Fabrics & Furnishings - Autumn 2014 Issue by Fabrics & Furnishings International

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Volume 24, Number 4

Autumn 2014

The Global Home & Contract Furnishings Newspaper

Höpke’s Upholstery Focus Produces 2014 Europe Sales Gain Plus Exclusive Distribution Through Prismatek Secures USA Foothold Sipco News Network

IEDERFULLBACH, Germany—Höpke Mobelstoffe International is reaping the benefits of an aggressive export program after five years in foreign markets, according to Olaf Maier, General Manager of this E30 million upholstery distributor with 80 employees, one of the largest in Europe, right up there with Eurotex and Textaafoam. “It’s more unusual to be an

upholstery only distributor in Europe than to be a decorative fabrics distributor,” Maier says. The business grew three percent for the first half of 2014, Maier states, with export now accounting for 30 percent of total sales. Maier joined the business in 1985 and married the boss’ daughter, he says. He took over the business in 1990 when it was doing E3.5 million and watched it grow tenfold in 24 years by doing things a little differently than his father-in-law.

See Top 10 Global Woven Upholstery Mills • PAGE 10

Wear Brooks ‘Sonoma,’ Or Nothing At All • PAGE 14

Olaf Maier, General Manager of Hopke Mobelstoffe International in Niederfullbach, Germany with Anke Kondek, President of Prismatek International, a jobber in Fort Myers, FL and Bob Coleman, Managing Director, RNB Partners, Princeton, NJ consultant. (continued on page 12)

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Boyteks Plans Further Expansion Haci Boydak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boydak Holding A.S. in Kayseri, Turkey proudly holds the multi-purpose upholstery/window fabric produced by Boyteks, its $134 million ticking/ upholstery division set for further expansion. • PAGE 10

The Elinson Father/ Daughter Team Adds New Business • PAGE 20

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FF&FI FI NE L EW T TSE R S

Letter From the Editor

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Is There No Sense of Decency? I’ve been in the fabrics business for nearly 50 years, starting as a copyboy for Fairchild Publications Inc., and eventually starting Fabrics & Furnishings International in 1990. 2015 will be our 25th anniversary of Fabrics & Furnishings International. For many years, this has been a great industry but lately, I question whether or not there is a real sense of decency in the way business is conducted. For example, there are ongoing complaints about the sampling process and this is global in scope. With millions of dollars on the line, customers think of nothing asking for samples over and over again—never to be used for anything more than prototypes for other suppliers to copy cheaper. This is a practice conducted by the buyers. Sure, some orders result or we wouldn’t have a business but where is the decency in this practice? Then when an agent calls to follow through, the agent either gets no response or little valid response.... and again civility starts from the top. Management must take a look at their practices and improve them to a higher standard. Another thing, designers should start showing more respect for the agents who call on them. Designers often play favorites and are really horrible towards those who are not in vogue. Some designers—not all—don’t return the agents’ calls. Why not? This is not professional and does not represent the designer’s company very well. Designers also don’t respond to samples or blankets that are done at their request from the mills. The mills spend millions in Fedexing internationally samples requested as urgent and only to be lost or forgotten. (continued on Page 10)

U.K. | Geoff Fisher

Belgium | Jan Hoffman

USA | Marc Weinreich

EDITORIAL & PUBLISHING EDITOR & PUBLISHER USA, EUROPE & CHINA Eric Schneider Tel: 001.917.251.9922 E-Mail: eric@sipco.net

ART DIRECTOR Roxanne Clapp Tel: 001.813.991.1860 E-Mail: rox@sipco.net

Table of Contents F&FI Autumn 2014 | Vol. 24, No. 4 Letter to the Ediitor / A Life Inspiring Trip to Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyteks Plans Doubling Capacity While Upholstery Sales Soar to $75 Million. . . . . . . . . F&FI’s Top 10 Global Woven Upholstery Mills ($) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enzo Angiuoni Restructures His Business, In the Black Again! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vigano Hires Elisabeth Karp, US Agent, After No N.Y. Agent for 25 Years . . . . . . . . . . . Swadeshi Silk Throws Party At Auberge Centrale, Cernobbio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooks Fabric Girls Wear Sonoma Suede Or Nothing at All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Former Quaker Exec Joins Bella-Dura® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highland Court to Get Facelift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dash Sees Branding Drives US, International Furniture Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valdese Weavers Enters Drapery Fabric Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Contract/HospitalityNews Mariak Enters Residential, Hospitality Textiles Through Digital Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DESIGN

Exploring the Great Outdoors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Departments Photo Gallery - Evteks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Photo Gallery - Proposte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Photo Gallery - Showtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Advertiser Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Letter From the Editor How can you condone this practice? Where is the decency in this at a time when many mills worldwide are struggling to make a dollar? Surely we all have a responsibility to watch our costs and use our time wisely! Most clients will look at a new line without batting an eye, but there are others right now who will not take on new vendors without a vetting process of up to two years. This puts the agent and the supplier in a difficult light. It also puts the buyer behind in terms of what’s new out there. If it looks good, why not run with it and take a chance you can sell it instead of dragging out the process for 24 months—well after the peak of the desirable item?

Of course there are still professionals in our industry but what about the rest of you? This disrespect comes from the top of the organization and it borders on arrogance. I don’t want to name names, but I’m sure you know who they are. We all need one another, mill, client and agent and they should all be judged on their performance, service and follow through and not at the whim of those with personal jealousies towards favorite and unfavorite agents. These are some of my thoughts. I’d like to hear your take on these subjects. Please write eric@sipco.net —Eric Schneider, Publisher

Letter To The Editor

A Life Inspiring Trip to Africa I travelled to Africa, but not the one I love and a part of South Africa where I was raised, but the wild colorful intriguing Africa; Zimbabwe, Uganda and Rwanda. There are smells, colors and visions so unique and extraordinary and only to be found there. Prospects of colors, ideas of shapes print compositions, all have been enriched and filled with magical oxygen. I touched magic, felt intensities out of this world and came back with ideas that would leave me locked in my development room for the next five years. Where else do earth and humanity intertwine together in such a bewitching dangerous but powerful

way, sucking you into an ocean of colors and textures; inspiring me to come up with such flowing colors, harmonious juxtapositions of hues and tones. A rich velvet collection was conceived the day I landed in Africa, my Africa. I carried it for nine months and at the end of those mind blowing days and weeks I finally gave birth to a rich, royal vibrating velvet solids and geometrical shapes reflecting my Africa. — Shani Moran, Design Director, Marcovaldo Fabrics

