On the 200th anniversary of its founding, Philadelphia’s Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and the United States Postal Service unveiled the Richard Allen Forever Stamp, memorializing the church’s eminent and heroic founder and bishop, activist and civic leader. The Black Heritage stamp’s unveiling ceremony took place in … Read More
Bill Cunningham Shares Langhorne’s Love for Leopard
Langhorne Carpet Company, a heritage Jacquard Wilton mill established in 1930 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has something in common with legendary New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. Both love leopard, and other cat-like, spots. For a recent Sunday Styles feature, Cunningham aimed his camera’s lens at New Yorkers in … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Featured in Interior Designer Nate Berkus’s New York City Apartment
Dressing Room – Saxony Carpet Woven by Langhorne When Nate Berkus, host of the Nate Berkus Show on Oprah Winfrey’s own channel, and frequent guest on her show, decided to makeover the spacious dressing quarters in the Greenwich Village apartment he shares with Jeremiah Brent, Mr. Berkus insisted on a … Read More
The Campaign for Wool Completes Wool Week 2015 in China and Japan
The Campaign for Wool was launched in 2010, and is a multi-national, cross-industry coalition working together to raise the profile of wool as the natural sustainable fiber for fashion and interiors. The Campaign recently completed a successful Wool Week 2015 in China and Japan. Focusing on the Campaign’s belief to … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Proudly “Greets” Pope Francis Upon His Historic Arrival In Philadelphia
Custom Cardinal Red-Gothic Gold Custom Carpet Welcomes The Pope (Pope Francis, greeted by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and dignitaries, stepped off his American Airlines flight from New York City and onto the specially designed, woven wool Langhorne carpet at PHL September 26th) Suburban Philadelphia’s Langhorne Carpet Company, established in 1930, … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Company Weaves Rugs to be Used During Papal Visit
Philadelphia, PA (September 10, 2015) – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015 today announced that Langhorne Carpet Company is weaving and will donate three custom carpets to be used during the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia on September 26 and 27. Under its … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Continues Its Relationship with the First Family of American Motoring
Weaving History for Henry Ford’s Birthplace Family-owned and operated, Langhorne’s relationship with the Ford Family, which began with the mill’s initial purchase in 1930 of several pre-owned Ford looms, continues with the weaving of a new, museum-quality wool carpet for Ford Home, Henry Ford’s birthplace now located in Greenfield Village, … Read More
What’s New At Langhorne Carpets?
2015 is fast becoming one of our most prolific years, especially in terms of adding new collections and custom designs to our running lines. Here are some exuberant examples of our woven wool carpets: Double-Bleached White: A Color For All Seasons In fashion, white is usually confined to the … Read More
Weaving Art: Mika Tajima Presents Negative Entropy
From a distance, Mika Tajima’s Negative Entropy series appears to be a collection of colorful, abstract paintings. But upon closer inspection, they are revealed to be finely woven textiles. What is even more fascinating is the subject of each piece. Each one of Tajima’s pieces is not merely an abstract … Read More
The Campaign for Wool
The wool industry was once hit hard, but is now making a comeback. The Campaign for Wool, based in the UK, serves to promote the many economic, environmental, and practical benefits of wool from fashion to home decor. Nearly all retailers in the UK are involved with the campaign and … Read More