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Monday, January 30, 2012

Lauren Conrad Designs for BlueAvocado with REPREVE

by Jennifer Nalewicki | posted 10:00 am

The fashion designer and MTV alum partners with eco-friendly brand BlueAvocado to create a collection of sustainable products that is both fashionable and functional.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Ford Focus Keeps it Green with Repreve

by Staff | posted 11:00 am

The 2012 Ford Focus features recycled interiors by Unifi Inc.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Designtex Celebrates 50 Years

by Staff | posted 3:00 pm

Let’s all agree that reaching the half century mark in today’s business world is a major accomplishment. To celebrate this benchmark, Designtex threw a party for about 400 guests in its newly renovated headquarters in Manhattan.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Kravet Acquires Brunschwig & Fils

by Sheila Kim | posted 11:16 am

A fourth-generation family business, Kravet is now the distributor and owner of this prestigious, history-rich fabric and furnishings brand.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Marimekko Launches Student Competition Why Not Together?

by Sheila Kim | posted 11:00 am

The Finnish textile company will award winners monetary prizes, but more importantly, a chance to get their designs manufactured.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Restoration Hardware Collaborates with Perennials Fabrics

by | posted 11:00 am

Bringing trade-only textiles to the consumer masses, Restoration Hardware recently collaborated with Perennials for an exclusive line of outdoor fabrics. The line will debut as a part of Restoration Hardware’s 2011 Outdoor & Garden Collections, coming this spring to the company’s stores, website, and catalog.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Diane von Furstenberg Ready to Wear Home

Diane von Furstenberg Launches Home Line During Fashion Week

by Sheila Kim | posted 1:00 pm

It may be Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, but fashion design isn’t the only game in town. Home decor is also in the spotlight at Bloomingdales with the launch of Diane von Furstenberg’s new DVF Home

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Converse Hearts Marimekko

by Nicholas Tamarin | posted 11:00 am

The legendary American footwear brand and the Finnish textile designer are collaborating for the first time, on a women’s sneaker collection—including a version of the classic Chuck Taylor.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Textile Manufacturer Galbraith & Paul Launches Wallpapers

by Sheila Kim | posted 12:00 pm

The lovely designs that Galbraith & Paul creates and hand-block prints onto fabric are now translated for the wall.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

New Conan O’Brian Set Showcases Jim Thompson Textiles

by | posted 11:00 am

You can’t keep a funny man down. NBC may have pulled the plug on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brian,” but the comic is back—in style—with a new late-night talk show on TBS. Having carefully curated a spectacular new set, designers for “Conan” specified Jim Thompson fabric as part of Conan’s mise en scene.