Valdese Buys Circa 1801 Plant
VALDESE, North Carolina — Valdese Weavers has purchased the Circa1801 facility in Connelly Springs, NC, according to Michael Shelton, President & CEO. The 156,000 square foot structure houses the Circa 1801 Design studio, administrative … Read more.May 22, 2017
Milliken Makes Late Performance Fabrics Entry With ‘Breathe™’
SPARTANBURG, SC—Milliken & Company is re-entering the residential upholstery fabric field with a patented, trademarked performance fabric named Breathe™. The first sale of Breathe has been made on a direct basis to the retailer Pottery… 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
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
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
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
Witmer Tapped Donghia CEO, President
NEW YORK-- Jonathan Witmer has been named CEO & President of Donghia based in the New York office and reporting to Andrea Rubelli who has been named Chairman. Andrea succeeds his father Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli in this new post. “Our… Read more.April 13, 2017
