The last phase of the 2023 sample package – The Vista Collection is shipped Fall 2023! The Vista Collection is offered in three graphic designs, suggestive of the coastal landscapes found in New Zealand. This collection is hand loomed, presented with a generous width of 16’4″ and fabricated with 100% wool. Each design has the … [Read more…]
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Bellbridge 2023 Spring/Summer Sample Pkg
Phase I of the 2023 Spring/Summer sample package is ready to ship! Samples will arrive in showrooms commencing mid-July 2023. Sample package includes: Highland (8020), Lineka (55019) and the Venture Collection, featuring two designs – Journey (5777) and Traverse (5778). Please contact your Bellbridge Sales Agent if you need to order samples. Images and additional … [Read more…]
Showcase: Bellbridge Carpets
Bellbridge carpets and custom rugs were showcased in an installation throughout a custom home build by Agler Properties, located in Orinda, California. This custom home featured Eco Stipple and Donegal installed in the bedrooms. Brisa, Fleur, Glencoe, Kraal Leopard, Nexus, Pinnae and Savina also made their debut as fabricated rugs throughout the living spaces. Kellie … [Read more…]
Glencoe – Refresh of the Traditional Plaid Design
Glencoe is a modern refresh of the traditional plaid design. As we conceptually designed Glencoe our thoughts were taken to the beauty of the organic and simplistic nature of cottage homes – informal, minimal, tainted with muted neutrals. Glencoe was created to complement these interiors with a versatile plaid design, fabricated with lightly heathered 100% … [Read more…]
Fabricated Rug Estimator
Do you want a fast and easy way to create rug quotes for your clients? Our rug estimator is a very easy tool to formulate a rug quote in a matter of seconds!! New for 2019, we added an additional option to calculate from products woven in 15’9″ widths; which is newly offered by Bellbridge. … [Read more…]
Fabricated Rug Finishes – How Do You Decide?
There are many choices when deciding to finish a fabricated rug. Bellbridge rug finishes includes wide/narrow bindings made of cotton, polyester, and linen. Machine serging allows finishing with beautiful wool or cotton yarns that match closely to the carpet. Note: As of 2024 the leather binding option is no longer available. With so many choices … [Read more…]
New Introductions Have Arrived in Showrooms!
The samples for the Jan/Winter 2018 new introductions are making a statement in the showrooms! The package is a beautiful collage of traditional plaids (Glencoe, Hensley), neutral colored flatweaves (Canvas Collection) , coupled with contemporary and urban designs/colors found in our Galaxy Collection. Just when you think you have seen the best Linen Stripe ever…Bellbridge … [Read more…]
It’s All About the Plaid!!
Plaid textile designs has always been a staple, but the current resurgence has inspired fabricators, such as Bellbridge to take a classic look and re-interpret with a fresh sense of modernity. Our fresh take is realized from the most recent product introduction – L-Squared; the scale of the design and color combinations such as – … [Read more…]
Do You Have The New Products Released in Spring 2017?
Bellbridge has released the first phase of 2017 Spring Introductions. Samples have been shipped to dealer showrooms across the US. Dealer showrooms have samples on their shelves of four very unique and beautiful Bellbridge products: Entwine, L-Squared, Monaco and Viewpoint. Please visit our product pages on our website for images and product information. 2017 Spring … [Read more…]
Need a Bellbridge Rug Quote Quickly?
Bellbridge has released an easy-to-use, downloadable fabricated rug estimator, that will allow you to offer your client a rug quote quickly. The rug estimator is designed to offer a quote using the same information Bellbridge Customer Service requires. All the calculations are embedded in the estimator; so no worries if you are without a calculator! For example, you can get … [Read more…]
Products Fabricated in 16’4″ Widths
Bellbridge launched four products fabricated in 16’4′ width. The market has been calling for wider widths in carpet to minimize the need for side seams in both installations and larger rugs. Thus, Bellbridge designed products fabricated in 16’4″ widths; specifically Donegal, Grand Central, Madison and Metropolitan. Donegal has a very subtle linear feature, with colorations that … [Read more…]
A blank canvas
Have you noticed today’s interiors? Most all have colors black, gray, or white as the backdrop. Even Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year 2015 is white; as I am sure you have seen at your local paint store and in design magazines. To coincide with today’s interior canvas, there has been increasing demand for clean, … [Read more…]
Mayan in the Mix!
Bellbridge has introduced the Mayan Multi-Mix collection featuring fresh heather mix yarns woven into our existing designs – Cuzco, Inca and the newest design introduction – Mirador. The Mayan Multi-Mix yarns create depth of color, warmth and natural tonality; the combined colorations add richness and texture to this collection. These new heathers enhance interiors, blend … [Read more…]
Flatwovens – Like?
Flatwoven carpets are taking the design market by storm! Ranging from simple textures to complex designs, flatwoven styles capture the cleaner essence of today’s interiors. They are fresh, are easily adapted to area rug fabrication- bound, serged, or finished with a simple or decorative binding tape and look fabulous on stairs, although not all flatwoven … [Read more…]
New Product – Great Performance!
An exciting new product from Bellbridge called Grasscloth has been exposed to a stern test of performance and appearance retention. The 100% wool flatwoven product photographed above has been installed in one of the most demanding areas within the Bellbridge facility in Benicia, California for the last 7 months. It was important to select a … [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 … [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 … [Read more…]
