Dear {NAME},

We are very keen to report on the exciting new developments that have been taking place at CAROLE NEVIN DESIGNS since the beginning of the year:  

• Great News! We recently launched an exotic new textile collection at DESIGN INDABA called MAGHREB, meaning Place of Sunset. This range takes it's inspiration from the colours and textures of North and West Africa. Part of the collection is printed and part hand painted.
• We are also very proud to announce that we now have our own flat bed screenprinting factory with in house design facilities. The new company is called EASTLAKE FABRICS and is a joint venture between Carole Nevin and Rod Davison (previously of Sun Fabrics and regarded as a doyen of his craft).

• We have brought out a collection of candles to compliment our table linen range.

• We have increased our staff complement and are gratified that despite the global crises, we are able to continue to do our bit for the community.

• We have appointed new stockists both in South Africa and abroad.

MAGHREB COLLECTION

This collection takes it's inspiration from the textures, colours and shapes of West Africa, Algeria and Morocco. Hand printed and hand painted designs in this range comprise the following;

Madingo Stripe - available in a range of warm colourful stripes fused with geometric patterns come in three colour ways (Fynbos, Slate & Clay Stripe). This is not an entirely printed range and there are variations in colour and texture. This fabric can be purchased per metre for curtaining or a full range of products are available in these designs - tablecloths, placemats, serviettes, cushion covers, aprons, teacosies and ovengloves.

Zalenga Mural - this is available in Sage Green, Blushing Burgundy and Charcoal Grey - this particular design takes its inspiration from West African Wall Murals and will be sold by the metre for curtaining and upholstery and we'd be more than happy to make up cushion covers in any size you'd like.

Arabesque - available in Charcoal and Burgundy, takes its inspiration from Morocco. This is a delightful addition to the range whose soft lyrical lines contrast beautifully with the African geometrics and compliment the hand painted Pomegranate.

Pomegranate - Last but definately not least is our beautiful pomegranate design. This fruit is rich in the folk lore of the Middle East. A symbol of fertility and passion, Jewish tradition teaches that the pomegranate is a symbol for righteousness, because it is said to have 613 seeds which corresponds with the 613 mitzvot or commandments of the Torah. For this reason and others, many Jews eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah, symbol of fruitfulness. You will soon be able to purchase items in this design at www.carolenevin.co.za and at our V&A Waterfront store, as usual we will keep you informed.

In the meantime, it's available at Tapenade in the Cresta Shopping Mall in Johannesburg. Click here for contact details.  

NEW COMPLIMENTARY CANDLE COLLECTION

Talented wax artist from Inspirations of Africa, designer and owner, Dawn Perosino has in collaboration with CAROLE NEVIN DESIGNS created a beautiful range of candles to compliment our linen. These candles are currently available in most designs featured in our African Range and they've been selling phenomenally well at our shop as well as online.
               

EASTLAKE FABRICS

We have launched new flat-bed hand-printing company, EASTLAKE FABRICS as a joint venture between Carole Nevin and Rod Davison. The new company allows the Carole Nevin group to provide fully vertically integrated capabilities from design, product development, hand-painting, hand-printing, curing, sewing and packaging. The company also adds curtaining and upholstory linen products to the existing table, kitchen and bed linen. Eastlake is still in it's infancy and yet is already designing and printing for some of the best known names in the local textile industry such as St. Leger & Viney, Mavromac, Jay Smith Collection, Carol Mills Fabrics and the highly talented, up-and-coming, young architect/designer Lorenzo Nassimbeni. We hope to build excellent relationships which will continue for many years to come!

40m Printing Table	Beautifully printed linens

TRADE SHOWS

In late Ferbruary 09 we presented our MAGHREB COLLECTION at the DESIGN INDABA EXPO in Cape Town and the response to this collection was great, especially from those interior designers. This beautiful linen will be available by the metre and can be used for upholstery, curtaining, cushions, table linen, kitchen linen etc. We are launching this range at our Waterfront Centre Court Display at Kings Warehouse, V&A Waterfront from the 30 June to 5 July 2009 and thereafter it will be available for purchase in our store. You can contact us directly for a wholesale pricelist. For more details about our store and/or factory please CLICK HERE.  

