STUART, Florida — Duncan Thomas and his wife Eimar have acquired the name and inventory of Anton Maix, a wool fabric specialist since 1948. The company has been relocated to offices and a warehouse here close to their home. Thomas is new to the fabrics industry. He came to it after 15 years as a Wall Street security analyst.

“I didn’t like Wall Street but I have always liked fashion and design. The fabric industry has a lot of opportunities for growth, particularly in wool fabrics which has been out of favor for many years but is getting back in style because green fabrics represent a long-term trend.”

Thomas said he has a good relationship with the few remaining wool mills, maybe a total of 20 worldwide in New Zealand, Norway, Germany and Italy.

“Many of them do not distribute in the USA today,” he explained.

The Anton Maix line consists of dobbies and solids which compliment other designs bought by his customers. Thomas is currently looking for representation to the interior design community.