Founded in 1880 by Valentin Fraas in Upper Franconia, V. FRAAS GmbH is a fifth-generation family company that manufactures and trades textile accessories, with scarves and shawls at its core. Its distinctive FRAAS plaid has appeared in the company’s textiles since the early 20th century, while Cashmink®—made in its own manufacturing operation—has become another signature material. The company combines its Helmbrechts heritage with a vertically integrated production facility in Zhangjiagang, China, established in 2004 and spanning 22,000 square metres.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100
Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)
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Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
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Good Cashmere Standard (GCS)
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Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA)
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Be Inthavong, LLCFor more than a century, Be Inthavong’s family has preserved the Lao tradition of silk weaving, a heritage the Vientiane-born designer now reinterprets through his own textile company. After apprenticing on his family’s looms in Laos, Inthavong developed a rare process that handlooms micro-strips of leather into silk, creating fabrics for fashion and interior applications. The company received the 2013 International Product Design Awards’ best textile honor in London.NEW YORK CITY, NY
Prelle et Cie S.A.SSince 1752, Lyon-based Manufacture Prelle has woven furnishing fabrics, carrying the city’s silk tradition through nine generations of family ownership. The company preserves rare hand-loom techniques alongside newer looms, enabling it to recreate historic textiles and develop bespoke fabrics for distinctive interiors. Prelle continues to create and produce exclusively in France, with work ranging from private residences to heritage institutions such as New York’s Frick Collection.NEW YORK, NY
FortunyFortuny has been hand-printing luminous luxury textiles in its Giudecca factory since 1921, using original machinery and closely guarded methods developed by artist and inventor Mariano Fortuny. The independent, family-owned house remains the last operating factory in Venice, where generations of artisans carry the work forward for interiors and bespoke design. Its fabrics also appear in handmade accessories and home pieces, each bearing the irregular signature of its maker.New York, NY
Milco IndustriesA family-owned company founded by brothers Solomon and Marco Mitrani in 1922, Milco Industries has spent more than a century making textiles in Pennsylvania. The Bloomsburg manufacturer now focuses on custom fabric work, producing warp-knit fabrics and raschel meshes while handling key production steps in-house. Its U.S. facility is certified to ISO 9001:2015.313230BLOOMSBURG, PA