Sphinx to Partner with Pantone
Sphinx by Oriental Weavers is delighted to announce their new color partnership with Pantone, LLC. Pantone is the global authority on all things color and the leading provider of professional color standards for the design community. Together, Sphinx and Pantone will embark on a multi-year venture to deliver fashion-forward color trends and innovative style and design to the home fashion industry through the PANTONE UNIVERSE™ brand. Sphinx is well known as the industry leader with their innovative style, cutting-edge designs, avid colors and stirring rug collections. By joining with Pantone’s inspiring and extensive color direction, Sphinx will continue to revolutionize the area and fashion rug business to deliver exhilarating decorative accessories to the home furnishings and design community. “We are truly honored to be selected as a brand partner by the world’s foremost color experts,” said Michael Riley, president of OW USA. “We have very aggressive plans for a spectacular offering of fashion product developed in conjunction with the Pantone team and targeted towards our retail partners in the home furnishings business. The synergies between Pantone, their consumer reach, our home furnishings base and the OW Team is just tremendous and will be key in our development, marketing, merchandising and advertising efforts. By joining with Pantone, this enables us to continue our vision of creating products that astonish consumers and create captivating stories for the retailer. Our new PANTONE UNIVERSE collections will go beyond expressing color and take us into the bold new forefront of embracing a high-definition of design.” Sphinx will be unveiling their first new product offerings combining the insightful and expressive PANTONE® Colors along with captivating designs this spring. Pantone is the world’s most recognized authority and influential brand in color. The PANTONE and PANTONE UNIVERSE brands have been launched into the limelight globally across many merchandise categories. The brand is closely tied to retail on many levels, as well as the interior design community, for not only their color perspective, but also as a true technology leader in the exploration and expression of color. Pantone delivers insightful color forecasting, timely trends and powerful product collections. “As the world’s color authority for 50 years, partnering with a fashion-forward area rug company will really round out our home furnishings assortment for the brand,” said Lisa Herbert, vice president of the consumer division at Pantone. “We have a great energy with the Sphinx creative teams and have impressive plans to create cutting-edge product that will truly have an impact at retail.” Sphinx by Oriental Weavers is a member of the...
Sphinx Celebrates Vegas Showroom Grand Opening
Sphinx by Oriental Weavers is opening their new and greatly expanded showroom next week at the Las Vegas World Market. A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting will be held from 4:00pm – 7:00pm on January 28, 2013. The new showroom is 50% larger than the company’s previous space at nearly 10,000 square feet. The showroom is located on the third floor of building C in suite # C-395. The new space is part of the Las Vegas World Market’s new collection of high-end home décor resources on C3 as an extension of the highly-successful B3 initiative that launched at the Summer 2012 Market. The grand opening celebration will feature an iPad Mini giveaway every hour, a sushi chef on-site, a made-to-order noodle bar, cocktails, and a group photo booth to capture memories of the event. The grand opening event will be the perfect time to review Sphinx’s debut of six new collections and more than 125 new designs during the Las Vegas World Market Show. Sphinx by Oriental Weavers is a member of the...
Oriental Weavers Celebrates London Showroom Opening
OW Hospitality will celebrate the grand opening of their new showplace in Queens Park November 8th. The company will be holding this special event in conjunction with Sleeper Magazine one of the premier publications for the Hospitality industry. Oriental Weavers is a member of the ORIA. The spectacular 7,500 square foot area covers the entire ground floor of the company’s corporate offices. OW Hospitality will have a creative design center servicing the local design and architectural community and the offices will act as project planning and coordinating hub for the London marketplace. The showplace and corporate offices are located in Queens Park, a trendy up and coming district in London. The showroom will also be utilized for training, industry seminars and will be used for its “Hospitality Partners” as well as industry organizations to hold meetings, events and mini-shows. Michael Riley, CEO & Managing Director of OWH said, “We really wanted to create a space that not only reflects our company’s sense of style and fashion but, a very usable space for ourselves and our partner companies in the hospitality business. With continued expansion of OW Hospitality, the new showplace was essential for us to help focus our efforts on the local London design community. Riley added, “With London being the company’s base of operations and the key European city for the global A&D community, it will play a pivotal role for us by having a more significant presence here. We are extremely excited about our new home and the coming event. We fully expect it to be the industry’s “affair of the year” in London! This all further demonstrates our commitment to service the Global...
Sphinx To Show In Chicago Second Year
Sphinx by Oriental Weavers will be showing for the 2nd year in a row at the Chicago International Casual Furniture and Accessories Market. The 2012 show will be held at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago September 20th – 23rd. This year Sphinx has more than doubled their space, and will be located on the eighth floor of Merchandise Mart suite # 8-4046. Sphinx will be featuring this year’s new trend forward indoor/outdoor collection Bali and their new casual yet sophisticated Karavia collection. They will also be showcasing their ever popular Caspian, Montego, and Lanai collections. “Outdoor décor continues to be the fastest growing category in home décor, and consumers are branching out with very fashionable outdoor textiles. Our indoor/outdoor collections have proven to be right on trend with today’s outdoor fabrics and colors. The Chicago International Casual Furniture Market is known as the destination for outdoor and casual décor, and we feel that our products are a perfect fit for the customers attending the show,” said Pat Muschamp Oriental Weavers Vice President of Sales. “As the largest manufacturer of indoor/outdoor area rugs in the world, we are able to offer the widest selection of designs and constructions in the industry.” Oriental Weavers is a member of the...
OW To Celebrate New NYC Showroom Opening
ORIENTAL WEAVERS TO CELEBRATE NEW SHOWROOM OPENING AT 295 5th AVENUE Dalton, GA (August 13, 2012) – Oriental Weavers will celebrate the opening of their new showroom at 295 Fifth Ave., Manhattan, during the upcoming New York Home Fashions Market that will be held September 10th – 13th, 2012. The new showroom is almost double the size of their current space with more than 10,000 square feet, and will now dedicate space to Oriental Weavers USA, Sphinx by Oriental Weavers, as well as the OW Hospitality division. The showroom is located on the seventh floor of the 295 5th Avenue Textile Building suite # 719. In the new larger space, Oriental Weavers’ divisions will showcase their machine-woven, printed, and hand crafted accent and area rugs, broadloom, Axminster, rug pad and all other product segments for the company. The showroom has been referred to as “the new face of 295,” due to amenities and design features that have never been available to tenants of 295 in the past. The new space is meant to be much more than simply a location to showcase product. The OW team has worked hard to create a very inviting and comfortable environment with spaces for customers to work, hold buying team meetings, and most importantly relax in between other appointments. “With the breadth of our current area rug assortment, and tremendous growth in other segments of our business, such as OW Hospitality, the new expanded showroom was essential for us to showcase our existing product line and new market introductions,” said Michael Riley President of Oriental Weavers USA, Inc. “The New York Home Fashions Market is the premier market for the largest retailers in North America and New York City is also a key hub for the global A & D community and plays a pivotal role for OWH by having a hospitality presence there. We are excited about our new expanded showroom, and our commitment to the Global Marketplace.” Oriental Weavers is a member of the...
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