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Two years later, they launched the textile firm old world weavers and ran it. Iris and her husband carl, who she married in 1948, traveled all over the world attending international flea markets and bazaars to source furniture and rare fabrics for personal inspiration as well as design projects. Today, old world weavers is considered one of the most respected luxury textile brands in the industry, and is known for its blend of sophisticated historical design, and an exotic, world. These are highly useful for students preparing for various competitive exams like upsc ias, state pscs. Manishika jain explains all topics of ncert class 6 to 12 history in the lectures below. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Come shop today and browse our selection of old world weavers fabric, an. Nov 17, 2016 the colorful iris apfel as a young woman worked for womens wear daily.

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