Momentum Builds Momentum

Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering is the largest supplier of contract textiles and wallcoverings to the commercial interiors industry. At NeoCon it demonstrated its strength and leadership in ways both subtle and not so subtle. The fact of its vast showroom quietly whispered, “We are big and we are strong.”  Its extensive and impressive display of new products loudly declared, “We are not resting on our laurels; we intend to lead from the front!” As I entered the showroom a crowd of mostly young women gathered around a table where textile design-legend, Sina Pearson, was presenting a new product and discussing her process. The product was the Unexpected Collection, her 12th collection for Momentum comprising three textile lines and a total of 26 colorways. Her process, as always, starts with selecting or developing the right yarn for the desired outcome, then moving to weave, texture, pattern, and color. Apparently, she felt …