Showing posts with label textiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label textiles. Show all posts

Designers only: discount on linens and home accessories

Nancy Koltes fine linens has been providing luxurious linens and decorative home accessories since 1984. The company is known for classical colors, rich woven jacquards and timeless patterns in textiles including European down comforters and pillows. Its custom workroom allows interior designers to create custom linens and down products for their clients.

Beautiful new bed linens

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Tristan


Wildcat Territory showed new top-of-bed designs at this month's High Point furniture market. The "vast majority" of its products are made in the USA, the company says.

According to a company press release: “We are seeing a growing interest and awareness among consumers now in where the products they buy are made,” says Nancy Reib, Wildcat Territory president. “For companies like ours, this is a very positive trend. Wildcat Territory has been committed to manufacturing in America since launching our company some 15 years ago, and it’s one of the core values that I believe has set us apart in the marketplace.”

While Reib admits that it’s nearly impossible to create textiles from start to finish with 100 percent American-made materials today, she makes a point of working with domestic mills to develop exclusive fabrics and color-ways whenever possible. This Market, Tristan, a fabric woven in a pattern developed by Wildcat Territory in a pale silvery gray and cream, is a prime example of this approach.

Wildcat Territory also showed 40 new, high-quality rug designs that coordinate with its bedding collection, produced in partnership with Delos.

Bedding, pillows from the High Point Furniture Market

Eastern Accents shows its Spring 2011 introductions at the High Point furniture market, beginning this weekend. The company has partnered with Barclay Butera to create a new collection of bedding and pillows. Barclay Butera Bedding was designed to create the icing on the cake for the already successful Barclay Butera Lifestyle home furnishings line.

Inspired by trips to Europe, the company’s designers created three additions to the Eastern Accents line: Gallagher features a beautiful earth-tone crewel, Ceylon a blue and white ikat and Daphne the latest of French and Belgian mode.
Playing off the travel theme, Eastern Accents has introduced several pillows in its Studio 773 line. Bon Voyage and Destination are two new collections featuring beautiful map fabrics and block-printed burlap. Jet Setter is a pillow in the shape of a suitcase.
The six new Niche Bedding & Living collections and a pillow program are inspired by fashion trends; the designers paired yellow and gray earth tones and metallic to create transitional bedding.
De Medici Fine Linens will display its new jacquard called Lunetta. Available in the subtle pearl, biscotti, and truffle tones, this introduction is a 560 thread count, 100% Egyptian cotton sateen. Pairing perfectly with Lunetta is the Deluca collection, which includes three new solid sateen colors.

Eastern Accents has supplemented the richly elegant Marquise line with more decorative pillows. Embroidered silk, burnt-out velvet, and faux leather pillows are the perfect finishing touches to any Marquise bed. They have also expanded the faux leopard textiles collection Congo to include upholstered ottomans and table runners.

Well-designed and stylish housewares from Mexico

At the Housewares show in Chicago this month, Sogbo will present 25 new products in what it calls "A Revolution of Home Products.” The Mexico-based source offers housewares, furniture, textiles, barware, kitchen accessories and furniture. Catalogs are available on the company's website.

Download the catalog at www.sogbo.com.mx


Colorful aprons, kitchen towels, pot holders

Peking Handicraft Inc. (PHI) introduced a new line of kitchen textiles by licensee Ellen Crimi Trent. Trent's designs for Peking Handicraft are done in five colorful designs. All the styles boast a whimsical look, using bright, bold colors and a fanciful duck adorned in a chef's hat.

The classic statements "Sugar and Spice," "Kiss the Cook," "Bon Appetit," "What's Cookin'?" and "Never Trust a Skinny Cook," enhance the look of all aprons and kitchen towels found in each style.



All of the designs are offered in four coordinating pieces: standard apron, half apron, kitchen towel, and pot holder.



Award-winning textile products

Five companies were presented with Home Textiles Market Week Best New Product Awards, with Viceroy Collections receiving the “Best of Market” award for Kajaal Home Couture. The winners and finalists exhibited in the "At Home featuring Home Textiles" section of the New York International Gift Fair, which concluded last week.

The winter 2011 winners and finalists, selected from more than 100 products, are:

Kajaal Home Couture
BEST OF MARKET
Viceroy Collections (New York) for Kajaal Home Couture, a collection of 100 percent cashmere blankets and pillows of the highest quality, manufactured in Italy.


BED CATEGORY
Kimberly House's Owl Wrap baby blanket
Winner: Kimberly House Ltd. (Brewster, NY) for Owl Wrap, a cotton blanket featuring a whimsical hand-appliquéd owl, perfect for wrapping baby.
Finalist: Pine Cone Hill (Pittsfield, MA) for Honfluer Linen.
Finalist: DwellStudio (New York, NY) for Ikat Dot bedding.

