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2009 Press Releases

December

• 12.15.2009
  Brentano opens New Studio Despite Difficult Economy <pdf>
  Wang demonstrated her environmental commitment when working with the architects, opting for many eco-friendly elements in both the design and in materials...
  
  

November

• 11.08.2009
  Brentano Design Director Iris Wang spoke at Arizona Design Center on eco-friendly textiles <pdf>
  The presentation, titled "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Understanding Eco-Fabrics" was inspired by Wang's personal experience navigating the rapidly-growing world of eco-textiles. It provided an in-depth discussion on the diverse environmentally-friendly aspects of various green fabrics...
  
  

October

• 10.01.2009
  Environmentally-Friendly Goes Beyond Green <pdf>
  Brentano expands eco-fabrics with fun colors and elegant neutrals in the fall 2009 Haven collection...
  
  

September

• 09.02.2009
  "Chicago's Greenest Home" Reopen with Brentano Green Fabrics <pdf>
  Brentano has once again provided eco-fabrics for the interior of the Museum of Science and Industry exhibit Smart Home: Green + Wired...
  
  
• 09.01.2009
  Dramatic Color Comes in Variety of Shades <pdf>
  Brentano's fall 2009 Haven collection recreates trendy and classic colors alike...
  
  

August

• 08.01.2009
  Fall 2009 Haven Collection Wins Awards for Excellence in Product Design <pdf>
  Brentano's residentially-inspired fall 2009 Haven collection combines traditional elements and wearability -- making them ideal for residential, hospitality, or corporate environments...
  
  

June

• 06.05.2009
  FashioNext NeoCon exemplifies beauty + performance in Brentano Fabrics <pdf>
  Brentano gets in on the ground floor at NeoCon with an innovative exhibit demonstrating how the creative worlds of fabric, furniture, and fashion designs can come together...
  
  
• 06.01.2009
  Brentano won two IIDA/HD Product Design Awards at 2009 HD Expo <pdf>
  Two new Brenatno fabrics in the upcoming Fall collection are winners in the 13th annual IIDA/Hospitality Design Magazine Hospitality Product Design Competition, awarded in both upholstery fabrics and drapery design categories...
  
  

May

• 05.01.2009
  New Textiles Feature Current and Future Color Trends at the 2009 HD Expo <pdf>
  Color takes center stage in Brentano's second HD Expo display, focusing attention on emerging colors in upholstery and drapery textile...
  
  

April

• 04.22.2009
  Price Walton Wins FashioNext Competition <pdf>
  The FashioNext finale event on Friday, April 17, 2009, showcased three stunning dresses made in Brentano fabrics, and concluded a couture competition fusing fashion and interior design...
  
  
• 04.15.2009
  Brentano Spring 2009 Doodle Collection Highlights Texture <pdf>
  Brentano's Doodle collection has the ideal upholstery or drapery for any interior seeking understated elegance...
  
  
• 04.10.2009
  FashioNext NeoCon Fuses Textile, Furniture, and Fashion Design <pdf>
  Furniture by Andreu World will be upholstered in Brentano fabrics, to pair with the three FashioNext finalists dresses in a special exhibition during NeoCon...
  
  

March

• 03.16.2009
  FashioNext Finalists Designs <pdf>
  The finalists for FashioNext, a design competition sponsored by the Chicago History Museum and Brentano Inc., have been announced.
  
  
• 03.15.2009
  New Eco-Fabrics and Outdoor Textile in Doodle Collection <pdf>
  The Doodle collection gets serious about the environment by expanding Brentano's offerings of outdoor and eco-fabrics.
  
  

February

• 02.15.2009
  Brentano Launches Spring 2009 Doodle Collection <pdf>
  For Brentano's spring 2009 Doodle collection, Brentano Design Director Iris Wang looked to the moments spent daydreaming, drawing in the margins....
  
  
• 02.03.2009
  Who Will Win a Place in History? <pdf>
  Chicago History Museum and Brentano sponsor couture design competition -- FashioNext...