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Article: From Flea Markets to Neiman Marcus - Hot New Peruvian Home Furnishings at the New York International Gift Fair.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 18, 1999
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Once the mainstay of college flea markets and specialty ethnic boutiques, today's redesigned Peruvian handicrafts are bypassing traditional souvenir and low-end outlets and finding a niche in the upscale US home furnishing market.
Since 1994, Louis Berger International, a major international consulting firm; ADEX (the Peruvian Exporters' Association); and Aid to Artisans, a Connecticut-based nonprofit, have brought together top US designers and artists with local Peruvian artisans who are transforming traditional arts and crafts to produce sophisticated home furnishings and apparel, and successfully market them to brand-name ...