DARIEN, Connecticut —Browning & Chandler has been named the U.S. distributor of WIND Exclusive Design, a wholesaler of interior furnishing fabrics that just recently launched a new collection in July through 19 showrooms across the U.S. 

The first collection, which consists of 45 patterns, is comprised of silks with basics, stripes, embroideries and hand painted art; linens in basics ranging from hand stitched to embroideries; cottons with stripes and detailed designs in combed cotton; polyester in basic plains and embroidered patterns; and FR polyester in plains, stripes and jacquard designs. 

Exhibiting at September’s Maison & Objet show in Paris, WIND has been family-owned by the DeZutter family since 1954 and has remained in Waregem, an area of Belgium that has been known for textile development dating to the 14th century.  WIND’s Pascal and Gerard De Zutter

Bill Peters, a 30-year industry veteran, founded the Connecticut-based wholesale distributor, Browning & Chandler, in the summer of 2009.  Prior, Peters was CEO of Osborne & Little and Stroheim & Romann before it was sold to Kravet. His company now works exclusively with a handful of trade showrooms and outside sales representatives domestically.   F&FI