Boyteks Plans Doubling Capacity While Upholstery Sales Soar to $75 Million Boydak Group Division Makes F&FI’s Top 10 woven upholstery Mills List, 2014 come through a major expansion in the next two years. This is expected STANBUL, Turkey—In just ten to expand the mill from 24,000 years, Boyteks division of Boydak square meters to 48,000 square Holdings has come from nowhere meters on 10,000 square meters as a startup supplier to in-house of land purchased near the existing furniture divisions Istikbal, Bellona Bursa based factory. A three-story and Mondi to a full-fledged mill now building is planned. Mevlut Baydar, marketing serving many outside customers. Boyteks claims production of director of Boyteks, during Evteks, 1.2 million meters of upholstery per confirmed these details to F&FI month on 200 looms with more to during the Evteks Fair in May. “We are selling to 60 different countries today and to key accounts like IKEA, Marks & Spencer, Robert Allen and Kravet.” Russia and especially Europe account for the bulk of export of Boyteks that is 90 percent of overall sales. This company now generates $150 million in sales, Baydar says with half in mattress ticking and the other half in upholstery. He forecasts $200 million in sales within five years. Closeup of Boyteks has also the new added woven velvet sculptured production to its jacquard product offering with in the additional ranges $7.50 cost range without FR and FOB. planned for outdoor “It’s a hefty piece of goods used for UK fabrics in polyester, window and upholstery applications,” said polypropylene and John Haley, UK agent for Boyteks. solution dyed acrylics.

the domestic Turkish market for upholstery. Boyteks also has a branch in Iran and Georgia. As part of its marketing approach, Boyteks has created five franchised dealer showrooms to sells its complete upholstery production to the Turkish furniture trade. The outlets and corner branches are in Inegol, Ankara, Istanbul and Adana. F&FI

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John Haley, International Textile Marketing Ltd., Shaw, Oldham, UK agent for Boyteks with Seyit Ali Koksal, Vice General Manager, Boyteks; Mustafa Yildrim, General Manager, Boyteks with Haci Boydak, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Boydak Holding. Boyteks has also added contract fabric, including wool, in the way of panel fabrics, chair fabrics. It now competes with Camira (UK) and Victor (Canada) in this arena. F&FI places Boyteks on the top 10 list of woven upholstery fabric mills for 2014 (see sidebar). This list used to be dominated by large American mills but in recent years, mills in India, Turkey and China have come to dominate this list with the departure of such major American mills as Quaker, Mastercraft and Joan. Only

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Valdese remains at the top of the list. D’Décor is now recognized by F&FI as the largest mill in the world for the first time, well ahead of the second closest competitor, Valdese Weavers and twice the size of Kadifeteks, number three. Four years ago, Boyteks spotted the fashion change from chenille to warp knits. As a result, Boyteks bought looms from Carl Mayer in order to develop warp knit fabrics which now generate 400,000 meters a month in this business alone. It sells this product line to

F&FI’s Top 10*

Global Woven Upholstery Mills ($) 1. D’Décor-$250 million (India) 2. Valdese Weavers-$150 million (USA) 3. Kadifeteks-$125 million (Turkey) 4. Glen Raven Mills-$100 million (USA) 5. Zhongwong-$100 million (China) 6. Dicitex Furnishings-$100 million (India) 7. Chinasia-$100 million (China) 8. Aydin-$100 million (Turkey) 9. STI-$75 million (USA) 10. Boyteks-$75 million-(Turkey) *Estimates for 2014 provided by F&FI

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Enzo Angiuoni Restructures His Business, In the Black Again! Sipco News Network

STANBUL, Turkey — Enzo Angiuoni has proven himself to be a magician in how he continuously reinvents his business in order to survive, while other mills have shriveled up and died. F&FI caught up with Enzo during Enzo degli Angiuoni’s showing at Evteks as part of the Italian Pavilion. “We are now in the black in 2014 after breaking even in 2013 with an eight percent sales increase last year,” the 72 year old Naples borne founder says. “For the first four months of 2014, we have a 10 percent gain in sales over 2013 and we now realize that the U.S. market has come back.

Aside from the American converters and editeurs, we have also more positive results from European editeurs who are doing an increased business in the USA.” “We have made a total financial change in Enzo degli Angiuoni,” he says, in answer to the rumors that have been swirling around the industry for the past few years. “We have moved the company to one unique place in Lecco. The showroom used to be 30 minutes away in Lentate and now the showroom has been combined with the factory in Lecco,” he explained. The showroom location is for sale in Lentate. The 14,000 square meter mill is

100 percent owned by the Angiuoni Family. The mill includes 54 looms including Dornier jacquards and dobbies; Van de Wiele velvet looms. For the past three years, Davide Goria has been Export Manager and Corrado Proserpio, a new Managing Director was recently hired from Yamaha. (This is not the same fellow who manages Rossini Della Quercia) The Weaving Director is Pierangelo Bianchi. Maria Angiuoni, Enzo’s wife manages a design staff of ten people. She is much younger than Enzo. He expects her to carry on with the business in the years ahead if and

