista Boronat (Arqueha), and Felipe Vietes (Ruiz Larrea Arquitectura) shared their visions of innovative projects in architecture and hospitality. The second block brought together Vicenç Morant (GVI Gómez Vázquez Internacional), Gema Alfaro (Alfaro & Manrique), and Fran Silvestre (Fran Silvestre Arquitectos), who offered insights into creativity, signature design, and new solutions in the hotel sector. Both sessions were moderated by Ramón Garayar (GAT Hospitality) and Jesús Menéndez (Estelae Hoteles).
The program also included two roundtables. The first, with Hilario Salvador (Indeco Global), Raquel Sanjuán (Raquel Sanjuán Interiorismo), Sara Sanchis (Rusticae), Leslie Helfrich (Finsa), and Albano Moreno (Kave Home), focused on the importance of craftsmanship, interior design, and creating unique guest experiences. The second roundtable brought together Carlos Castaño (Anrobox), Pascual Jordán (OCN), Ángel Alfocea (Wes Panel), and José Baillach (Minimal Suites), who discussed industrial innovation, sustainable construction, and new models of tourist accommodation.
The session highlighted the need to integrate wellbeing, responsible design, and discreet technology into hotel spaces, consolidating a model of conscious and sustainable luxury. In addition, the Ágora nude stage also featured the presentation of habitat trends by the technological institutes AIDIMME, ITC, and AITEX, as well as a roundtable on the design/industry connection, with the participation of companies such as Cosentino and Actiu.
