BAY SHORE, New York —Duralee Fabrics has announced a redesign, a reengineering to be exact, of its top fabric brand, ‘Highland Court.’

In a letter to its vendors prior to Proposte 2014, Duralee said it would cancel all pending and existing fabric orders for Highland Court’s next collection for spring, 2015. 

At the same time, it has been learned that Tamra McCleod, wovens designer for Highland Court and a 13-year employee in the design departments of Duralee has left the company.Tamra McCleod

In what the company says is “an important part of the Duralee family,” new collections of the Highland Court brand have been postponed following the resignation of Head Designer Tamra McLeod in May.

Duralee executives say they have “decided to take this opportunity to reinvigorate the line with a fresh new aesthetic in order to meet the demands of an ever-evolving interior design community.”

A Duralee spokesperson at company headquarters in Bay Shore, NY, says that changes are now underway  at its in-house design studio in the wake of the departure of Tamra McCleod, Design Director, Highland Court. 

As a result, plans for the upcoming Highland Court collection will be temporarily on hold, the spokesperson says.  “However, the line’s current offerings and popular classics will not be affected during the transition,” says Martin Rosenberger, Duralee President. 

“The Duralee team looks forward to bringing its customers an exciting new Highland Court in the coming months, and wishes longtime friend and colleague Tamra McLeod nothing but success in her future endeavors,” the company says.