Tapistel Rebrands As Home Link Mexico; Opens Two More Showrooms With Family Members
MONTERREY, Mexico —After 60 years in business as a major jobber with 65 employees, Tapistel has rebranded itself as Home Link and plans to open two more showrooms in addition to its two showrooms in Monterrey according to Mauricio Marchand,… Read more.May 22, 2017
Robert Allen and Duralee Fabrics Finally Merge After Many Rumors
NEW YORK — The Robert Allen Group and Duralee Fabrics, Ltd. have finally merged (March 31) capping off negotiations that began last year with the loss of the founder, Leonard Silberman last April. The Robert Allen Duralee Group (The RAD… Read more.May 22, 2017
John Lowe Joins F&FI
HIGH POINT, NC—John Lowe, veteran journalist with the High Point Enterprise has joined Sipco Publications Inc. as a contributing editor. John Lowe Lowe worked for the Enterprise in various positions from assistant news editor to a general… Read more.May 22, 2017
Justina Blakeney Creates New Valdese Line
VALDESE, N.C-- – Valdese Weavers has teamed up with designer Justina Blakeney for her first fabric collection to be launched at June Showtime. Blakeney is the Los Angeles-based artist best known for ‘Jungalow,’ her blog which has… Read more.May 12, 2017
Best or Least
COMO, IT—You’re either the best at what you do or you’re the least expensive. Everything in between is questionable. This is true in every industry but it is especially true in decorative fabrics and upholstery. This was made very… Read more.May 7, 2017
Post Proposte Holiday
MILAN--After a rain soaked weekend in Ospedeletti on the Italian coast headed towards Cannes, I stayed at the Malpensa Sheraton in the Milan Airport. Nice hotel but nicer still was the renewed Ill Canneto Restaurant on the lobby floor. Note… Read more.May 7, 2017
Richard Oussoren, Pieter van Acker Purchase Acker Mill
GEMERT, The Netherlands--Johan van den Acker Textielfabriek BV, a small specialist weaver will be acquired on May 15 by Pieter van den Acker the sixth generation of the founding family and Richard Oussoren, owner of Royal Dutch Textile Mills… Read more.April 26, 2017
Chris Latham Leaves Holly Hunt, Chicago
NEW YORK–Chris Latham left his post as Vice President, Textiles, Leather & Rugs at Holly Hunt in February after joining that company in August, 2015. He has returned to New York from Chicago as President of his own consulting company, Latham… Read more.April 17, 2017
