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Fine home textiles from Austria
home textiles are fabrics for furniture, blankets, bed and table linen, drapery
and curtains, and drapery for windows and beds, otherwise known as pelmets,
that are used in interior design and décor.
It all began in 1810: apprentice weaver
Franz backhausen moved from Vienna to
cologne, germany, where he obtained his
master craftsman’s diploma. in 1849, his
sons Karl and johann founded Karl Backhausen
& Co., and the factory in austria’s
Waldviertel was built in 1870. beginning in
1869, during the historicist period, and later
that of jugendstil, backhausen furnished the
textiles for a number of prestigious buildings
in Vienna, such as the State opera house,
the parliament building, the burgtheater, the
musikverein and the imperial residences.
With over 3,500 original designs from
more than 300 artists of the days of the Wiener
Werkstätte, backhausen own the world’s
largest archive of textile designs. today, their
exquisite fabrics grace famous hotels, castles,
theatres and concert halls in austria
and abroad. the company exports to 40
countries around the world.
J. M. Fussenegger Textilwerke of Vorarlberg
have been in business for over 180 years,
and their product line includes fabrics for
fashion and furniture, and curtains and
drapes, in addition to bed and table linen.
creative employees, with the aid of modern
technology, make Fussenegger one of
austria’s largest textile manufacturers. in
1832, david Fussenegger founded his own
company for finishing cotton, and Fussenegger
Textil GmbH now specialise in the
manufacture of jacquard­woven blankets for
children or adults, for private or commercial
use, for sleeping or leisure time. the product
line also includes accessories for the home
such as decorative pillows and kimonos.
Exquisite home textiles and fine decorative
fabrics made by Baumann Dekor of
gmünd catch the fancy of interior designers
and others who plan residential spaces.
thanks to more than nine decades of experience
producing textiles, the Waldviertel
company’s employees are able to react flexibly
to customers’ wishes and guarantee costefficient
production, even of small batches,
quickly and in outstanding quality.
Anton Haidenthaller GmbH & Co KG of
Salzburg were founded in 1881. Wholesale
trade with supplies for wallpaper hangers
led to the creation of their home­textiles department.
in 1998, haidenthaller became
one of three authorised gorE­tEX® Workwear
partners in austria, and the outdoor
and trekking leisure line was introduced.
Since 1960, the Friedhelm Löscher company
of mieming, tyrol, have left their mark
on the textiles sector with a wide range of
offers relating to bale and coupon service.
löscher’s varied collection was honoured
with the international trophy for technology.
the boss’ son günter löscher joining the
company in 1991 heralded an increase in
exports to neighbouring countries, and löscher
curtains are now used around the
world.
Vossen, a manufacturer of terrycloth,
have over the past few years successfully
turned a seemingly simple product into a
brand­name article which is now popular
around the world. For more than 80 years,
the company has shipped high­quality
terrycloth all over the globe. Each week,
approximately 60 metric tons of raw yarn
are processed into velour, woven and knit
terry, etc., resulting in about 100,000 items.
Framsohn Frottier GmbH, founded in
1908 by Franz amstetter, have gone from
coloured weaving to specialising in terrycloth
products, and can now boast of their
own ready­to­wear department. For the
100th birthday in 2008, this tradition­rich
company in the Waldviertel presented the
world’s first low­energy towel, the Edelweiss
line, which was developed in collaboration
with lenzing ag.
Hefel Textil GmbH, founded in 1907, are
one of Europe’s most successful manufacturers
of bed linen, and their production chain
includes weaving, finishing, willowing, carding,
stitching, design and manufacture of
ready­to­wear items.
Haller Textilwerke GmbH have produced
high­quality table linen since 1963,
using natural materials such as cotton and
linen. comprehensive concepts in the areas
of table linen, kitchen textiles and terrycloth
cover the entire living space. ❚
© Backhausen
The exquisite fabrics produced by
Backhausen decorate prestigious
buildings in about 40 countries:
hotels, castles, theatres and
concert halls.
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