The 41st annual Textile Museum Fall Symposium will explore themes raised in the concurrent exhibition Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains. There are over one-thousand ethnic groups in Southeast Asia, many with unique textile traditions—yet this region is seeing increased development and globalization that is challenging the continuation of these long-inherited art forms. Through five dynamic presentations, a roundtable discussion, curators' tour and the popular interactive “Show and T

The Home Textiles Sourcing Expo maintained a strong presence in the home textiles industry after three days of sourcing, networking and seminars. The event drew in 149 exhibitors from 8 countries, a 2 percent increase over July 2012. The fourth edition of the Home Textiles Sourcing Expo was once again co-located with Texworld USA and the International Apparel Sourcing Show. The three co-located events drew in a total of 731 exhibitors and welcomed 5,292 attendees. “The co-location of Home

Norman S. Bernie Co., with the finest decorative fabric inventory in Northern California, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area for over 55 years, is announcing the recent arrival of gorgeous new upholstery fabrics and drapery fabrics for customers looking to bring a new and beautiful look to living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, offices, restaurants, hotels, and more. A major trend today is to use solid-colored natural fibered fabrics as well as upholstery fabrics with a tweed and/or textur

Monkee’s Franchising, LLC announces the opening of a second franchise location in Alabama, in the Mountain Brook community near Birmingham. There are now 23 independently owned and operated Monkee’s boutiques in the United States. Monkee’s of Mountain Brook is the second location for franchisees, Mark Campbell and Melissa Cunningham-Campbell. The Campbells opened their first location, Monkee’s of Auburn, in February 2012. Monkee’s of Mountain Brook celebrated their grand opening on August

The President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and discussed the lifting of tariff measures on the import of apparel from the Colon Free Zones (CFZs), a free trade zone in the port of Colon, Panama. According to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic of Panama, both the leaders discussed reviewing the issue of extraordinary tariff collection that applies on Panama’s exports of apparel from the CFZs. This was among the several topic

Anders Holch Povlsen, the well-known fashion entrepreneur and owner of BESTSELLER, joins the Zalando shareholder group, acquiring 10 percent of the shares in Zalando. BESTSELLER is one of Europe's leading fashion companies, with fashion brands such as JACK & JONES, VERO MODA, ONLY and SELECTED. The parties agreed that Holch Povlsen will acquire shares from several early-stage shareholders, such as European Founders Found (EFF), Holtzbrinck and Tengelmann. All of the selling shareholders r

The American Quilter’s Society, headquartered in Paducah, KY, is pleased to present "The Silk Road Tour" at AQS QuiltWeek – Grand Rapids, Michigan August 14–17, 2013. All 28 works in this exquisite exhibit showcase the works of Claudia Pfeil, showing her progression from cotton quilts to those made of 100% silk. Never before seen together in the United States, this is only one of three North American Debut exhibits planned to show at the DeVos Place Convention Center during AQS QuiltWeek – Grand

Wayfair.com, the largest online retailer of home furnishings and decor, announced it has acquired DwellStudio, a lifestyle retailer known for groundbreaking design and impeccable quality in modern home furnishings with expertise in upholstery, case goods, furniture and textiles for baby, kids and home. The acquisition further strengthens Wayfair.com's leadership position in home retail by adding a popular lifestyle brand with core competencies in original design and product development. The

USA Business Insurance is announcing that General Liability Insurance in addition to Business Owners Policy (BOP) can be written for any size firm that works within the Textile Industry. This coverage is not limited to specific manufacturers but is open to companies that manufacture and produce thread, fabrics, rugs and carpets. It is also open to apparel manufacturers and finishing operations. Textile and apparel manufacturers experienced quite a few setbacks during the economy slowdown but

The American Floor covering Alliance will be adding an educational component to its FloorTek Expo, scheduled for September 10 – 12 in Dalton at the NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center “Several of our floor covering industry advisors recommended seminar topics and the experts to invite to FloorTek,” said Wanda Ellis, Executive Director of the AFA. “These individuals are among the most knowledgeable in their respective fields.” -Brian Gracon of Gracon & Associates “Get Better