Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Design Center Field Trip

ArcCom
  • Contractor
  • Designs own fabric
  • High double rub fabric - the lowest they sell is 50,000 DR
  • Offer Leed products
  • Lead time is 6-8 weeks for fabric that is not in stock. Customized orders have increased lead times.
  • Minimum order is 1 yard but 1/8 yard after the minimum
  • Custom fabrics require 350 yard minimum and must be a modification of an existing design. Also, requires 50% deposit
  • Sold to the designer at net pricing. Designer determines the markup.
  • fabric: 54" wide bolt
  • wall paper: 54" wide untrimmed
  • Most mills are domestic
Edelman Leather
  • all natural
  • imported from Europe because the animals are healthier, free range, and have not been given growth hormones.
  • The offer vegetable and chromium (chemical) tanned leather.
  • cows: 50-55 square feet
  • bulls: 60-65 square feet
  • "top grain" - low quality; "full grain" - high quality
  • Clients are interior designers and architects. They will not sell to the public.
  • Suede is the inner layer of the hide. 15-17 square feet
  • Volume pricing ($8-24 square feet)
  • Edelmanleather.com
Holly Hunt
  • Showroom is 2 floors
  • based in Chicago
  • Holly Hunt lines and other designers and artists
  • all made to order furniture
  • 12-14 weeks lead time (more if a custom order)
  • only sell to interior designers and architects
  • offer 14 textile lines
  • must specify COM or COL
The Design Center was a great experience. I can not wait to go back and explore the other showrooms.

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