We are please to announce that Albertha Eley has been promoted to the position of New Zealand Sales Manager.

Albertha has been with Unique Fabrics for 7 years in several different sales roles.  Albertha has an indepth knowledge of our collections, systems and client base. I look forward to working with her in her new position.

The first collection I'd like to blog about in 2010 is Xanadu. It's a collection which epitomises all the things we love about textiles at Unique with its a beautiful blend of natural materials (abaca and sisal) and sophisticated metallics, used in a fresh, creative way. Here are a few images from the collection page...

As a handmade collection Xanadu truly showcases the work of skilled weavers. As a result the designs feature subtle variations in colour and texture, bringing the surfaces alive in a way that no machine-made process can ever replicate.

I hope you like Xanadu as much as we do? In fact I've ordered some for the Auckland showroom reception desk - I can't wait to see it in place.

Happy New Year and welcome to the 2010 edition of the Unique blog. I hope you all had a happy and relaxing holiday, with your inspiration batteries now re-charged for the year ahead.

I always begin each year with great anticipation, looking forward to seeing our clients again and spreading the Unique gospel of gorgeous fabrics and great service.

Visitors to our Auckland and Sydney showrooms are in for a surprise too. Over the break we've been busy revitalizing them with new display cabinetry and a fresh colour scheme. With our range growing every year we always need more hanging space for our samples. My showroom bugbear is a row of hangers packed too tightly to browse through. I think the new layout and units look great and are very user-friendly. Below are a few snaps of the Auckland showroom. Hope you like the changes...

I look forward to seeing you soon.

I'll wrap-up the 2009 blog entries with a burst of glamorous gold. I guess the association of this precious metal with Christmas harks back to the story of the Three Wise Men; gold was one of their gifts. With it's warm tones, gold looks especially beautiful with the white and green wintry landscapes of a northern hemisphere Christmas. Perhaps cool Silver should be our traditional Xmas metal in the South!? - see our Christmas card in the blog entry below.

We have a surprisingly large selection of fabrics and wallcoverings which feature gold, whether you are after a wide-width sheer with a subtle gold effect (Lamé) or a blast of dazzle (see below), we have it covered...

Please contact us if you'd like to know more about any of the products in the images above.

See you on the 11th.

I can't believe that the end of the year is nearly upon us. Business-wise at Unique it's been a year of highs where we've, thankfully, felt few effects of the recession. Indeed we've seen growth in many areas of our business.

Fabric-wise our range of products is broader than ever with many beautiful collections released in 2009 and more to come in 2010. I'd also like to say welcome aboard to all our new clients, we really do appreciate your business. And of course to our not so new and long-standing clients; thank you for your support and loyalty, we love working with you and look forward to seeing you next year.

On a personal level, I would like to thank all of you who sent messages of support when my husband, partner and best friend passed away earlier this year. Laurie left us too soon but he made sure we had a solid foundation to move forward on. We all miss him!

Unique Fabrics will be closing for our summer break on the afternoon of the 18th of December and re-opening on the 13th of January 2010.
From all the team at Unique thank you for your support this year, we look forward to working with you next year and wish you a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year.

See you in 2010.