De geschiedenis van Vlisco

De geschiedenis van Vlisco

“We go all the way back to 1864, when Amsterdam entrepreneur Pieter Fentener van Vlissingen took over a small textile-press company in Helmond. Pieter’s uncle, who worked in the former Dutch East Indian colonies, convinced his nephew to produce a knock-off version of a traditional Indonesian textile known as Batik.”

Hoe een bedrijf uit Helmond een grootleverancier werd van textiel in Afrika.

Messynessychic.com/2015/10/30/made-in-holland-the-chanel-of-africa/ (via Kottke)

De geschiedenis van Vlisco

“A woman who takes special pride in her education might wear a print called “ABC” which features chalkboards, measuring sticks and books.”

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