Wesley Mancini, Ltd., in partnership with Due Process Stable Trading Co., officially unveiled a selection of their new rug design offerings to members of the home furnishings industry at the bi-annual ITMA Showtime Market in High Point, NC on Tuesday, December 6.
With this most recent partnership, Due Process continues its trend to innovate and expand by becoming the first rug company to be accepted into the International Textile Market Association.
Membership with the ITMA will allow Due Process to bring the company's experience and product offerings to a new range of related industries which have never previously included floor coverings in their design catalogs or sales strategies, and help turn area rugs into an integral part of their overall business.
According to David Grasse, President of Due Process, "This partnership is an incredible opportunity for us and our clients. The rug industry is becoming increasingly driven by fashion."
"With fabrics at the forefront of the latest fashion trends, we are excited to be the first and only rug manufacturer to bridge the gap between these two industries in order to bring such desirable designs and patterns from Wesley Mancini to our rug offerings."
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Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced it has entered into a multi-year license agreement with J. C. Penney Company, Inc., one of America's leading retailers for its home brand, Royal Velvet. Royal Velvet is a premium home brand offering classic and sophisticated 
designs with an updated touch to consumers at every stage of their lives from first apartment and beyond.
The initial launch of Royal Velvet at JCPenney will consist of sheets, fashion bedding, blankets, pillows, towels, rugs, bath coordinates and windows to debut spring 2012 in all JCPenney stores and online at jcp's website. The launch will be supported with a multi-media marketing campaign including print, digital, outdoor and in-store collaterals.
"JCPenney is recognized by consumers as the go-to destination for home goods and this is an immense opportunity for Royal Velvet," commented Neil Cole, CEO, Iconix. "We are thrilled to be working with JCPenney on our Royal Velvet brand as we share the same vision and recognize the growth potential for this iconic brand," Cole added.
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Tam Wimolvan Vidulich, interior architect and founder of Tam Wimolvan Vidulich carpets, unveiled five, new distinctive rugs as part of the Chromatica collection. The new area rugs are wonderfully versatile and include a bold palette of colors and intricate designs inspired by the natural flow of emotions and moods. Made with premium, sustainable and renewable 100-percent New Zealand wool, the new collection is a unique, Earth-friendly enhancement to any space.
“The new Chromatica collection functions as an eye-catching piece of art that is designed to easily blend into any home, office or hospitality area and create memories that last a lifetime,” Vidulich explains. “Chromatica was the ideal opportunity to combine my experience as an interior architect, the weaving styles of my home region of Thailand and the emotional and physical changes taking place globally.”
Ideal for designers, architects and consumers, the new Chromatic collection includes:
Tranquility: Boasting an elegant array of earth tones, the 6- by-9 area rug offers a stunning repeating design of solid-colored squares, lines and triangles combined together to form a unique, timeless pattern.
Grounded: Offered in a warm and cool color scheme, the sophisticated 6- by-9 area rug pattern of solids, striped, round curvy lines help make this carpet striking and luxurious. This area rug can coordinate beautifully in any area or stand alone in high-style.
Lucky Fibres Plc, makers of Nobel premium brand of carpets and rugs, has been awarded the 2011 Oeko-TexR Standard 100 certification from the Institute of the International Association for, Research and Testing in the Field of Textile Ecology, Zurich , Switzerland .
The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification otherwise tagged 'Confidence in Textiles' certified that all Lucky Fibres products have been tested and certified safe and devoid of harmful substance that may be harmful to the consumers.
It gives Lucky Fibres the legal right to use the Oeko-TexR mark on its products.
According to the General Manager, Lucky Fibres Plc, Mr Vinay Dhanuka, the Oeko-Tex Certification is not only a recognised benchmark for the consumers but also serves as an additional quality assurance tool for Lucky Fibres.
'The certification is issued to the company by the Swiss Testing Institute based on test report ZHCO 072071.1 after a thorough test and inspection of Tufted carpets and tuffed rugs made of polypropylene or polyamide yarn, dyed or printed, including accessories(PP primary and secondary backing PABCF yarn)," he added.
Mr. Dhanuka explained that the certification confirmed the safety of Nobel brands of carpets and rugs to the skin of the end users having been tested and certified to be devoid of any harmful substance that could cause harm to the skin of the consumers.
He stressed further that the certification is an established safety standard throughout the textile manufacturing chain worldwide and enables checks to be made for any harmful substances at every stage in the production process.
A carpet manufacturer from Nepal has set up a fully-owned plant at Xigaze in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The plant is likely to generate employment opportunities for 3,500 persons, alongside, generating a sales turnover of 70 million Yuan ($10.3 million), per year.
A subsidiary of Kathmandu-based Samling Carpet Industries; Tibet Dunlin Trade and Industry Co. Ltd. is the first ever firm in Xigaze, Wangdu, which is fully foreign owned.
The new facility came up as a part of Chinese government’s initiative to boost Tibet’s economic through promotion of conventional handicraft industries, he said.
The factory which has been set up at a cost of 28-million Yuan was recently opened , and is likely to churn out 200,000 square meters of Tibetan wool carpet, each year.
Samling is amongst leading carpet producers in Nepal, and each year produces around 144,000 square meters of rugs and carpets.