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Höpke’s Focus On Upholstery For example, Maier has his own designs which he converts to produce exclusive product that is commission woven. He does volume business with four Turkish mills. The goods are delivered to his German warehouse in one week, he says. He also sells his line to customers in India. What’s more, he feels confidence in his future with two children in the business; a son, Lars, 25 and a daughter, Caroline, 28. Both Maier children also majored in textiles. Höpke’s substantial base of accounts covers EFTA, Eastern Europe and Asia with a new emphasis now on the USA. The product line is called ‘Active Line’ and is composed of performance fabrics in the 40,000-100,000 Martindale rub range. Most of the goods are Oketex 100-Class 2 approved. The US bound collection consists of 50 patterns, mostly textures, in 12-40 colors each and is made by European mills, landed duty paid at $7-$16 for the piece. Cut yardage is also available in the States through Prismatek on selected items. Prismatek offers special colors with 200-meter minimums through Höpke. “We can deliver from receipt of order in two weeks by Fedex from Germany to the customer’s airport in the USA, FOB Port of Entry,” Maier says Höpke clocked its second Showtime USA in High Point, NC in June and after ten years exhibiting at Heimtextil Europe, plans to continue to participate in Frankfurt in January 2015. This

is its major European fair, Maier says. Anke Kondek, President of Prismatek in Fort Myers, FL and her husband Dieter, distribute the Höpke line of residential upholstery in the USA. The Kondeks bought Prismatek in 2012 from Hans and Karen Stuber (who returned to their native Germany) and the Kondeks soon teamed up with Höpke in a partnership for the US market. Prismatek is a specialist in the hospitality market where it focuses on the interior designer; but with Höpke, Prismatek concentrates on sales to the American furniture manufacturers, a nice compliment to Prismatek’s core business, Anke says. Robert Coleman, Managing Director of RNB Partners in Princeton, NJ is advising the Kondeks in their marketing activities to the manufacturers.

Coleman was a one-time member of the now defunct Waverly fabrics division of F. Schumacher, an American jobber. Prismatek has access to the Höpke inventory in Coburg. Höpke’s products for US export are middle to upper end and don’t deal with Chinese goods, Maier explains. However, in the German domestic market, Chinese fabrics are the bulk of sales for Höpke, Maier says. “Germany is primarily a low priced upholstery market today,” he adds. In Germany, Höpke also has two cut length divisions; one selling 7,000 items to the retail market with 24-hour delivery and another division geared to the sofa manufacturer and contract. The business is run from two automated warehouses in Coburg and Niederfullbach with a recently completed third warehouse that opened this past July in Coburg. F&FI

Olaf Maier, General Manager of Höpke Mobelstoffe International in Niederfullbach, Germany with Anke Kondek, President of Prismatek International, a jobber in Fort Myers, FL and Bob Coleman, Managing Director, RNB Partners, Princeton, NJ consultant.

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when he gets too old to lead, he says. “I have a daughter and five nephews; the oldest one is 20— Filippo; Andrea, 18. Roberto, Enzo’s son also has children: Giocomo, 18; Giulie, 16; Alexandre, the smallest at 11 but he speaks three languages—English, Italian and Chinese.” Enzo’s point is simple: his heirs are in place and one or more may run the business someday. Roberto is busy running Texar Stoffe, an acquisition he made several years ago and then consolidated into his family business where all the fabrics are made. F&FI

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Vigano Hires Elisabeth Karp, US Agent, After No N.Y. Agent for 25 Years Sipco News Network

He is also the President of the OMO, Italy — Liz Karp, Proposte exhibition and was former Sales Manager for last seen at his stand in Istanbul Weave Corp., USA, has been during Evteks and Heimtextil retained as an independent sales Asia in the Italian Pavilion. F&FI agent for Vigano SpA. the Italian jacquard mill based in Nibionno, IT which specializes in velvets and contract fabrics. Karp is a veteran fabric fashionista with a huge following a m o n g At Proposte Press Dinner: Piercarlo Vigano, Liz Northeast Karp and Giusi Corti (Vigano staff member) jobbers. She was with Weave for almost her entire career, about 25 years, prior to joining the Vigano sales effort. Vigano also hired a West Coast agent in Robert Egan about two years ago. This is part of Vigano’s aggressive export effort worldwide. Piercarlo Vigano told F&FI that he previously had no agent in the New York area for 25 years until Liz Fabric buyers Araceli Damian and Karp came along. Jeanette Rodriquez of MGM Resorts “I just couldn’t find with Robert Egan and Piercarlo a replacement for our Vigano (left) last agent,” Vigano said.

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Swadeshi Silk Throws Party At Auberge Centrale, Cernobbio Sipco News Network

OMO, Italy — The world of designers and some big league wholesalers turned out for Swadeshi’s

bash during Proposte. Hosts for the evening were Maria Kremer, U.S. agent and her principals , The two Gupta Brothers. F&FI

Deepa Sundaram, Swadeshi designer with Gail Goldman, Fabrics & Furnishings International Here’s the Lee Jofa crew (based in Bethpage, N.Y. home of parent company Kravet) headed by President Stephen Elrod and his team of Lorraine Tanyu wearing pink (designs Groundworks Wovens), Danielle St. George, (designs Ralph Lauren & Folia brands) and Maria Kremer (right)

Rachel Doriss and Lauren Kidwell, Pollack, New York with Sushant Gupta (Sunil’s brother and partner) and Jocelyn Anderson, R.M.Coco, Cape Girardeaux, Missouri (USA), all designers.

Sunil Gupta, Principal, Swadeshi with Trevor Helliwell, Master of Prestigious in Lancashire, UK Carol Fry, Auckland, NZ with Angelina Kutukoff of Sydney office, both with Unique fabrics, a 32 person wholesaler

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lauritzen, Managing Directors of Lauritzon & Co. Ab, Helsinki, Finland

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Floriane Leblong and Isabelle Toch of Camengo and Casamance. Texdecor in Willems, France

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Brooks Fabric Girls Wear Sonoma Suede Or Nothing at All Sipco News Network

OS ANGELES, California — The ladies on the cover of F&FI say they would rather wear nothing if they can’t wear Brooks Fabrics’ Sonoma suede velvet. Sonoma is a best seller for Brooks according to company owner and CEO Joseph Moran.

