Home Textiles Today - April 19, 2004

What's headed for store shelves this fall? Home textiles with strong color, dimensional weaves or prints, contemporary retro looks and Asian-inspired designs. BALTIC LINEN COMPANY Jane Berger, vice president, bedding HITS: "A hit was our Logic comforter set, a multi-colored chenille, matte and shiny, modern geometric bed, which was colored right-on in shades of natural, wheat a...

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• Harris to turn things around
• EA starts work on Shanghai facility
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