MUMBAI, India — If you have covered the world of upholstery and decorative fabrics for the past 30 years as I have done, you can’t help but notice the outstanding presentation of fabrics in showrooms and office environments. Some companies have gone beyond the norm of most textile factories, warehouses and offices in their attempt to elevate the environment of their employees and also increase efficiency of the workplace. We’ve seen this demonstrated by Bru Textiles, one of the largest converters in the world today based in Mechelen, Belgium. Bru certainly comes to mind when considering the most outstanding robotic installations including their relatively recent warehouse extension just a few years ago. Certainly, Satin Textiles in Thailand has the most beautiful textile campus where the owner, Schle Wood has designed the most exquisite architectural structures and live/work campus to house his employees. There is also an avante garde glass showroom, dye house and weaving shed, each with its own name. Today, the most dynamic new structure housing any workforce dedicated to textiles in the world must surely be the just completed D’Décor 250,000 square foot state of the art office building in Mumbai. The structure is also home to Disney India and Dolby Sound India. D’Décor uses 72,000 square feet for its 220 employees. Nothing is ostentatious. Everything is low key and comfortable. This modern building, built and owned by the largest supplier of textiles in the world with sales in the $250 million range is living proof of its ‘Live Beautiful’ advertising theme. D’Decor now extends this message to the lives of its employees who have a beautiful home to work in during the day or night. It is also home to Sanjay and Ajay Arora and their father L.K. who exhibit modesty in reflecting their latest success. Sanjay’s daughter, Sanjana Arora, is the third Arora generation and also works in the beautiful building as Manager of the eight retail stores owned by D’Décor in India. There are other children who may follow her, insuring the continuity of the Arora family in D’Décor’s future. As many as 22 stores are planned with the possibility of franchising the name and the product offerings. The new building is imposing but it is also understated in the use of its materials; lots of white marble with gray veins greets the visitor along with a complete open floor plan on the two huge floors occupied by D’Decor. The lobby is two levels high with lots of natural light from the floor to ceiling windows. There is an outdoor deck adjoining the interior space as well as several cafeterias for the use of the employees and meeting rooms complete with electronic presentation set-ups for group discussions. The two main showrooms also feature electronic screens, which can help the user choose through the thousands of sku’s in the D’Décor collections. The following pictures illustrate what I am talking about.