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Article: VISION QUEST; MADELINE WEINRIB TRAVELS THE WORLD TO BRING UNIQUE OBJETS TO HER NEW ATELIER.
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- WWD
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- January 3, 2005
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Byline: Marc Karimzadeh
Madeline Weinrib admits she has a hunter's personality.
She hunts in India, Turkey, Nepal, Morocco, Uzbekistan and other exotic regions of the globe for new and vintage fabrics that she then uses to design cushions, sarongs and handbags.
And now Weinrib is selling those items in a sixth-floor atelier tucked into Manhattan's luxe living emporium, ABC Carpet & Home.
The move for Weinrib is a logical one. The designer is the great-granddaughter of Max Weinrib, founder of ABC Carpet & Home, and her family continues to own the specialty store today.
An established painter, Madeline Weinrib joined the family ...