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Brazilian high-end carpet manufacturer Tapetes Sao Carlos has become the first South American company to earn Green Label Plus certification from the Carpet & Rug Institute. The company, which was founded in 1951 by Otto Werner Rosel, updated to modern manufacturing technology in the 1970s and has continued to expand operations and upgrade its production and processes since that time. Tapetes Sao Carlos currently has a single category of GLP-certified carpet and is in the process of certifying a second.

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Carpet producer recieves Green Label Plus certificate

Sally and I are very excited to finally get the WKD blog up and running!!! It’s taken a bit longer than we’d planned, but we all know that good things take time… We’ll be sharing stories about ourselves, design thoughts, our travels, antique trips, interesting finds, etc. We’ll also talk sometimes about our projects, posting news about our firm and what we’re working on to improve our capabilities and the services we offer to our clients, etc. I’m sure that at times, I will wax philosophical about things that are on my mind, or that have crossed my mind over the course of a week.

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Up and Running!

Kurl-on, the country’s No.1 brand in the mattress industry has been lauded by the nation’s coir board as recognition of their exemplary contribution and achievement in this industry. This year the company has bagged an award in the following category: “Achievements in Domestic Market Development of Rubbersied Coir Products” Kurl-on received the award at a scintillating function organized by Government of India’s ‘Coir Industry Awards 2008 – 09’ at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi today

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Kurl-on wins the Coir Industry Awards

A two days workshop and training on Science and Technology Intervention in Traditional and Rural Crafts, sponsored by Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology under its Entrepreneurship Development Programmes , that was held at Botany and Microbiology Department of  the Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya , Haridwar between 27-28 th of August. Prof. Swantantra Kumar-Vice Chancellor,GKV Haridwar at exhibition.

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Science and Technology Intervention in Traditional and Rural Crafts: A workshop

Many have expressed an interest in my sharing this immensely eye-opening experience. The purpose is provide a basis for reflection on our own assumptions and appreciation for how we learn so much form walking with people of different cultures. I know you will find many helpful ways to apply these observations and principles to your own settings.

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Four Lessons About Change and Organizations From Intercultural Exchange With China

It is often thought by many, that wallpaper design is a poor relation not only to textile design, but that of the design industry in general. What is more, many see the proof of its low estimation, in a range of sub-standard patterns from across the decades, that lack both imagination and any standard of technical skill. Despite the fact that many textile designers have also produced design work for the wallpaper industry, the two mediums are different and should be approached as separate projects

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The Sophistication of Wallpaper Design

Textile design 1851 One of the seminal early influences on nineteenth century design reform, was undoubtedly The Journal of Design and Manufactures. The journal, which was published between 1849 and 1852 by Chapman & Hall, was the brainchild of Henry Cole and Richard Redgrave. The journal was set up primarily as a guide to the formation of a good and comprehensive design strategy that could be formulated and then used throughout the manufacturing, retail and education systems throughout Britain.

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The Journal of Design and Manufactures

I took my camera to the shop yesterday.  I always intend to bring it, but rarely actually remember to do so.  I didn’t do anything fancy, but just walked around with the camera in my hand, and took pictures as items caught my eye – whether it was capturing a whole object, or just a color or surface that appealed.  So the gallery of photos below is not meant to represent the inventory of Warren Street Antiques in Hudson, NY, just give you a little taste.  Trust me, there’s more.  Lots more.

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A Day at Warren Street Antiques

E-commerce is the use of electronic information technology for the business transactions such as displaying catalogs, selling and buying goods and services, processing, payments, etc. It has accelerated the pace and tempo of business, minimized time lag between transactions and reduced inter-mediation. Though the initial cost of creating an infrastructure for E – commerce may appear to be high, in the long run it has proved to be cost effective.

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International Communication Adapting to Global Business

Many have expressed an interest in my sharing this immensely eye-opening experience. The purpose is provide a basis for reflection on our own assumptions and appreciation for how we learn so much form walking with people of different cultures. I know you will find many helpful ways to apply these observations and principles to your own settings.

