They will reveal their latest collections to more than 1,500 textile manufacturers who will attend from China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, all seeking world-class surface designs for product development.

Among the studios confirmed to participate are Artwork Design (United Kingdom), AVA CAD/CAM Group Ltd. (United Kingdom), Crea Concepts (Germany), Diane Harrison Designs Ltd. (United Kingdom), Jerome Thilly (France), and TrendArt (Italy/United Kingdom).

Textile manufacturers confirmed to attend include Beautiful Day Craft & Painting Factory, Changzhou Yierman Bedding, Chaozhou Fengxi Spyker Ceramic Factory, Dalian East Technology Textiles, Dongguan City Mingshang Homeware, Fujian Changle City Changyuan Textile, Guangzhou WeiLa Garment, Hangzhou Meike Fashion Textile, Hubei F&M Textile Corp., Jiangsu Lansiyu Home Textile, Nanjing Herun Textile, Ningbo Sunny Textile, Shanghai Blue Rose Trading, Shanghai Tulip Carpet Manufacturing, Shaoxing Kino Home Textile Products, Wujiang YunJie Textile, and hundreds more.

“SURTEX Asia is making its debut at the perfect time, when textile manufacturers in Asia are starting to understand the value of good design for their domestic home products,” said Tristan Goodfellow, managing director of Diane Harrison’s Designs. “We’re thrilled with the comprehensive package offered for this show, allowing us to participate with confidence that all our needs are taken care of – from translators and financial services, to hotel accommodations and a turnkey booth package.”

“The positive response to SURTEX Asia by both the world’s top studios as well as design-focused Asian manufacturers has generated great momentum,” said Penny Sikalis, GLM vice president and SURTEX Asia show manager. “There’s an energy and excitement behind this new market, and a collective understanding that it will greatly impact Asian textile manufacturing.”

Debuting this year, SURTEX Asia serves as Asia’s singular marketplace for sourcing original art and design for product development. Taking place at the Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai, August 25-27, 2013, SURTEX Asia will connect dozens of leading design studios with more than 1,500 top textile manufacturers.

SURTEX Asia is an extension of the revered SURTEX brand, the global B2B marketplace for selling and licensing original art and design, now in its 28th year. Taking place annually at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, SURTEX connects more than 1,000 trend-setting designers, artists, agents and licensors with over 7,000 manufacturers and retailers seeking surface designs for their next best-selling products within the categories of textiles, floor coverings,wall coverings, decorative accessories, stationery, paper, giftware, housewares, tabletop and more.

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