Altinbasak Tekstil Deluxe towel and bathrobe
BATH CATEGORY
Winner: Altinbasak Tekstil (Denizli, Turkey) for its DeLuxe Towels & Bathrobes, inspired by historical patterns and featuring a sheared loop to create a dramatic design.
Finalist: Peacock Alley Inc. (Dallas, TX) for its Montauk towel.
Finalist: SFERRA (Edison, NJ) for its Bellow towels.

DINING CATEGORY
Winner: Allem Studio (Marietta, GA) for its Aqua Fish placemat, a playful, 100 percent cotton canvas placemat featuring a traditional Polish peasant motif in a contemporary and coastal way.
Finalist: Blissliving Home (Rockville, MD) for its Victoria half apron.
Finalist: Scents and Feel (Miami, FL) for its Fouta jacquard weave guest towel.

Happy Blanket

HOME ACCESSORIES CATEGORY
Winner: Happy Blanket LLC (Fairfield, CT) for its Sky Blue cashmere blanket, a digitally printed 100 percent cashmere blanket offering both luxury and comfort.
Finalist: Better Living (New York, NY) for its African Butterfly decorative pillow.
Finalist: Alicia Adams Alpaca (Stanfordville, NY) for its Pacatote alpaca tote.

Winners and finalists are selected by a panel: of trade and consumer editors based upon innovation in design, creative use of materials/construction and new fiber, material or technology. Judges were: Wanda Jankowski, editor-in-chief, LDB; David Gill, senior editor, HFN; Jenny Heinzen York, editor-in-chief, Home Accents Today; Melody Udell, associate editor, Home Fashion & Hospitality; Julia Noran, managing partner, Editor at Large; Eugenia Santiesteban, senior style editor, Veranda; and Laura van Zeyl, publisher, Home Fashion Forecast.

5 new bedding ensembles

Outdoor apparel manufacturer Woolrich Inc. has added textile manufacturer JLA Home to its growing lineup of home furnishings licensing partners. Planned introductions will include a total of five bedding ensembles. Queen sets will include a filled duvet, adjustable bed skirt, two Euro shams, and two standard shams. Decorative throws, themed pillows, and sheets will also be available separately, and will provide a variety of custom looks.

The JLA product line is designed to complement Woolrich’s existing brand partners and their products, which include: Lynn Haney Collection (handcrafted Santas); Mohawk Home (floor coverings); Picture Source (wall art); Rowe Pottery Works (handcrafted pottery and garden décor); Shadow Mountain (home furnishings); Shady Lady (handcrafted lighting and accessories); and Whitecraft (indoor and outdoor furniture).

Stylish placemats, coasters, table linens

Engineered Squares

Faux bois in birch


Faux Bois (meaning fake wood) is a new design for the rectangular placemats from Chilewich. The patterns are available in three digitally printed simulated wood grains: Birch, Driftwood, and Walnut. The table linens are durable, washable and suitable for indoors and out. The company also carries coasters and floor mats. See it at the New York International Gift Fair.

Faux bois in driftwood

Furnishings bring color to the home

Colorful furniture, area rugs, bedding and pillows from Company C will be shown at the New York International Gift Fair. The company uses silk, velvet, high-twist yarn, robust wool, embroidery and beads. Find out more about Company C on its blog.



Luxury placemats, table linens, napkins


Kim Seybert offers a line of colorful and fashionable table linens made with linen, cotton, silk and beads. The company also carries stemware and bar accessories, and bathroom sets (including soap pumps, trays, tumblers, tissue boxes and toothbrush holders).

Holiday-themed pillows





Eastern Accents has an array of holiday-themed throw pillows, as well as table runners and Christmas stockings. All pillows come with down inserts.



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Design bloggers have their say at NY gift show

The Bloggers' Choice Awards are presented semi-annually to exhibitors in Accent on Design, one of 10 divisions of the New York International Gift Fair. "Design bloggers have a unique aesthetic sensibility, as well as an inherent knack for identifying emerging talents," said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president.
"Accent on Design offers an excellent platform for sourcing and rewarding design innovation." Each blogger selected one product from among the thousands featured by 200 Accent on Design exhibitors.
The bloggers - and their choices for the "next big thing" - are:

Jennifer Lockwood of DailyGrommet.com:
Cast Iron Skillets by Borough Furnace (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
"It is all about the story behind the product. From humble beginnings as scraped, upcycled iron to a cool, hip, useful cast-iron skillet that will last forever. Old made new."

