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
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
Keystone Weaving Is America’s Latest Textile Success Story
LEBANON, PA—In less than five years, 83 year old Keystone Weaving Mills, Inc. has become a viable producer of mid to upper price point upholstery fabrics sold directly to the furniture manufacturer and jobber. The transformation of Keystone… Read more.May 31, 2013
How Chinese Silk and an Army Prayer Shawl Shaped Resident Jack Hurwitz’ Life
Tracing fingers over a sleek black swatch of Chinese silk, Jack describes the fabric’s role in sparking his ideas for the design, manufacture and sale of fine decorative fabrics. Its quality, workmanship and magnetic beauty… Read more.May 31, 2013
Renzo Brings Licensing Deals to Scalamandré
NEW YORK—Scalamandré, the uptown jobber known worldwide for its printed fabrics since 1929, is breathing new life into its business through the licensing of finished products under the leadership of Louis Renzo, Owner/Chairman,… Read more.May 31, 2013
Mel Letchinger, Textiles Pioneer, Family Centerpiece, Passes On
CHICAGO, Illinios — Mel Letchinger, considered by many to be one of the truly great textile importing pioneers, passed away February 4 after a year’s bout with cancer. Mel was born November 20th 1928. He would have been 85 this fall.… Read more.May 31, 2013
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
