Zack Taylor Leaves Valdese, Now Wesley Hall President
HICKORY, North Carolina — Zack Taylor, former senior vice president, sales and marketing for Valdese Weavers Inc., has been named president of Wesley Hall, an upper end North Carolina upholstery producer. Taylor was with Valdese Weavers for… Read more.May 31, 2013
Surya Rugs Sets Sights On Broader Home Furnishings Product Lines
ATLANTA, Georgia — Surya forecasts a $300-$400 million home furnishings business in the next ten years built around its prolific hand knotted and machine made rug line of 25,000 items according to Satya Tiwari, second generation leader of… Read more.May 31, 2013
Bharat To Open Sixth Fabrics Store in Gujarat, Praises Local Mills For Revolutionizing Business
MUMBAI, India — Bharat fabrics is planning its sixth store to pen in Gujarat in September. With five stores in India and one more to come this year, Bharat Furnishings is one of the top two fabric sellers in India today, right up there with… Read more.May 31, 2013
Tissat Deslee Discontinues Operations
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium —TissatDeslee Interior Fabrics has discontinued operations. Deslee took over Tissat April 19 and stopped production of curtain and drapery fabrics. Deslee previously discontinued production of upholstery fabrics… Read more.May 31, 2013
Sherri Donghia Thrives On the Design Edge, Travels the World, Looking for Textiles
NEW YORK, New York —Sherri Donghia turned up at a Sunbury party this spring after missing the pages of Fabrics & Furnishings International since 2007. That was about the time she left her job as President of Donghia Inc., established… Read more.May 31, 2013
David Bowie Fabric Collection
David Bowie is the subject of an exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Bowie is 66 and has just come out with an album. His musical skill always blended with his ability to market himself to a wide audience. He painted,… Read more.May 31, 2013
Comeback Kid Covington Launches 200 Color Digital Heirloom Prints at Showtime
NEW YORK, New York—Covington Fabric & Design LLC is among the first to offer higher end 200 color digital prints in its Heirloom line at Showtime featuring its own designs just in time for the continued uptick in the print business.… Read more.May 31, 2013