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Alcon Inc. (German: Alcon AG) is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. It has a paper headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland but its operational headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it employs about 4,500 people.
Alcantara S.p.A. Alcantara is the brand name of a synthetic textile with a soft, suede-like microfibre pile, noted for its durability. Alcantara was developed in the 1970s by Miyoshi Okamoto and initially manufactured by the Italian company Alcantara. The term has an Arabic root (Arabic: القنطرة, romanized: al-qantara) and means "the ...
Palliser Furniture is a family-owned furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [ 1 ] As of at least 2016, the company was the largest manufacturer of made-to-order leather furniture in North America. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Palliser Furniture is the parent company of EQ3, a furniture manufacturer and retailer in Canada and ...
Patent leather is a type of coated leather that has a high-gloss finish. [1][2] In general, patent leather is fine grain leather that is treated to give it a glossy appearance.
Leather. A variety of leather products and leather-working tools. Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, and aquatic animals such as seals and ...
An artificial leather bag strap, made from plastic. Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable due to practical or ethical concerns.
Alençon lace (UK: / ˈælənsɒn, æˈlɒ̃sɒ̃ /, [1] US: / əˈlɛnsɒn, - sən /) [2][3] or point d'Alençon (French: [pwɛ̃ dalɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a needle lace that originated in Alençon, France. It is sometimes called the "Queen of lace." Lace making began in Alençon during the 16th century and the local industry was rapidly expanded ...
The company was founded in 1849 by Carl Johann Freudenberg, the son of a wine merchant, [2] and his partner, Heinrich Christian Heintze. The two took over a tannery at Weinheim where Freudenberg had been employed, and introduced lacquered patent leather as a specialty. [3]