The fabric is stocked in his California warehouse. Sonoma is 85 % Polyester, 12% Nylon and 3% Spandex, Moran says. It is “especially stain resistant and easy to clean, having a machine washing resistance up to 160 degrees F. Sonoma has gone through four different processes to keep the consistency and uniformity of

the fabric, appearing neat and spotless,” he says. “In the interior design world, suede has had an increasing popularity since last year, due to its texture and warmth. “Sonoma is currently our best-selling fabric with the most diverse uses,” Moran adds. “Due to its popularity, we have been adding new colors periodically. Sonoma

is already presented in 33 vibrant saturated colors, focusing on dark and bright schemes, but we also offer several shades of beige. “The fabric meets the flammability criteria of the UFAC, NFPA 260, CAL 117 N and NFPA 701. This makes it suitable for an infinite range of uses in upholstery, drapery and home decor. F&FI

Joseph Moran

Former Quaker Exec Joins Bella-Dura® Sipco News Network

IGH POINT, North Carolina — Stuart Schneider, a veteran fabric man has returned to the upholstery fabric industry as Sales Director for Bella-Dura, an indoor/outdoor fabric brand produced by Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Ltd., Fairlawn, New Jersey. He reports to Irwin and Ari Gasner, Principals of Wearbest. Schneider is excited about being back in the industry, he says. He was Export Director of Quaker Fabrics from 1992-1998; then with Chatham Mills followed by several years first with Prosetex and then with Enzo Angiouni when he lived in Italy.

Stuart Schneider Prior to joining Bella-Dura, he was involved in developing a new business unrelated to textiles. While Schneider has some business for Bella-Dura in Australia, his primary thrust will be to further develop the furniture fabric accounts in the USA. This last Showtime in June, was his first Showtime attendance in many years. Schneider lives in Bristol, Rhode Island with his wife and two children. F&FI

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Evteks 2014

It was Rockland Mills’ first Evteks. Shown here is Darren Fradin, Vice President of Sales with Sadik Modanli, principal of Modanli Tekstil, a local sales group in Bursa, Turkey.

ISTANBUL — At Evteks 2014, night time attractions include the many great seafood restaurants in Istanbul but Dragos Marina Balik in the Kartal district of Istanbul has the best view of the Marmara Sea. Daytime saw the arrival of many Russian and Middle Eastern wholesales at Evteks, playing its part as a bridge between Europe and Asia and the Middle East.

Yianna Kalotaranis, principal of Nomaad, Athens, Greece with supplier Nicholas Sanjuan, principal of Comersan in Spain.

The chef at Dragos Marina made this rucola salad for Sevim Keskinci, the Turkish agent for Fabric & Furnishings International for the past 17 years. This same evening, Sevim received the first watch ever given to an F&FI agent for her loyalty and devotion to both Sipco Publications Inc., (publisher of F&FI) and more importantly, to her Turkish customers over the years. Congratulations Sevim!

Engin Ocak, Sales Director and owner of Guleser with Marlene Muller, designer and Stefan Gabel, Design head for ADO, a division of Zimmer & Rohde, Oberursel, Germany. Guleser has reinvented itself as a more upscale supplier of upholstery and drapery. The new line features $7.50-$14.00 price points for cottons, linens and elegant jacquards.

Cetin Yilmaz, textile engineer and account manager for Centexbel Turkish office and his colleague Anne Clarysse, key account executive from Gent, Belgium. Centexbel is a textiletesting laboratory. Ebru Ucyaz, sales manager, Penelope, (Bursa based jacquard mill) with Ahmad Issa, Assistant Manager and his father, Mazen Issa, principals of Swiss The Marmarai metro House, four shops in Kuwait City, train runs under the Kuwait. Penelope is considered one of Bosporus and the the highest style and quality mills in Marmara. It is a beautiTurkey today along with Vanelli. ful train with terrific service. Try it sometime, especially when you missed the last ferry to Bastanci from Bacircoy. Brigitte Wolfel, principal of Wolfel & Co., a German fabric wholesaler in Alsbach/ Bergstrasse with ‘Mr. Vats,’ the dyer for Dicitex Furnishngs; Luca Ferrari, German agent for Dicitex Furnishings. Mr. Parag, merchandise manager for Dicitex, follows him; to his right is Klaus Wolfel, principal of Wolfel & Co. and Nimish Aroraa, principal of Dicitex Furnishings Pvt. This group is holding the first sample of Reggiani Digitally printed material to be used in a hotel project. The copyrighted design is owned by Wolfel. Wolfel also owns its own weaving mill in Germany.

Don’t play poker with these guys! Omer Hulusi Topcu, Domestic Marketing and Sales Manager, for Hisar; Kazim Avinca, Chairman of Minella Mobilya, Izmir and Omer Faruk Topbas, owner, Hisar. He closed his mill several years ago in Bursa and reopened it in Haining, China. It’s called Haining Hisar Import & Export Co., Ltd.

Yimaz Pazarlama, Istanbul with Boris Ertin, Kets area sales director, Istanbul, Yavuz Acar, Managing Director, Kets and customer Kobi Musery, General Sales Manager, Renby, Tel Aviv, Israel wholesaler on Herzel Street.

Luca Ferrari, principal of DiNole Velvet, Nole, Italy with Enzo Angiuoni, owner of Enzo degli Angiuoni Mills, Lecco, Italy. The pair were seen ‘loving each other as only Italians can do’ at Evteks where both had stands.

Vu Dieu Thuy, Head of Business, H&T-Familex, Prague, Czech Republic with her husband Dang Mangh Hung, Director. How come the Director of the business reports to the Head of Business? Dang’s answer: “She’s the Big Boss!” H&T buys curtaining at Evteks and sells it to dealers in Czech Republic. The pair is from Viet Nam.

Claudia Soler (left) and mom Sonia Roman Soler (end), owners of Claro in Puerto Neuevo, Puerto Rico with Maria Filatova, Sales Director of Mod Moscow, with offices in Lynbrook, NY.

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Abdella Benmansour, (right) owner of Vasco Fabrics in Casablanca with his customer Naser Rafat, General Manager of Prestige International, Safat, Kuwait. Vasco is a 25 year-old manufacturer which exports to the Middle East, USA and other countries. Vasco was part of the Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion exhibit.

Nikola Nikodinski, principal of Fokus Upholstery, a 20 year old wholesaler in Skopje-Karposh, Macedonia with Lutfu Baylan, partner, Ambians Upholstery, Bursa, Turkey. Ambians is a division of Isbay, which also owns Aleran Tekstil, a drapery fabric mill. Zhivorad Boshnjak on the right. He works for Fokus.

Murat Tosunoglu, principal of Integro Editions Studio Lab, Denizli, Turkey with Tomasz Reczulski and Daniel Reczulski, brothers and owners of Miracle, Poznan, Poland.

