Brentano Eco-Fabrics Go Beyond Green

Chicago, IL, October 14, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Environmentally-friendly need not always be green. Available in a range of colors from fun, saturated hues to elegant neutrals, Brentano adds seven new eco-fabrics to their Brentano Green label. This includes House Party and Casita, 100% post-consumer recycled polyesters that are Cradle to Cradle certified, and Chalet, a luxurious twill blend of organic cotton, bamboo, and hemp.

Additionally, the fall 2009 Haven collection introduces Finesse, Brentano’s softest eco-friendly faux leather to date, as well as Tete-a-Tete, a gorgeous linen and wool paisley that is perfect for throws, drapery, or light upholstery applications.

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Founded in 1990 by Design Director Iris Wang and her husband and President E-Kwan Chen, Brentano has grown from a modest beginning of eight patterns to an internationally represented textile house. Brentano’s fabrics stem from Wang’s philosophy of balancing beauty + performance. Their growing collection of eco-fabrics expands this ideology by demanding textiles to meet thoroughly researched standards of environmental consciousness while maintaining their beauty. Celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2010, Brentano continues to offer a variety of innovative and interesting textiles, including eco-friendly faux leather, high performance upholstery, fire-resistant, outdoor and Crypton and Nano-Tex fabrics. Please visit http://www.brentanofabrics.com for more information.