Did you know? Tennis Balls There are 300 million tennis balls produced annually. Tennis balls are covered in a Wool felt. Washington and Jefferson Both maintained flocks of sheep and both were inaugurated in Wool suits. Bellbridge and Wool New Zealand is the world’s biggest producer of carpet wools, the owner and President of Bellbridge, Bruce Bell is a native New Zealander (a Kiwi, as they are … [Read more...]
Changes in Design and Purchasing Channels
Today’s clients are different. Trends are different. Spending patterns are different. But these are expected changes in a new economic climate. Two significant changes are how design is viewed by clients and the ways in which products are purchased. Many of today’s clients view design with a longer-term vision; clean color, more familiar style, perhaps a bit more traditional or transitional … [Read more...]
The Secret Batch in the Pumpkin Patch
Well, its not really a secret... Following the outstanding results of the wool carpet lined baskets, Harvest Park Middle School have used Bellbridge wool carpet samples in their newly planted tomato area and their pumpkin patch. The wool feeding the plants as it degrades and the carpet acting as a weed barrier. In addition as the pumpkin grows it will rest on the carpet - until the school … [Read more...]
What is More Important than Environmentally Sustainable Wool Carpets?
When we visited the school to meet with the Marsha Jones, the teacher who is responsible for the wool carpet reuse initiative, it was great to see first hand how our products were being recycled to benefit the flowers and plants. As you can see from previous posts on this blog, others have commented specifically about this in some detail. What was really wonderful and more important was seeing … [Read more...]
Blooming Lovely!
This is the third year that the flower baskets lined with Bellbridge Wool carpets have delivered a great visual display. The project is one being carried out by Harvest Park Middle School in Northern California and it has really interested the school children, who now are going to incorporate more of our wool carpets in various other garden projects. This a great example of the biodegradable … [Read more...]
The Coalescing of Design
co a lesce: to blend or come together Less than a decade ago each region of the US could be identified by its use of color, texture, pattern and design elements. With the advent of well published “celebrity” designers, specialized home design media, mega home design retailers- from low to high-end, and the growth of targeted home design publications, has design across the US become more … [Read more...]
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