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ANCHO DOMINGUEZ, California — Mariak Corp. has entered the launch stage for its new digital printing business after 30 years as a supplier of window blinds and components to the fabricator and designer. “We see digital printing as a bigger business than what we have developed in window blinds for the past 30 years,” says Leo Elinson, Mariak principal who is originally from Argentina. He named Mariak after his grandmother Maria Kremer. The original company started in his garage making window blinds including verticals in plastic, fabric and

metal, which grew into many products for the window industry, Leo explains. “We were always under the radar as a vendor but that is about to change,” he adds. His first experience with printing was for Starbucks, printing its logo on window blinds. The printing business took off from there, when designers started to request printed products for window, matching shades for hotel rooms and wallpaper in custom colors from one vendor. Digitally printed bedding, bed scarves, sheets, draperies, roller shades upholstery and a printed apparel business are ramping up for Mariak. As a result, digitally printed products for hotels a n d

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residential applications are being developed rapidly, Elinson says. Erin Elinson, the 25 year old director of marketing as well as Leo’s daughter is managing the new print business with her father’s guidance. Mariak has invested over Erin & Leo Elinson $1 million in five Mimaki printers and is beginning to print 15-20 grades of its own polyester basecoths as well as customers’ supplied PFP basecloths. Erin joined Mariak management-training program after going through the at Saks Fifth Avenue. “I realized the potential of the family business and decided to join forces with my dad.” The 450-employee company with 250,000 square feet of manufacturing space near Compton, CA., has no minimum print order but it is looking for one piece minimum customers to build its business. Mariak says its can print up to 126 inch widths as well as narrow widths in unlimited colors that are computer matched to original artwork. “Our printers are the fastest on the market,” Leo says.

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“This gives us the ability to use high speed printing, as much as 600 square feet per hour for the larger jobs we get in the 10,000 yard range. Prints are accessible without any inventory,” Leo says. He has a licensing deal with several print archives including JVA Designs through Jay Dash and Florence Broadhurst, the designer. “Designers will be able to login, pick patterns and start working on the products they want with our website soon to be developed,” Erin says. “Customers want to finish their hotel projects within two weeks. They can’t wait longer due to the nature of the business,” Leo says. “They don’t want to wait until it comes from China if they can do it in the USA on time and quickly. F&FI

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EXPLORING THE GREAT OUTDOORS By Jennifer Castoldi

utdoor areas of the home, as well as hotels, restaurants, and even yachts are growing in popularity as lifestyles shift. Gardens, rooftops, terraces, balconies, and decks are an extension of living and work spaces. Along with this demand comes a need for more durable furnishing fabrics with enhanced performance standards that will not take away from comfort and style. Textiles featuring a wide range of colors, patterns, and textures with high technical finishes are part of the industry’s hottest segment.

Covington Outdoor is an assortment of new and bright fabrics manufactured for indoor/outdoor living. Fabricated of solutiondyed polypropylene and polyester, Covington Outdoor features textiles that are both durable and UV/fade resistant while retaining a soft, cottonlike hand. The collection includes over 85 SKUs with colors ranging from lighter neutrals to fresh, brighter colors as well as darker shades. The bestselling patterns include Tahiti, Star Fish, and Bay Palm.

Nelen & Delbeke is all about the linen look with an environmental edge. Flyer is 100% recyclable and it is claimed that the energy consumed in production is less than any other known synthetic fiber. It has a soft hand and is resistant to fungus and bacteria. It is very high UV-resistant and has excellent light fastness. The fiber is non-absorbent to stains from salt, chlorine, sweat, and oil. The yarn is so light that it floats in water.

Girones has a fresh outdoor range in jacquard weaves with Teflon water repellent finishing of woven Dralon® yarn, which was just launched in earth tones to complement any outdoor aesthetic.

The Libeco Outdoor Collection is a combination of the beauty and comfort of a linen fabric, yet it is suited for outdoor use. The fabric capable of withstanding a simple shower and has the facility to dry very fast. Flax is a fiber that is very respectful of the environment through its entire lifecycle and is 100% biodegradable; therefore, it is ideal for outdoors in a concept of relaxation and well-being.

For its outdoor collection Manifattura Tessile Calusiese fabrics are made with 100% acrylic Dralon®, which is particularly hardwearing and color-fast. Dralon® can boast bright colors, it is easy to clean, is has good UV resistance, it is soft to the touch, and it is free of rot and fungus. All Manifattura Tessile Calusiese outdoor textiles are oil and water repellent with a Teflon® finish.

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Munzert is known for its outdoor sheers. The company’s outdoor collection is made of 100% solution dyed Polyacrylic, which they consider the “Rolls Royce” when it comes to outdoor fabrics. What is unique about their outdoor sheers is the incredible fineness of the yarns used. On offer are 100% solution-dyed outdoor chenille and some twisted materials from 2 to 6 plys. The sheers can combine translucence with a striking pattern; they also come in clipped designs and can have plissee treatments.

Woven with a revolutionary fiber technology. Bella-Dura packs its performance into every proprietary fiber. When woven, Bella-Dura fibers create durable textile that exceeds 50,000 double-rubs, is stain and microbial resistant, bleach cleanable and 100% recyclable. Also, the fabrics boast over 1,500 lightfast hours light and are manufactured in the USA. Additionally the textiles will not pill, stain, or discolor and are suitable for residential or contract, indoor or out applications. Bella-Dura has received the Earth-Minded Award (EMA) for 100% Green Performance from ASID as well as a Cradle-to-Cradle® Silver Certification by MBDC.

Reid Witlin has developed the “world’s first” 118-inch wide, 100% solution dyed acrylic sheer fabric, which has been tested to 2500 hours of light fastness and comes with a 5 year guarantee against fading and mildew--the highest in the industry per ACT Standards. The color is extruded into the filament while the yarn is being produced so the collection can be bleach cleaned if needed for both Hospitality and Healthcare atmospheres with zero color change.

Tavelmo produces a variety of velvets, from yarn-dyed to piecedyed that passes light fastness, water, chlorine, anti-bacterial and anti- sea water tests. Ideal for outdoor or indoor for residential and contract market, the velvet is also fire retardant.

