How Eastern Accents Built a Luxury Brand Through Craftsmanship, Design, and Legacy
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Send us Fan Mail What if the softest thing in your home was also the most ambitious? We sit down with Creative Director Louise Trafficanti to follow a thread from Dublin’s design studios to a humming Chicago factory, where Eastern Accents turns global textiles into everyday luxury—pillows, bedding, drapery, headboards, and custom pieces that actually ship on time. Louise shares how a visa lottery, grit, and a love for materials led her to a domestic workroom that still cuts and sews under on...
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