Angels, gnomes, stars, candles, and all manner of festive decorations are once again capturing the attention of retailers, homes, and hearts. The leading international trade fair for seasonal and festive decorations, Christmasworld, already revealed the key decoration trends for the coming season earlier this year. Christmas 2025 will be a mindful, unconventional, creative, and beautifully optimistic celebration.
Christmas Decorations – Cheerful Designs and Bright Colors
A new sense of lightness is entering Christmas decorations. Cheerful designs and bright colors – from lemon yellow, orange, and pink to sky blue and lavender – spread good cheer, especially when paired with candy-cane red and white. High-quality glass ornaments from Christborn make a statement with bold comic lettering and 1970s-style patterns. At the same time, beloved childhood memories are making a comeback in modern designs. Krebs Lauscha enchants with hand-painted blossoms, Shishi decorates baubles with colorful sprinkles, and Inge Glas Manufaktur brings sugar canes and cupcakes to the tree – turning Christmas into the sweetest highlight of the year. A definitive must-have this season: honeycombs of all kinds. No surprise – these honeycomb decorations deliver maximum effect with minimal effort.
Natural and Artisan-Inspired Holiday Home Decorations
Also trending are creative home decorations made from natural materials. Knitted angels, elves, and gnomes adorn windows and Christmas bouquets. Wooden Christmas trees, painted in white or red – such as those by J-Line – create festive vibes throughout Advent. Additionally, traditional artisans are increasingly appealing to a younger audience with innovative designs. Great examples include the snowmen by Drechslerei Volkmar Wagner and the cheeky wine angels from Raum-und Tafelschmuck Gabriele Günther.
Candles with a “Wet Look”
Every Advent season welcomes candlelight. The new GEO series by In-Cera by Graziani shows just how diverse candlelight can be. With simple, geometric shapes inspired by nature, they create a modern aesthetic. Traditional candles are also celebrating a comeback – their natural scent is once again cherished. Sustainably produced, for example, by Freckenhorster Werkstätten. Where safety is a concern, modern LED candles now look impressively realistic. Deluxe Homeart’s “wet look” candles are almost indistinguishable from the real thing – a special coating around the flame gives the illusion of melted wax.
Sustainable Christmas Gift Wrapping
Beautifully wrapped presents accompany Christmas. And now you can wrap gifts without feeling sorry about the environmental impact – thanks to new types of paper made from recycled material, sugarcane, and grass, which also boast wonderfully tactile surfaces. Pioneering brands include Zoewie, Rotolux, and Rex Sadoch. Their eco-quality papers are adorned with hand-drawn gnomes, festive cats and mice, cheerful moose, and other woodland creatures – often accompanied by kind messages or a touch of humor.
Matching ribbons are available from manufacturers like Francesco Brizollari or Goldina, whose high-quality fabric and curly ribbons even feature biodegradable glitter.
Christmasworld Spotlights the Trends
Christmasworld takes place annually alongside Ambiente and Creativeworld in Frankfurt. At the February 2025 edition, around 148.000 visitors and 4,689 exhibitors from 170 nations gathered at this mega event. In addition to the offerings of international suppliers, the Christmasworld trend area presents upcoming colors, shapes, and designs.
Next trade fair dates:
Ambiente, Christmasworld, and Creativeworld will continue to take place at the same time at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center.
Ambiente/Christmasworld: 06 to 10 February 2026
Creativeworld: 06 to 09 February 2026
Text and Photos: Christmasworld / Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
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