MOSCOW, Russia — Amethyst is one of the largest wholesalers of upholstery fabrics in Russia today combined with a furniture component business.

This year is the company’s 20th anniversary as an upholstery wholesaler with a special emphasis on leather, artificial leather and polyester fabrics made by Boyteks of Turkey, according to Olga Tokareva, import manager for Amethyst. She visits Hemitextil Germany, Evteks, iSaloni and Maison Objet. She is also a visitor to ZOW, Proposte and MoOD.

“It’s easy to work with Turkish suppliers in Russia. In one week, you can develop a new design in Turkey,” Tokareva said. She is buying product in the $5-$10 range while in Europe, she buys five to 15 Euros per meter. “Europe is more specialized in finishing and natural fibers,” she said. Olga Tokareva

Aside from Boyteks, she is doing business with Aydin and Guleser in Turkey. Through her representative office in Shanghai, Amethyst is buying product from China; Europe, specifically Italy, Belgium and Spain is also supplying Amethyst. “Originally, we were mostly with European suppliers but that has shifted to Turkey and China.”

Amethyst exhibits at Mebel in the Expocenter in Moscow in November. Amethyst headquarters and warehouse