Profiles & People
Brentano Celebrates 20 Years
WHEELING, Illinois - This month, family-owned textile company, Brentano, celebrates its Platinum anniversary and readies itself for a year-long launch of celebratory collections. The company, which was founded by Iris Wang and her husband, E-Kwan Chen, started with eight fabric... Read more.
January 29, 2010
Kettal Adds Fabrics by Patricia Urquiola to 2010 Catalogue
BARCELONA, Spain - Kettal has announced the inclusion of two new fabrics designed by Patricia Urquiola in their 2010 catalogue, Paddock Brown and Kernel Brown, complementing the other four fabrics in the muted, contemporary collection. Spanish-born, Milan-based architect Urquiola is... Read more.
January 29, 2010
Savel’s Hall Favors High End Market
MIAMI, Florida - Savel Inc., a jobber based in Miami and New York, is offering its third collection of fabrics produced by Jakob Schlaepfer, a 104-year-old medium-sized, boutique mill in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Schlaepfer began life as a producer of... Read more.
January 29, 2010
Lee Jofa Announces Eric Cohler’s Newest Fabric Line The Lodge
BETHPAGE, New York - Lee Jofa, one of Kravet's many brands, has launched a new fabric line designed by Eric Cohler, the Lodge Collection, inspired by the wilderness, adventure and exoticism of Africa. ''I wanted to create a collection that... Read more.
January 21, 2010
Zimmer + Rohde Launches Four New Collections
STAMFORD, Connecticut - Zimmer + Rohde has launched four collections, two from its Zimmer + Rohde brand and two from the Ardecora brand of fabrics. The new collections from Zimmer + Rohde, Play and Rooms with a View, actively celebrate... Read more.
January 21, 2010
Castellano-Beltrame Faces Liquidation
EAST LONDON, South Africa - Castellano-Beltrame International, a leader and longtime player worldwide in the design and marketing of high-end trimming and hardware for custom curtains and draperies for more than 40 years, entered the liquidation process Dec. 17, 2009,... Read more.
January 19, 2010
Chris Stone Closing Rumored
LOS ANGELES, California - Chris Stone Inc., a vertical converter since 1976 with its own printing and dyeing facilities near Los Angeles, has reportedly closed its doors after failing to find a buyer for its business. Although this could not... Read more.
January 19, 2010