 
We're displaying our wares at the next SARCDA trade exhibition during the month of August. It will be held at Gallagher Estate in JHB and will run from Thursday 20 Aug  to Sunday 23 Aug 2009. We'll send a reminder beforehand and will look forward to reuniting with our regular customers and chatting to visitors to our stand.

STOCKISTS

A recent newcomer to our growing list of stockists is the Craft Art and Gallery shop right here in Cape Town; in

the lovely seaside village of Simon's Town, they are our very first stockist of our exciting new MAGHREB RANGE. 

New on the international front is Design Collection from Sweden, they will be stocking some of our Florals, Beach House, Botanicals and Mediterranean ranges in their charmingly chic store in Lund, one of the oldest cities in Sweden.
  

Craft Art & Gallery - Simon's Town	Design Collection - Sweden

Last time we mentioned a new Canadian stockist, Green Light District Design in Ottawa. They have recently unpacked and stocked their shelves with the first consignment of our linen. So for our Ottawa shoppers, please visit the shop at 223 Dalhousie Street or email Deborah & David at dpeets@rogers.com for more information. 

 NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FAMILY.. 

We welcome Rod Davison as the CEO and chief designer of Eastlake Fabrics. Rod was previously the CEO of Sun Fabrics, he has a fine arts degree with 40yrs printing and designing experience. Reginald Smith is our digital design, colour separation and screen making expert who along with Carole Nevin will take care of all your textile design needs.

Rod	Reginald

Also, Viola Morkel, our bright and breezy new receptionist as well as the screenprinting experts who have recently joined our sister company, Eastlake Fabrics; they are Deon, Taswell, Tobit, Ashwin and Moeez.

Viola	Deon,Taswell, Ashwin & Tobit	Moeez

 PROMOTIONS

We recently had a website promotion which saw customers paying 50% Less on ALL Carole Nevin linens and it was a great success! So much so that all stocks were sold out. We are still running this promotion at our V&A Waterfront store in conjunction with our centre court display which will be ending on Tuesday, the 13th of July, so if you're in Cape Town please visit our store as soon as possible, before it ends. Customers who live in other parts of the country or overseas can contact our store via email at waterfront@carolenevin.co.za or call them at the store on +27 (0) 21 425 2507 to find out if they have the stock available for you (they can post it to just about anywhere in the world).

CAROLE'S RECIPE OF THE MONTH...

Seeing as we provide you with beautiful linens with which to dress your table, we might as well recommend some culinary delights to go on top.

THAI BUTTERNUT SOUP

I felt like some butternut soup with a difference the other day, checked in my pantry and found the following ingredients to throw together a delicious soup. I do not have the patience to follow a recipe and tend to cook by feel and taste. Monica, my niece has forced me to pen my very first recipe. Play with the ingredients below and see what you come up with. Quantities of coconut cream will depend on whether you want a creamy soup or not, the same applies to the chilli paste. If you don't have green chilli paste, use fresh or dried chilli for that matter. Chop some coriander into the soup and if serving for guests, decorate with coriander and a dollop of coconut cream. Oh, by the way, you can saute your onions etc, with coconut butter (which is incredibly healthy for you) instead of olive oil. The trick is to adjust and sometimes we just have to make do with what we have in the pantry.

1 Large butternut

1 Medium Onion

Grated Ginger

Glove Garlic

Coriander

Coconut milk/cream

Veg Stock
Thai Green Chilli Paste

Peel butternut and dice into cubes. Gently saute the onion, garlic and ginger in some olive oil. Add butternut and saute a little longer. Add salt, some veg stock powder (preferably marigold available from most health stores) and sufficient water for a nice consistency. When butternut is softened add some cocount cream or coconut milk (as much as you like) and allow to simmer for a short while. Then blend with a hand blender and taste, adjusting the seasoning according to your taste. Serve with chopped coriander as seasoning.    

As always, we welcome your feedback and comments so please feel free to contact us via telephone, email or fax. All details are listed on our website at www.carolenevin.co.za.
 

Kind regards,