Jennifer Castoldi is the CEO and Chief Creative Director of Trendease International. Since 2004, Trendease has been providing cutting-edge and competitive design information to readers spanning over 170 countries. Trendease is an influential resource reporting on global trends and key international design events. Hundreds of images and forward-thinking articles are presented on www.Trendease.com each month, additionally videos and podcasts are available on www.Trendease.TV.

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Proposte

Brothers Gloyn: Warrick Gloyn, Sales Director, The Linwood Fabric Co., Ltd., Ringwood, Hampshire, UK wholesaler with his brother Barry and James. Ella Richards is a designer with Linwood. She buys Velvetex wool velvets (Oste Montemurlo, Italy) from the man in the back row, Massimo Ciulli. Velvetex exhibited its collections in a storefront near the Villa Erba.

COMO, Italy — Proposte Was An Eyeful in More Ways Than One! Beautiful fabrics and beautiful people were there! Proposte 2014 proved it is still the home of all fabrics European and the world’s greatest editeurs and upmarket wholesalers were in abundance. Here was the Scene at Villa Erba and surrounding area.

At Mode: Grupo LaMadrid, Barcelona editeur: Borja L. de Lamadrid; brother Alvaro and Luis Ferre with Marco Guggi in back.

At Harry’s Bar, Cornelius DeKort, Dekortex owner, ponders his next meal.

Jonathan Mould, owner of Romo, the large English fabric wholesaler based in Nottingham with Nicky Askew, UK agent Sogetiss, the Morocco based mill. At one time, Nicky worked for Romo. Prints are alive!

Andre Wardeh, owner of Wardeh, the well known Beirut, Lebanese wholesaler seen in the lobby of the Grand Hotel. Andre, you look marvelous!

Jeffrey Layne, owner of Arc-Com, Orange, NY with his beautiful entourage; wife Sheila and Amanda Eaton, the chief designer. Arc-Com has found a way to weave real silver into its fabrics.

Tomomi Nakagawa, Managing Director, Tomo Décor Ltd., Osaka, Japan with Bernd Kout, President, Gebruder Munzert, Nalia-Marlesreuth, Germany. Tomomi likes ‘Origami,’ one of the new designs introduced by Munzert in its ‘Pivot’ (pronounced Pivo) collection.

George Metridis, owner of Neomagic Wholesalers in Athens with his friend and agent, Antonis Stamatoulakis and George’s son Kostas who married the girl of his dreams August 30!

Two Brazilian wholesalers, Leticia M. E. Santos, New Product Manager of Fiama Tecidos, Campinas, Brazil with Eliana Esteves, Buyer for Donatelli of Sao Paulo, Brazil with Telor R&D Director Magda Rossini, Costa Masnaga, Italy

Fathers and sons at Villa Erba: Kenny Kalwani, Managing Director of York Fabrics, Al-Awir, Dubai with his son Avinash followed by Ashok Nanwani, owner of Amardeep, the well known retailer/wholesaler in Jakarta, Indonesia with his son Vikesh.

Anna S. Grzywacz, Purchasing Manager, Sofa.Com with Dexter Delbeke, Sales Manager, Nelen & Delbeke, Kruishoutem, Belgium. Anna says her company’s linen and beechwood sofas start at $1,000. retail on the web.

At the Plaza Hotel, downtown Como: Liz Cann, Design Director, Zoffany and Sanderson UK, divisions of Walker Greenbank with Charlie Huntingford, Oxfordshire, UK agent for Zenith Exports Ltd., Bangalore, India.

Gerard Egbuje-Swarbrick, Managing Director of Beechcrown2K Ltd., Worsley, Manchester, UK based agent, with Michael Van Neder, principal of Weverij Van Neder, Vichte, Belgium

Back row: Detley Schmacke of ISM, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany based agents for Fidertessile mill in Agliana, Italy with colleague Gerd Hemmerling and Marc Greve, Manager of Polipol, upholstered furniture manufacturer in Diepenau, Germany; front row: Serena Pinzi, Sales Director and Letizia Colligani, her cousin; Giovanna Colligani, (mother of Letizia) and Frauke Koller, also with Polipol. This is an example of an Italian family that sticks together and survives every crisis!

Richard Oussoren, owner of Raymakers Velvets, Helmond, Netherlands with Karen and James Yu, principals of Qianbaihui, Haining, Zhejiang, China wholesaler who plan to also attend MoOD this year. Oussoren’s business in China is blossoming.

David Alstons, Alstons Furniture, UK producer with his jacquard fabric supplier, Jean Paul-Depraetere, Managing Director of Escolys Textiles, Ingooigem, Belgium

Symeon Karatzoglou L.P., upholstery and curtain wholesaler in Peristeri, Greece with sister Chrysoula and supplier Emanuele Molteni, Vincenzo Molteni principal, Inverigo, Italy

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Roberto Pozzi, General Manager of Pozzi Industria Tessile with customers Lujeta and husband Ylli Mici, Executive Director of Dea Tekstil, Tirana, Albania

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Highland Court to Get Facelift Sipco News Network

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

Dash Sees Branding Drives US, International Furniture Business Sipco News Network

IGH POINT, North Carolina — “Branding is everything,” according to Jay Dash, international home furnishings consultant and licensing expert, seen at recent furniture market here. “Companies are seeking new brands to promote their products; everything from movie and TV stars to swimsuit models and famous artists. This applies to both American companies as well as international manufacturers,” says the veteran consultant, known worldwide. “There were many Chinese manufacturers looking to license American brands for their market. This is true for Indian manufacturers for India,” he observes. “Design and color have returned to the 60’s and 70’s color palette. (continued on Page 29)

Jay Dash recently survived a four mile/40 obstacle race for autistic children called the ‘Badass Dash.’

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Showtime HIGH POINT, North Carolina — This summer version of Showtime 2014 proved to be more buoyant than previous versions due to the upward trend in the U.S. Home furnishings business. To be sure, the second half of 2014 should tell the tale as the U.S. Economy plods forward. Dinner with Keystone Weaving: Dixon Bartlett, principal of HB2 Resources, Atlanta with partner Caroline Hipple and Rae McKinnon, Sales Manager, Keystone weaving.

