India Styles topic of 7W event 

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 10/17/2008 12:45:00 PM

New York – Showroom building 7 West New York tips off its Designer Day series with “The Influence of India on Trends, Entertainment, Style and Living,” a presentation by Marilyn Hale, managing director of Shastra Home Inc., a lifestyle and home entertaining wholesale company.

Hale will discuss how she has worked with India-based factories and small manufacturers to position them for trend and niche markets in the U.S., enabling her to establish a U.S. customer base for many of India’s entrepreneurial artisans.

Select products will be on display; the one-hour talk starts at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, followed by a complimentary lunch of Indian delicacies. To reserve, call (646) 778-3209 or visit the registration website.