SPARTANBURG, S.C. — June 18, 2018 — Global innovation company with textile, specialty chemical and floor covering manufacturing expertise, Milliken & Company’s Specialty Interiors business, celebrated the launch of its permanent High Point Showroom in high style: with a well-attended industry party and winning Best Showroom. Party invitees, which included clients, prospects, partners and industry influencers, were given a tour of the new space and an official welcome by the Milliken Specialty Interiors team.
The Milliken Showroom, which occupies a prime spot on the MSTT 4th floor, is modern, warm and inviting and showcases the full breadth of Milliken’s innovative interior textiles business, including products suitable for use in home, office and hospitality environments. It features a clean design with abundant natural light and Milliken flooring and fabrics on nearly all soft surfaces. Based on consumer and industry demand, Milliken’s revolutionary new eco-elegant Breathe by Milliken™ collection, which combines all the protection and durability of a performance fabric with minimal chemistry and cleanable natural or polyester fibers made from recycled plastic bottles, is prominently displayed in the space. While the space highlights a wide range of new furniture pieces, many of the furnishings are vintage pieces from the Milliken archives, including several by Knoll and Coalesse, among others. All the furniture in the showroom is American-made, highlighting Milliken’s proud tradition of and support for American manufacturing.
The reviews for the new space have been very favorable, highlighted by the fact that it was voted Best Showroom by Showtime’s more than 600 buying attendees. The Best Showroom award is given based on popular vote and is open to all permanent showrooms located in the Market Square Textile Tower and Historic Market Square. The award is sponsored by International Textile Alliance, the producers of Showtime, and International Market Centers.
“We are very excited to share our Milliken story with our customers in such a beautifully designed space, and we are very honored to receive this prestigious Best Showroom award,” said Milliken Specialty Interiors Vice President Jennifer K. Harmon. “Investing is this permanent showroom allows us to better serve this strategic market, and we continue to work diligently to provide unique solutions and value-added product offerings.”
Posted June 18, 2018
Source: Milliken Specialty Interiors
