Austral Asia’s Warwick Fabrics Celebrates 50th Year, Looks to Double Sales in the Next Decade
MELBOURNE, AUS—Fifty years ago, an Australian homebuilder decided there was a better line of work so he got into the vinyl coated products business for the local car and furniture industry. Little did he know it, but with this career change,… Read more.November 17, 2016
Brazil’s Tidelli Outdoor Opens First US Location
LOS ANGELES, California — After 25 years of creating and transforming the outdoor furniture industry in Brazil, Tidelli has opened its first flagship store and distribution center in the Greater Los Angeles area with a dual focus on residential… Read more.November 17, 2016
American-Made Furniture Fires Up Benartex Home Fabric Coordinates in Better Goods
NEW YORK, New York — “We like where we are today and our five year goal is to turn our inventory three times a year in the $10 million range,“ says Joe Grogan, President of Benartex Home, a relatively new converter started in 2009 and… Read more.November 17, 2016
Color Drives Business & Influences Buying Descisions
LONDON, England — Did you know that color is the key influencer in 85% of all consumer decisions across all product categories? When you take this fact into consideration it is obvious how important color is in product development. It’s… Read more.November 17, 2016
De Leo Offers Penelope, First Branded Line
FAIRFIELD, New Jersey—De Leo Textiles Inc., a 55-year-old sales agency that made its name on servicing the furniture manufacturer with its own collections of upholstery has teamed up with Penelope, a Turkish manufacturer of mid to upper priced… Read more.November 17, 2016
Sharon Crowson’s ‘The Design Archives’ Brand Breathes New Life Into the Classic Crowson Design Library at Decorex
LONDON, UK—The Design Archives launched its first collection of prints with ‘Archive 1’ created from the original Crowson Ltd. design archive in September at Decorex. Sharon Crowson, the daughter of Derek Crowson is continuing the… Read more.November 17, 2016
DVK Silk Exports Weaves Its Own Silk, Faux Silk Lines, Ends Contract Production Business
BANGALORE, India — Originally, DVK Silk International Exports was a contract supplier to several silk exporters as well as to the domestic India market but since 1991, it stopped contract manufacturing in favor of direct export of its own… Read more.November 17, 2016