20th Anniversary Partnership between Sunbrella and Sunbury Mills: Hank Truslow, Jr., President of Sunbury, Sunbury, PA with Corey Keifetz, Vice President, Merchandising, Rowe Furniture, Elliston, VA ‘One Kings Lane’ buyers: Kate Nedelka, Caroline Dickson and Amanda Hedrick (end) with Martha Clifton, Valdese Weavers (second from left) One Kings Lane (New York City) has just been valued at $1 billion after five years in the marketplace as a high end home goods web supplier, according to this buying team.

Fernando Apodaca, Art Director with Tamalyn Krecic, Principal of Modra, a digitally printed fabric supplier in San Diego, CA with unusual designs like this one here called ‘paper cuts.’

Steve Shelly, Classical Elements Sales Manager with NC Sales reps Teresa and Wayne McGee with daughter Megan at classical Element’s 10th anniversary bash.

Ralph Skinner, Keystone Weaving Sales Rep and Reyna Moore, Vice President, Marketing & Merchandising for Norwalk Furniture

Brett Rubin, principal of Edgar Fabrics Inc., Hauppauge, NY with customer Chantale Bergeron, Design Director, Amisco Industries Ltd., L’Islet, (Quebec) Canada. She says that sales in Canada are ‘slowing down.’

Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke, Madcap Col, a design firm with Ashley Veach and husband Jeff who is Business Unit Manager for CLASS, the 18 month old cut and sew division of Culp Inc., High Point, NC converter. CLASS produces kits for the mattress industry and buys trims from Classical Elements principals Stuart and Leyla Gans, celebrating 10th anniversary in the trim industry. Classical Elements hosted bash at Lofts at Union Square during Showtime

Jana Phipps, designer for Classical Elements with friends Zack Taylor, President, Wesley Hall Furniture Co. and Jennifer McConnell, design consultant, formerly with Henredon.

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Vision, a converter and jobber from Canada with a warehouse in the Midwest threw a new showroom opening party at Market Square Tower. Here’s Kirk Reiniger, Vision’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing based in Plainfield, Indiana with Claudine Simone, recently promoted to Director of Merchandising, Henredon Furniture, Morganton, NC.

Kim DiNonno, Director of Design Development and Jackie Moss, Director of Fabric Merchandising for Michael Amini Furniture, Pico Rivera, CA with Reuben Lentz, Northeast Sales Agent, Keystone Weaving Mills Inc., Lebanon, PA

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Valdese Weavers Enters Drapery Fabric Business Engineers 300 Best Selling Upholstery Designs Sipco News Network

IGH POINT, North Carolina —Valdese Weavers, the largest upholstery mill in the USA and second in the world only to D’Décor (India) has thrown its hat in the drapery weight goods market for the first time with a collection of 300 best selling designs taken from its upholstery archives. The new business, Valdese Weavers Drapery is forecasted to reach $10 million in sales and represents another niche business for Valdese in addition to the existing lines: Valdese Weavers (Upholstery); Circa 1801 and Crypton® Home; Valdese Weavers Contract; Home Fabrics and VIP, the import division. “Of course, these designs are being adapted to the lighter weight jacquard drapery fabric in 100 percent polyester and 54 inch widths,” according to Joe Feege, Executive Vice President, more affectionately known as ‘Sales Guru Emeritus’ according to Mike Shelton, CEO & President of Valdese Weavers. “We can also offer wide-width goods for drapery if the customer requests it,” Feege added. “We have done multipurpose goods in the past that met drapery specs but this is the first time we have actually designed goods for drapery application,” Shelton added.

“We had the jacquard cards, designs and yarn so we figured—‘why not do this?’ Feege spearheaded the program by asking his weave manager, dye house manager and yarn specialist if they could do these goods in the first place. “They all said ‘yes’, Feege laughed. “We can custom dye any of these selected designs in our own dye plant with one piece minimums,

guaranteed quality and quick delivery times,” he said, holding one of the contemporary fleur de lis patterns engineered for drapery. The new drapery items fall between $6.95-$14.95 for jobbers, tabletop and top of bed manufacturers. Valdese Weavers can custom design and color any drapery weight item for their customers, Feege said. The drapery program

is expected to find residential customers as well as hospitality buyers. This is a custom program as opposed to readymade. In the past few years, many customers have been importing these items from China, India or Turkey but Valdese feels it is offering a viable alternative with quick shipping and local resourcing. F&FI

Joe Feege with Valdese Weavers Fleur De Lis Drapery design

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Dash Says Branding Drives Furniture Business Explosive colors and overscale designs were prevalent in all product categories—rugs, pillows, draperies and even furniture.” “Many companies are expanding their product categories, trying to become a one stop shop for their clientele. The big companies are absorbing the smaller companies which is the business model not only domestically but also globally.” In addition, Jay Dash International, the JVA Art Group design archive has been licensed to Mariak, a large west coast textile and shade manufacturer for both residential and contract projects, Dash says. Mariak has licensed the entire collection, he says and “other licensees will follow, “ he expects. F&FI

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07-09 Home Furnishing Expo Home Furnishing Expo Shenzhen hometex is the biggest home textiles exhibition for imports to China and the best sourcing platform of household fabrics such as curtains, sheer, accessories, sun-protection products, wall coverings, carpets, upholstery fabrics, bed linens, etc. It greets 1200 exhibitors, 100,000 trade visitors under one roof of 130,000 sq.m. every year. Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center Fuhua Third Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China, 518048 chinaexhibition.com

27 – 29 Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles is held over a period of three days and brings together several renowned industry experts from this field. As many as 1159 professional exhibitors from 27 different countries participate in the event and different types of home textiles and other related accessories are showcased here. Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles boasts more than 41,018 trade visitors, who attend the show on a regular basis. Informative seminars and business forums are also held here. An exclusive brand launching event is hosted at the special Trends area set up at the show, which takes up a total exhibition space of 126500 square meters. Shanghai New International Expo Centre(SNIEC) 2345 Long Yang Road Pudong Area, Shanghai, 201204, China messefrankfurt.com

Roissy Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France maison-objet.com

