Trade Link Introduces Prêt Pour La Maison
Brussels — The Trade Link Company, purveyor of three exhibitions in the international interior textile exhibitions, announced during Decosit that it will launch an exhibition for readymade products. Prêt Pour La Maison (5-8 September… Read more.December 16, 2002
Arben International to Launch Tapestry Gallery Outlets
Moscow — Arben International, a major wholesaler and retailer of decorative fabrics in Russia, is opening the first of what may reach 100 retail stores by 2005, according to principal Archie Tchernov. The Tapestry Gallery outlets will… Read more.December 16, 2002
P. Kaufmann Creates Readymade Group
New York — P. Kaufmann Inc. has created a new division, Allied Mfg., to produce and market readymade window treatments to the American retailer, according to Lee Kabat, corporate vice president of P. Kaufmann Inc. Michael Kaplan, who… Read more.December 16, 2002
Showtime Becoming More International; U.S. Suppliers Feeling the Pressure
High Point — According to the American Furniture Manufacturers Association, 2003 is expected to be a stronger year for home furnishings sales. With uncertainty in the air in terms of terrorism and war, consumers are spending at least some… Read more.December 16, 2002
Design2trade.com Provides Exposure for Designers, Convenience for Buyers
London — Although many investors have soured on Internet ventures, Design2trade.com has been serving textile buyers and designers online for longer than a year. Launched in June 2001, the site hosts more than two thousand textile designs… Read more.December 16, 2002
ADF opens silk mill in China
NEW YORK – American Decorative Fabrics has opened a 150,000 square-foot silk mill in Jinjiang City, China, according to David Li, president. "We have several hundred looms installed at that location." Li said. "We will supply jobbers… Read more.December 13, 2002
Luring Joins Weave Design Team
Hackensack, N.J. (USA) – Marianna Luring has joined the Design Team at Weave Corporation. Based at the company's New York studio and showroom, Luring becomes one of the company's seven designers. Her appointment fills a vacancy left by… Read more.December 12, 2002
Homesource to Launch Collection for Specialty Retailers
Atlanta, Ga. (USA) – A U.S-based sourcing company is offering a new collection to North American home textile retailers beginning in the second quarter of 2003. In January, at gift shows in Dallas and Atlanta, Homesource International… Read more.December 10, 2002
