Belgium Van Maele Weavers Closes, Even After Reorganization, as European Linen Weavers Struggle

By Gerard Poirot BRUSSELS—Van Maele Weavers, a linen weaver since 1906, has closed. The storied company got an infusion in 2015 with the sale of 60 percent of the company to Garnell-Lake, LLC, a group that also operated three company-owned showrooms in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, known as Dessin Fournir. The recent Van Maele closing is another example...