What to expect at Feria Habitat Valencia

One of the most-visited fairs in the world for the industry, Feria Habitat Valencia is set to embrace new areas of the contract sector, office equipment and artisan manufacturing, and will again be running at the same time as Textilhogar Home Textiles Premium. The event will aim to create another installation relating to the contract sector, along the lines of Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez’s highly successful ‘Hotel Hábitat’, which was taken to this year’s edition of Cevisama.

The fair is aiming to take the showcase up a level by including an offering of office furniture, which has had a small presence at the last few editions, especially via companies that offer home furniture. True to tradition, Hábitat continues to invest in the future of design through Salón nude, the platform for new designers, now celebrating its 21st edition. This year, the space takes on an unexpected visual language: designer José Manuel Ferrero of estudi{H}ac will transform the area into an athletics track, a metaphor for the energy, endurance and determination required of emerging creatives. The platform will once again spotlight bold new ideas from Spain and beyond, ensuring the next generation of designers has a global stage.

Sustainability is woven throughout the 2025 edition. The Spanish furniture industry is set to showcase its commitment to the circular economy, from KHAMA’s innovative mattresses that boasts an extended lifespan and lowered emissions to Vondom’s recyclable, solar-powered outdoor furniture. Equally compelling is ‘Materials with a Conscience’, a curated exhibition created in collaboration with Material Bank and the team at Matter. Here, architects and designers will encounter cutting-edge, eco-conscious materials that speak to the future of responsible specification.

For the first time, Hábitat welcomes TempoCraft, a new contemporary craft biennial curated by Ramón Vergara. Bringing together 30 artisans across ceramics, glass, textiles and wood, the showcase aims to position Spanish crafts as being on par with Europe’s leading design-led craft fairs, highlighting the value of making by hand in a digital age. Visitors will also be greeted by the world’s tallest wardrobe – a 6.43-metre-high structure by Uecko, officially recognised by Guinness World Records. Hábitat 2025 dedicates special focus to the city of Murcia, the country’s fifth-largest furniture producer, through the Murcia Design Showcase. Murcia is known for its versatile, functional and sustainable manufacturing, and the showcase reflects the growing global recognition of Spanish design’s quality, adaptability and environmental responsibility.

Meanwhile, Hábitat’s Décor and Interior Design Pavilion has been expanded to more than 12,000 square metres, bringing international brands such as Vermissen, Ethan Chloe, VP Interiorismo and Signature Mobilier et Décoration. The 2025 programme creates a fair that is a marketplace for ideas and products as well as a stage where the themes shaping the future of design take tangible form.