Lacey Mills teams with Ralph Lauren on bath rugs

Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 9/7/2001 12:00:00 AM

Cartersville, GA — Bath, accent, kitchen and juvenile rug manufacturer Lacey Mills, based here, and Ralph Lauren Home have forged a licensing partnership to create a line of nylon and 100 percent cotton bath rugs.

"We look forward to partnering with Lacey Mills and are committed to expanding the line with exciting new product," said Ken Rood, president of Ralph Lauren Home, a division of Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Lacey, which already began manufacturing the line earlier this summer, recently started distributing it to specialty and department stores.

"Ralph Lauren is the premier name in home fashion," said Tom Etheridge, president of Lacey Mills. "We are extremely proud to be associated with such a dynamic group of people and their outstanding vision for home."

Ralph Lauren Home under the agreement is responsible for all the design, sales and marketing of the bath rug line.