Posts from the ‘Fiber’ Category
Place Textiles Celebrates Cotton!
June 8, 2011
Place celebrates the simple beauty and pure comfort of cotton. This ancient fiber, revered for thousands of years, is claiming its place at the top of the hierarchy of fiber. The fabrics featured in the photo above offer the best attributes of cotton in five choices of texture and forty-six skus. Veneto Stripe (Aegean) Veneto […]
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Place Featured In…
January 4, 2011
What could be more cozy in these cold winter months than Veracruz? This beautiful fabric combines a layer of fluffy wool with a layer of dreamy linen to make an unusual double cloth. Ideal for pillows and throws; headboards and walls; light upholstery OR the most sumptuous drapery you could ever imagine! Available in 8 […]
Office Insight
May 27, 2010
What is the value of bamboo? “It’s not that bamboo textiles are bad; just don’t kid yourself that they are better than something else.” – Kristie Strasen In the May 17th edition of officeinsight*, Kristie Strasen was quoted in “What is the Value of Bamboo?” an article on the practical use of “green” materials. Peter […]
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