6-8 Comfortex Comfortex is an exhibition related to the home furnishings industry of Germany. Setting up national focal themes at COMFORTEX opens up new perspectives: collective stands and get-together events provide exhibitors and visitors with completely new inspiration and interesting business contacts in the direction of Eastern Europe. Professionals related to the field of Decoration fabrics, Curtains, Blinds and awnings, Wallpapers, Interior design, Sleeping and wellness furniture, Bathroom supplies and towel goods, Lighting and wellness products and general public are the target visitors. Leipzig Exhibition Centre

Brussels Exhibition Centre Place de Belgique 1 1020 , Brussels, Belgium moodbrussels.com

9-11 Direction by Indigo Brussels Brussels Exhibition Centre will emerge as a venue of Direction by Indigo Brussels where varied products/ services will be exhibited which are imperative for the Fabrics & Textiles sector. Being hosted by Premiere Vision, it is an annual show which will offer opportunities for viewing emerging techniques and comparing latest items. Venue: Brussels Exhibition Centre, Brussels, Belgium 20, Boulevard Eugene Deruelle, 69432 Lyon Cedex 3, France Tel: +(33)-(4)-72606500 Fax: +(33)-(4)-72606509 Contact Person: Event Manager

Nielsen Expositions 770 Broadway, New York, United States Tel: +(1)-(646)-6545000 / 4934100 Contact Person: Mr. Jeff Brown Tel: +1-770-2915435 • Fax: +1-770-7778776

16-18 Direction by Indigo Paris Direction by Indigo Paris is a leading international exhibition specialized in textile design and creation. With three editions per year, two for the fashion market and one for the furnishing one, Indigo offers to its exhibitors and visitors events to be inspired and prepare collections, get information on trends, and carry business between professionals. Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France 20, Boulevard Eugene Deruelle, 69432 Lyon Cedex 3, France

5 – 9 Maison & Objet The trade show will be targeting professionals from the field of home fashion and design and the trade show will be attracting trade visitors from across the world. MAISON&OBJET show is not open to general public. It will serve as a unique opportunity for buyers and suppliers to establish foundations for new business contacts. Paris Nord Villepinte Address: Parc d expositions et Centre de Conventions

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18-23 Highpoint Market High Point Market is the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, bringing more than 85,000 people to High Point every six months. Serious retail home furnishings buyers can be found in High Point twice a year because if you can’t find it in High Point, it probably doesn’t exist. Downtown Showroom Shuttle High Point, North Carolina, USA highpointmarket.org/ High Point Market Authority PO BOX 5243, High Point Nc, United States Of America Tel: +(1)-(800)-8746492 Contact Person: Dawn Smith Tel: +180-087-46492

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25-26 Heimtextil Russia Organized by Messe Frankfurt GmbH, the Heimtextil Rossija is four days for the textile industry. Held at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, the event is directed toward exploring various avenues of the trading sector all over world. Trade Visitors: importers & exporters from all sectors of the textile machinery industry, including spinning, non-wovens, weaving, knitting, dyeing and finishing, garment making, testing, software as well as dyestuffs and chemicals and General Public. Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center Address : Krasnogorsk area, Box office Krasnogorsk-4 Moscow, Russia Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage, 1 Frankfurt, Germany Tel: +(49)-(69)-7575000 Fax: +(49)-(69)-7575643 Contact Organizer Contact Person: Event Manager Tel: +7-495-7211057 Fax: +7-495-7832326

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Aqua Clean Fabrics . . . . 19 Boyteks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Brooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Classical Elements . . . . . . 1 Covington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Crevin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 D’Decor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Dicitex Furnishings. . . . . 31 DiNole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Express Air Freight. . . . 27 GM Fabrics. . . . . . . . 16, 17 Int’l Casual Furniture Market.14 Kravet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Lead2Design. . . . . . . . . . . 8 MoOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Richloom Fabric Group.15 Rockland Mills. . . . . . . . 2, 3 Vilber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

been the most complete collection of furniture, trends and accessories for outdoor living. And, it’s the only show in North America dedicated to the casual and outdoor furnishings industry that is exclusively endorsed by the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA). Reconnect with longstanding business partners and meet new contacts at the 2014 Casual Market. casualmarket.com Madeleine Tullier, Director of Sales Tel: 312/527-7583 Fax: 312/379-6067 mtullier@mmart.com\ Merchandise Mart 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 527-4141

December 7-10 Showtime Leipzig, Germany Leipziger Messe, GmbH Messe-Allee 1, Postfach 100720 Leipzig, Germany Tel: +(49)-(341)-6780000 Fax: +(49)-(341)-6788762 Event Manager Tel: +49-341-6788270 Fax: +49-341-6788272

9-11 MoOD MOOD Brussels Residential & Contract is the worldwide upholstery event. The exhibitors provide a superior presentation of internationally representative and carefully selected products from their own collections. All-participating companies are export-oriented, giving an extra dimension to the global character of DECOSIT BRUSSELS.

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16-17 HD Boutique An event that defies the rules of a traditional trade show, HD Boutique is an open, collaborative forum where your ideas are not constrained. Your dreams become your potential and lead you to the unexpected. HD Boutique is the chic, smart-sized show exclusively for designers, architects, owners, operators and buyers involved with restaurants, cruise ships, condominium-hotels, vacation ownership venues, resorts, hotels, senior living facilities, nightclubs and golf and country clubs. Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, Fl, United States Of America hdboutique.com/hdb

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16-19 International Casual Furniture Market The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market is a four-day trade show that provides retailers with a destination to find all things related to outdoor and casual living. See the newest, most innovative products from leading manufacturers around the world and discover the latest trends in color, product design, fabric patterns and more all under one roof. For more than 35 years, The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market has

Showtime™, High Point’s Semi-Annual Fabric Market, is produced by and for the members of the International Textile Market Association (ITMA). Twice a year, ITMA brings all segments of the home furnishings industry together, in one place, at one time. Held in June and December, this market offers the most thorough fabric, leather and trimmings presentations in the western hemisphere. At Showtime, ITMA member companies host more than 800 buying companies during each event. On average, exhibitors schedule 70 to 110 appointments for the week, making this market a costeffective venue to show and view thousands of fabrics. Appointments can be made online, but walk-in traffic is also welcome. High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau High Point, NC USA Email: info@itmashowtime.com Phone: (336) 885-6842 itma-showtime.com

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