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Brentano releases 2012 Color Forecast
Casual Living
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Brentano has released its 2012 Color Forecast, which looks back on the successes and trends of 2011 and predicts what's in store for the interior design world in 2012. The Brentano design department has evaluated their previous and upcoming collections, consulted their sales team about client requests and gathered to discuss what they've observed lately in the world of design.
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2011 newsmakers
California Apparel News
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The economy did not rebound as quickly as many would have liked in 2011 — but it did rebound. The news of the year included clear signs of economic recovery, including the sale of Volcom for more than $700 million to luxury firm PPR. Forever 21 continued its international expansion, setting its sights on China and Europe.
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3 interior renovations on most valuable list
Floor Daily
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Realtors have once again rated many exterior improvements as among the most valuable home investment projects as part of the "2011-12 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report." "This year's 'Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report' shows the value of putting your home's best facade forward, so to speak," said National Association of Realtors President Moe Veissi.
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Bermex names its new High Point building The Factory
Furniture Today
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Bermex Group has named its new High Point showroom building The Factory, a nod to the historical structure's past as the former Adams-Millis Hosiery Mill. The building at 400 W. English Rd. will house all 10 of the Louiseville, Quebec-based manufacturer's brands under one roof: Bermex, Bertanie, Dinec, Midi, Jaymar, Jaymar Mattress, Shermag, Liinz, Dezmo and the new D-10 Collection.
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China is looking to Africa for an alternative source of cotton
Yarns and Fibers Exchange
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China is doing more to promote and develop its cotton-planting operation in four African countries, the Ministry of Commerce said on its website. Experts and analysts said the move will help to strengthen ties between China, Benin, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso. It will also allow the cotton trade to take place under fairer conditions in accordance with the World Trade Organization's framework.
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Retail container traffic to increase slightly in December
Home Textiles Today
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Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports should be up slightly in December — 0.3 percent — compared with the same month last year, as retailers head to the finish line of the holiday shopping season. according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
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Quality fabric of the month: Harris Tweed for a new generation
Textile World
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The handwoven tweed cloth that bears the name of Harris, one of the Isles of the Outer Hebrides off of Scotland's northwest coast, is celebrating the centenary of the first stamping of the cloth with the orb and Maltese Cross trademark that certifies the fabric is handwoven using locally dyed and spun virgin wool and finished in the Outer Hebrides.
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'Textile Field' invites viewers to recline for the sublime
Specialty Fabrics Review
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London invited French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to help celebrate the London Design Festival by transforming any V&A gallery space they chose with an installation. The Bouroullecs selected the Raphael Court, a cavernous space displaying seven grand-scale Raphael "cartoons."
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