DFA Says ‘Open Showroom Doors to Public’
NEW YORK, New York — The Decorative Furnishings Association spent its most recent quarterly meeting in June discussing modifications to its consumer marketing campaign in an effort to bring more transparency between the industry’s… Read more.August 26, 2011
India, Southeast Asia Stick to Custom-Made Despite Emergence of Readymades
MUMBAI, India — Readymade curtains are still second-rate to custom-made goods in India & Southeast Asia, but signs are showing a slow shift as window sizes become more standardized in the housing market and retail chain stores see… Read more.August 26, 2011
Covington Puts New Wheels On Its International Bus
NEW YORK, New York — Covington Fabrics & Design LLC has made several improvements including the doubling of its corporate office and adding several new hires to further its domestic and export business. It has opened a bonded warehouse… Read more.August 26, 2011
Baumann Dekor Declares Bankruptcy
GMUND, Austria -- Baumann Dekor, a division of the family-run Bruder Baumann textile business, declared bankruptcy on June 28 and hopes to reemerge without debt, according to Christine Seidl, who became managing director of the company… Read more.August 26, 2011
New Kid on the Block: Marc Abrams Named Bernhardt VP Sales, Follows Family Footsteps 42 Years Later
HICKORY, North Carolina — Forty-two years ago, Leo Kahn moved from Louisville, KY to Hickory to work as Kincaid Furniture’s vice president of upholstery sales and marketing. Abrams moved from Louisville to Hickory March 30, following… Read more.August 26, 2011
Indigo’s Lasbordes: Digital Designs Coming On Strong
Paris, France — “There is a strong digitalized design direction among Indigo exhibitors, especially in bed linen and coordinated pillows,” according to Gilles Lasbordes, exhibitions director for Premiere Vision, the creator of Indigo.… Read more.August 26, 2011
Rockland Adds More Prints
BALTIMORE, Maryland — Rockland Mills is adding an important dimension to its blackout lining program with a 400 sku ‘Americana’ decorative blackout range at MoOD. “I see a respect for USA made product I’ve never seen before,”… Read more.August 26, 2011
Flemish Masters Bring Tough Minded Belgians Together in Harmonious, Innovative Efforts
BRUSSELS, Belgium — is the center of the textile universe in Europe today as well as THE HOME FOR MoOD, but difficult business conditions are forcing Belgian textile manufacturers to work harder than ever before on innovative fabrics.… Read more.August 26, 2011
