Design a Bord Ends at Paris Deco Off, While Private Viewings Succeed
More Americans Seen During Paris Deco Off 2020
PARIS – Veteran textile designer Eugène van Veldhoven rented an upscale apartment for clients during Paris Deco Off because, after seven years, the textile-design boat-show, Design a Bord, has been discontinued. Eugene van Veldhoven rented… Read more.February 12, 2020
Shanghai Textile Fairs in March Canceled Due to Virus Outbreak
SHANGHAI -- Three textile fairs in Shanghai will be postponed from March to a later date due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. This includes Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition, Yarn Expo Spring, and Intertextile Shanghai… Read more.February 4, 2020
Decosit Textile Fair Reboots for 2020
Exhibitor Discount Before Feb. 29
BRUSSELS -- The new Decosit textile fair from Sept. 8-9, 2020 will be stripped down: standard-size booths, low-participation fees, and no trends area. Exhibitors get a discount when signing up before Feb. 29. For information, click online at:… Read more.February 4, 2020
Chinese Furniture Fairs Canceled Due to Virus Epidemic
Guangzhou Fairs for March 18-21 and 28-31 Canceled
GUANGZHOU, China -- Both the China International Furniture Fair and the China International Furniture Machinery & Furniture Raw Materials Fair 2020 has been canceled, according to an email by the China Foreign Trade Guangzhou-Exhibition… Read more.January 31, 2020
Web Police: Google Toys With Penalizing Slow Websites
Fabric and E-Commerce Sites Could be Especially Vulnerable
By JOE DYSART Google is toying with the idea of shaming slow-loading websites by displaying a "Usually loads slow" splash screen in place of a homepage when someone is trying to visit a textiles business site. The move, which Google detailed… Read more.January 28, 2020
Bru Bash Draws 500 Industry Insiders During Heimtextil
FRANKFURT—Bru Textiles, the largest fabric converter in the world with sales of about $150 million, celebrated its 25th year during Heimtextil. Gary and Jason Neiman, the two brothers who started Bru, hosted the event January 8 at Depo… Read more.January 9, 2020
Visit F&FI Booth During Heimtextil: Hall 4.1, FOY 12
Free Copies of the F&FI Winter Issue
FRANKFURT -- Visit the Fabrics and Furnishings International booth during Heimtextil 2020, Jan. 7-10, at hall 4.1, FOY 12. The F&FI team during Heimtextil 2019. Let us know if you have any news about your company or the textile business. The… Read more.January 4, 2020
Richloom Buys Chambers Fabrics Mill, Now Offers Made-in-America Wovens
Now Called Richloom Weaving, Mill Targets Upholstery Fabrics: Fortress Clear and Richloom Brands
NEW YORK -- Richloom Fabrics Group Inc. has bought a mill, more than a decade after selling its last one, the Chambers Fabrics facility in High Point, North Carolina. Nolan Mitchell (left), Richloom vice president of upholstery sales/merchandising,… Read more.