MesseFrankfurt trade exhibition, Creativeworld, which took place in February, featured a trend area in Hall 1.2 curated by Stilbüro Bora.Herke.Palmisano, which invited visitors to take a stroll through the city, the garden, and the forest.
Geometric shapes, vibrant fruit motifs, and earthy inspirations were translated into creative works using on-trend techniques, materials, and colours.
The City trend focused on the graphic and geometric shapes of the urban environment. Striped blocks on textiles, woven designs in bold colours, or paper creations with precise patterns illustrate how modern architecture can influence creative work.
Our favourite trend was naturally Garden, with many delicate nature-inspired details that can easily be captured in painted, knitted, embroidered, or modelled creations. The luscious red of a strawberry and the variety of shapes invite creative projects, waiting to be individualised by materials such as craft knives, glass, paper, shards, screen-printing, and wax crayons—a rich variety supplied by specialised trade.
While the strawberry was embroidered onto a tea towel using Brother’s embroidery machine, Graine Creative’s embroidery kit offers a simple method for beginners. Vegetables ranging from carrots to onions are already pre-printed in colour and can be embroidered any way you like. The kit also includes suitable thread, a needle, an embroidery hoop, and stabilizer, guaranteeing DIY fun for gardeners of all ages.
Lemons are another colourful motif currently on-trend. Manufacturer Avec uses the citrus fruit not only to adorn a vase but also offers a punch-needling set in iconic Amalfi style. Meanwhile, a variety of fruits enhance gift wrappings in the Design Group collection, finished with intricately designed paper tags and honeycomb pom-poms for a 3D effect.
The Forest trend also featured appealing ideas for garden centres, whether captured in ceramic prints, knitted for your next hike, or preserved as dried botanicals on paper: In the upcoming season, the forest enchants with atmospheric colours and a unique wealth of shapes and textures.
When creating small works of art for walls or greeting cards, the crafting community loves using stamps and stencils, which could also go down well with garden centre customers. In addition to charming fairy and goblin designs, Lavinia Stamps provides a wide range of woodland motifs—from single leaves and trees to winding plant tendrils.
Tudi Billo Papers offers a large selection of handmade papers from Nepal. The delicate details of ferns and leaves are embellished with metallic gold and silver accents. Inspired by nature’s simple yet impressive shapes and colours, this design transforms any notebook into a most fitting companion for your next walk in the woods.
Next trade fair dates:
Creativeworld will continue to take place at the same time as Ambiente and Christmasworld at the Frankfurt exhibition centre.
Creativeworld: 06 to 09 February 2026
Ambiente/Christmasworld: 06 to 10 February 2026
