Icebreaker, the New Zealand company that pioneered the outdoor merino wool apparel category, announced that Sven Baxmann has joined the Icebreaker team as Germany Country Manager. Baxmann is responsible for strategically developing and ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Ruralco's proposed acquisition of Elders Rural Services Limited. Ruralco and Elders each operate a national network of agri-product retail outlets, supplying a range of ...
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Inspired by casual Italian style the Thomas Rath Trousers collection in Spring/Summer 2014 presents a bright display of casual chinos, well-groomed business styles and new-finish glamorous fabrics. Here Thomas Rath focuses on high-quality ...
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An exhibition displaying an array of aristocratic, performance and ritual clothing of Africa is going on at the famous encyclopaedic art museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, US. Titled as Majestic African Textiles, the ...
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It is now widely known, the integration of Australian Viterra AgriProducts and Wool businesses into Landmark has been completed; and that Landmark has made the decision to exit the wool exporting business. This means the closure of ...
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The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe concept has made a stunning debut at the 2013 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Como, Italy. The striking concept combines the prestige German manufacturer’s styling pillars of ...
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The newest kid on the New York City trade show block, DG Expo, is growing rapidly. Indigo and Printsource recently showed print ideas for Spring/Summer 2014. Celebrating its second year, DG Expo now has about 80 exhibitors showing fabrics ...
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Villages of Kyrgyzstan will receive monetary aid of US$ 1.5 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost the handicraft industry of Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in Central Asia. At a meeting of the Committee for Budget and ...
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In their earliest medieval incarnation, chandeliers were little more than two wooden cross beams with stakes on the ends for mounting candles. As they evolved, chandeliers became grandiose and opulent works of art displayed by the wealthy ...
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In classical antiquity swimming and bathing were done naked. There are Roman murals which show women playing sports and exercising wearing two-piece suits covering the areas around their breasts and hips in a fashion remarkably similar to ...
After a sharp reduction in global shipments of new textile machinery in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008/2009, deliveries of new textile machinery jumped in 2010 and 2011, in most cases to new ...
Everybody knows USTER STATISTICS – the globally-established benchmarks for the textile industry. But how are they used in practice, and how do they influence the fabrics and garments we all wear every day? To put it another way, what ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 2.7% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.1%. It was a much stronger market in a small sale this week. There were good rises ...
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As a popular choice for outdoor furniture, teak wood has been used not only because it looks beautiful, but also for its durability. It can withstand harsh weathers for years to come. There are many types of finished look preferred by ...
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Painting furniture can instantly change its dull, old look. Be it a small stool or a fancy dressing table, a perfect paint job is enough to give it a new look. Well, let me tell you that furniture painting techniques slightly differ than ...
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