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan of ApartmentTherapy.com:
Sundara Rug Collection by Donna Wilson & SCP (London, England)
"One of the best new debuts I found at the NYIGF was the Sundara Rug Collection by Donna Wilson and distributed by SCP. All rugs are hand-made in India, using three different techniques: flat-weaving, hand-looming and hand-tufting. Like Donna's other designs for SCP - Frank, Henry & Ernest pouffes and Nos Das pillows, throws and bags - color and texture are at the fore-front for these new rug designs."

Kristin Coleman of Design-Calendar.com:
Umbrellas by Brelli (New York)
"I've been thinking for years now that the umbrella was due for a redesign. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the Brelli, which delivers a stylish, versatile and sustainable solution."

Rain Noe of Core77.com:
Chop, Patrick Jouin's bamboo chopping board, by Alessi (New York)
"This caught my eye because the indented, curved edges, in addition to making you want to touch the object, allow you to cut and swipe vegetables directly onto a plate. I think that simple, subtle human factors and details like this are what makes for great design."

Heather Clawson of HabituallyChic.com:
Michelle Parker Table Lamps by Stray Dog Designs (Chattanooga, Tenn.) for its lamps with shades made from vintage topographical maps and pages from old dictionaries
"It's such a cleaver and original idea and they look great. The company employs artisans in Haiti in Mexico so you know you are buying products that benefit those in need as well."

Marisa Marcantonio of stylebeat.blogspot.com:
Nasca Collection of globally-inspired textiles by Suki Cheema Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
"Merges the traditional craft of handmade Indian textiles with saturated colors and creative pattern play. The 100% cotton Taquile pillow is made using an ancient embroidery technique out of several fabrics, so the pieces add history and tradition to a home. The collection is very current with its playful graphic designs and cheery colors."

Jaime Derringer of design-milk.com:
Piggy by Materious (Chicago)
"A refreshingly new concept that shows us good design is more than just form and function - it's human too!"

Stephanie Murg of UnBeige (mediabistro.com):
Husque bowls by Designs Abroad (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
"I'm nuts for Husque products! Handmade in Australia, these colorful bowls and platters are not only inspired by the smooth curves of Macadamia nuts, they're also made from waste shells of the locally-farmed nuts. Queensland-based designer Marc Harrison developed the novel composite material, which is then colored and hand-polished (with Macadamia nut oil) to a beautiful luster. The resulting objects look good enough to eat - or at least eat off of."

Best new products from the textiles show

Five companies participating in Home Textiles Market Week in New York were presented with Best New Product awards last week. Designers Guild received the “Best of Market” award for its Orangerie Cushion. All of the winners exhibited in the At Home division of the New York International Gift Fair.

BEST OF MARKET
Designers Guild (New York), for its Orangerie Cushion, designed by Tricia Guild. Manufactured in the United Kingdom, the Orangerie design features hand painted florals on a fresh white base—which are digitally reproduced and printed onto the cushion’s cotton percale front fabric. The cushion’s trimming and solid silk back provide some extra contrast to its patterned front.

BED CATEGORY
Bōdmer Blankets (Carlton, Ore.) for its Jaspé Blanket, designed and hand woven by Craig Bōdmer. Made of 100% natural baby alpaca yarn and bound with 100% hand-woven silk, the blanket provides both beauty and comfort. The non-dyed blanket has an all-natural alpaca color, which is revealed as its color subtly transforms from dark to light, and is woven with a classic 2/2 twill weave structure and available in twin, double, queen and king sizes.

BATH CATEGORY
Brahms Mount (Hallowell, Maine) for its Linen Towels, designed by Claudia Brahms. The towels, which are woven in North America, are 100% linen and naturally anti-microbial and available in 3 sizes: and six colors. 

DINING CATEGORY
Blissliving Home (Rockville, Md.) for its Samsara Table Linens, designed by Mei Xu and Amber Kleiner. The Samsara Table Linens include a runner, square placemat and matching dyed linen napkin and is available in two colorways. The linens traditional embroidery is borrowed from their Samsara decorative pillow. 

HOME ACCESSORIES CATEGORY
Alicia Adams Alpaca Inc. (Stanfordville, NY) for its Travel Set. Designed by owner, Alicia Adams and manufactured in Peru, the travel set comes with a blanket and eye mask, which conveniently fit in a travel-size pouch. Made of 100% baby alpaca, this soft blanket provides the ultimate in luxury for travel. 

Award criteria included innovation in design, creative use of materials/construction and new fiber, material or technology.
The third-generation, family-owned Matouk company makes bed, bath and table linens.  At the New York International Gift Fair, the company introduced Lowell and Mirasol table linens, elegant top of bed styles Bryant Park and Greenbrier, fragranced candles and soaps, and new small-scale prints. Shown are examples of Matouk's style.








