Home Textiles Today - August 5, 2006

New York — The Dorma brand bedding collection from England will mark its new launch here at the New York Home Textiles Market featuring higher thread count bed sheets, more embellishments and jacquard bedding. The U.S. license for Dorma, which also is debuting the new Dorma Boutique and the Bed by Conran collections, is held by the Cone Jacquards division of International Text...

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