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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kumar Carpets’ fresh new Indo Nepali, Hand-tufted, loom carpets rolled out
Kumar Carpets’ fresh new Indo Nepali, Hand-tufted, loom carpets rolled out Continuing its tradition of offering superior quality Indo-Nepali, hand-tufted and loom carpets, Kumar Carpets has rolled out fresh new collection under each of these… Read more.May 29, 2013