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4 Lessons About Change and Organizations From Intercultural Exchange With China

Where innovation is the key to success, where nature encounters imagination, where inspiration meets creation, where passion meets attraction, where romance meets expression, where sensuality embraces style, is where divine innovations is discovered. Yes, DIVINE INNOVATIONS is an one stop shop where a customer will have a rendezvous with the world’s most aesthetic innovation manifested in metal products ,offering a wide spectrum of handicrafts products made in brass,alluminium,iron,steel and stainless steel..

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DIVINE INNOVATIONS:Handicrafts and Handlooms Exporters

I am sure you, my loyal reader(s), have been anxiously awaiting the return of Tandem Antiques and Design blogging.  Well, the wait is over!  Thanks to some excellent technical help we are back in the photo uploading game.  In all seriousness, I have found a web designer who has repaired my glitches and is currently working on some other improvements to this site.  So far he is terrific to work with, and I am excited about the upcoming changes.  I found him through Twitter – just putting an S.O.S out there and following up on recommendations from my tweeps.  I have to admit, I love Twitter.

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Some Technical Help, a Pair of Demijohn Bottles, and We are Back in Business

Before going into production at a factory overseas, a sample should be made to confirm the quality of the manufacturing, flush out potential problems and to insure the factory understands exactly what needs to be produced. First and foremost, a sample gives a good idea of the quality of the manufacturer’s work and allows the purchaser to weed out low-quality manufacturers before investing significant time and money in them. Any factory that cannot produce a quality sample should immediately be dropped.

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Manufacturing Sourcing and Sampling

Handicraft exporters of Rajasthan, who have been harshly affected by the ongoing economic slowdown, are now focusing on the domestic market in order to survive through the crisis, as this is the market that has remained unaffected by the economic slump. A three-day Handicraft Fair in Jaipur had been organized by the Federation of Rajasthan Handicraft Exporters (FRHE), in order to tap the domestic market by providing platform to the sellers and buyers of handicrafts. Top-notch quality items like blue pottery, ceramics, clay items, traditional furnishing items, textiles, jewelry and furniture artifacts had been displayed by about 100 exhibitors at the exhibition.

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Rajasthan handicraft sector shifts focus to domestic market

Export of handicraft items of East Java slipped down to US$ 37.67 million from $39.2 million on account of global financial crisis, revealed an official. This financial situation also has taken its toll on a few of the countries, to which East Java exports its handicrafts, said an officer from East Java’s trade and Industry Office. As a preventive measure, the agency is trying to promote handicraft products from all regions of East Java through routine exhibitions, expecting further plunge in exports.

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Artesanias Sanjuan – Part 1 Elaboracion de pesebres en varios estilos, cuadros tipicos de la region que se desee, llaveros tipicos y similares. Creation of artcrafts in various styles, typical of the region you want, like key chains, cars, houses, churches, and more. From: artesaniassanjuan Views: 79 0 ratings Time: 04:33 More in Howto & Style

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Artesanias Sanjuan – Part 1

Above is the awesome logo that Chad Kouri designed for our forum Beyond Walls, Nontraditional Ways of Making a Living as an Artist . I am super excited ( and a bit nervous ) for my first Artist at Work Forum hosted by the Chicago Artist Resource . The workshop will open up with introductions from three Chicago artists and myself where we will be talking about how we sustain a living beyond the traditional brick and mortar gallery system

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Beyond Walls, Nontraditional Ways of Making a Living as an Artist

The title and theme for the 53rd La Biennale di Venezia is Fare Mondi : Making Worlds . Since its inception in 1895, the Biennale has always had an international focus presenting a forum where artists and curators can celebrate their shared and divergent voices and nations can promote their cultural strength. Much like the World Fairs that served as somewhat of an inspiration and model for the original Biennale, the Giardini became focused around 30 national pavilions.

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Making Worlds: Transnationalism, Nation States, and Representation at the 53rd La Biennale di Venezia

When a company plans to expand to a foreign market, there are several things to think about – distribution, pricing in the foreign currency and localization of the products, just to name a few. Localization includes not only adaption of the product to the foreign culture, but also translation of all user information and technical documentation. We all know user manuals where the technical translation has been performed by a machine – they are good for a laugh, but usually not suitable to make us familiar with the product, its functions and handling.

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Technical Translation – a Matter of Safety

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