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Printed and hand-painted pillows



Kevin O'Brien Studio is exhibiting new Shibori pillows & bedding at the New York International Gift Fair this month. The company will introduce new patterns in its printed Nautical pillow collection, and new patterns and colors in its collection of hand-painted velvet pillows.
The company also offers bedding, throws, stuffed animals and wall decor.


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Art and decorative objects from India

Miami Mumbai imports a variety of fine art and decorative accessories. While the company has a public gallery in south Florida, it says "our objective remains on supplying interior designers and other members of the trade with purchases at wholesale rates."
See the company at the New York gift show in August.





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Textile Technology Center offers summer class, July 27

Interested in learning more about textiles? Consider a summer class at the Textile Technology Center, a full-scale “mini-mill,” located in Belmont, NC (approximately 10 minutes from the Charlotte Airport on the Gaston College Campus).

A textile product development facility where seminar attendees can learn about textile processing and observe fiber being processed through yarn, fabric and performance testing, the Textiles 101 class was developed for industry professionals (sales, marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, IT), architects and interior designers, apparel and fashion merchandising personnel, as well as for educational enrichment (college students, teachers and staff development). Classes are routinely scheduled with open enrollment, but the Center will also conduct classes specifically for a client or business upon request.

Seminars are four hours in length and are comprised of a combination of classroom instruction, lab exercises and a tour of the facility to see the products in process. Topics include fiber analysis, yarn spinning, weaving, knitting and non-woven fundamentals; fabric types and constructions; dyeing, finishing and printing; fabric testing, analysis and quality control; textile trends, and product development.

The next class is set for July 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the seminar fee is $95.00 per person. To enroll, phone (704) 825-3737 ext. 254 or email Anderson.john@gaston.edu.

This was published on the High Point Market website.

2010 ICFF EDITORS AWARDS

press release

NEW YORK, NY, MAY 16, 2010 The much-anticipated 2010 ICFF Editors Awards were bestowed in 16 categories. The ICFF Editors Awards Ceremony took place during the 22nd annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) tonight at the ICFF Exhibitors Reception at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. This year's ICFF Editors Awards Committee: Arlene Hirst, Anniina Koivu of Abitare, Jessica Johnson of Azure, Stefano Casciani of Domus, Sam Grawe of Dwell, Gilda Bojardi of Interni, Chantal Hamaide of Intramuros, Susan S. Szenasy of Metropolis, Benjamin Kempton of Wallpaper*.

The winners circle:

Body of Work
Blu Dot, Booth 1808

New Designer
Objeti, LLC, Booth 1657
Studio Dunn, Booth 1972

Craftsmanship
Cocochi Design, Booth 832

Furniture
Mabeo, Booth 1112

Seating
Arper spa, Booth 1406

Carpet and Flooring
Ardeco Interier Sro, Booths 1166, 1372

Lighting
Peter Stathis & Virtual Studio, Booth 2542

Outdoor Furniture
Snow Peak, Inc., Booth 1400

Materials
Triple Pin Blue Denim Tiles presented by Material ConneXion, Inc., Booth 1348

Wall Coverings
Timorous Beasties, Booth 1236

Accessories
Kikkerland Design, Inc., Booth 1836

Textiles
Dana Barnes Design, Booth 1767

Kitchen and Bath
Axor, Booth 1704

Multiple Production
Tom Dixon, Booths 1804, 1900, 2000

Design School
MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art), Booth 1178

Booth
Molo, Booth 1204

The ICFF is produced and managed by GLM, LLC. Metropolis sponsors the ICFF. International sponsors include: Abitare, Domus, Frame, Interni, Intramuros, and Wallpaper*. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA), and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) provide approval.

Friday special: a new blog for designers

FF&E Specifier is a new blog showing furnishings for contract interiors (office, hospitality, education, healthcare and retail). The following post originally appeared on FF&E Specifier.


Bed throws for the hospitality industry
Washable, custom-order top-of-bed textiles are designed to cover the foot of the bed and provide a special touch in a hotel bedroom. Washable designs like the VIC PL MAI (shown in the Four Seasons, Mexico City) are made from 53% rayon and 47% cotton. This style fuses bright, earthy elements of maize and dark tarragon, with neutral tones of medium bamboo and light cognac, the company states. Textillery Weavers

Extra-long shower curtains in 22 designs



The Legacy Groups introduces “The Bath Collection,” its collection of extra-long shower curtains from its linen division, Legacy Linen Group, LLC.The curtains extend past the top of the bath tub to the floor, allowing for a more finished look.
The Bath Collection includes 22 designs. The 90-inch-long curtains are produced in the USA from high-end fabrics and trims available in an array of solids, damasks, stripes, animal prints, and traditional French toile patterns. Designer touches include an 8-inch bullion trim along the header of the Lion Eyes pattern (representing a lion’s mane) and attached valances and trims for the French toile patterns.




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