Ena Shaw Adds Seventh Nameplate With Montgomery Brand Purchase
ST. HELENS, Merseyside, UK--Ena Shaw Ltd., which bills itself as the UK’s “premier manufacturer of readymade and made to measure curtains and blinds” purchased the Montgomery brand from administrators in September and has added it to its… Read more.November 25, 2014
Boselli Targets More Home Fabric Business Under De Benedetti
Olgiate, Comasco, Italy—E. Boselli & C. is taking advantage of a slower lingerie market to push more deeply into home fabrics under the direction of Marco De Benedetti who joined the company this past June as manager of decorative fabrics.Boselli… Read more.November 25, 2014
Isabelle De Borchgrave Gives Art to Life and Life to Art; She Now Enters New Phase With Fine Artwork for USA
BRUSSELS—Isabelle De Borchgrave, artist, colorist and fashion designer of all things beautiful has been designing home furnishings fabrics and other home products at popular retail price points for nearly 50 years.A new poster line of her… Read more.November 25, 2014
Conneaut Leather Acquires Cortina Leathers
NEW YORK, NY – Conneaut Leather, a U.S. manufacturer of upholstery leather since 1903 in Conneaut, OH has acquired the sister companies Cortina Leathers and DMS Leathers.“Bringing together these two great companies offers our customers a… Read more.October 14, 2014
Sue Patrolia Promoted to Director of Product Management at Regal Fabrics
MIDDLETON, MA -- Sue Patrolia has been promoted to Director of Product Management at Regal Fabrics. In this role, she will manage Regal’s product development, sales support and marketing efforts. Steve Kahan, Regal's president,… Read more.September 29, 2014
Anne Hood Named Director of Merchandising at Regal Fabrics
MIDDLETON, MA -- Regal Fabrics has hired Anne Hood as its Director of Merchandising. She was most recently Vice President of Upholstery Fashion with Century Furniture. Hood brings an industry insider’s perspective and will lead Regal’s… Read more.September 29, 2014
Bru Textiles Celebrates 20 Years, $180 Million Sales
KONTICH, BE-- About five hundred customers from sixty countries helped fabric converter Bru Textiles celebrate its 20th year on September 9th at company headquarters here.The event coincided with the opening of MoOD at the Brussels Exhibition… Read more.September 15, 2014
The Peak of Chic®: A Tribute to Harry Hinson
Harry Hinson, a leading figure in the home furnishings industry, died in Manhattan on September 4, 2014. Hinson was born on March 30, 1938 in Rocky Mount, NC. After attending local schools, he went on to graduate from the Richmond Professional… Read more.September 15, 2014
