Chilewich

The New York based designer Sandy Chilewich is founder and creative director of Chilewich | Sultan LLC, a company managed with her partner and husband Joe Sultan. For the last three decades and with two distinct businesses, Chilewich has reinterpreted underutilized and overlooked manufacturing practices. During the last 15 years Chilewich has designed innovative textiles for numerous applications.

Sandy launched placemats and floor mats with her groundbreaking signature textiles in 2000. Her textiles have transformed the way tables are dressed in homes and in restaurants around the world. Her floor mats provide a clean modern alternative underfoot. “I am continually exploring for new materials that combine beauty and functionality and for underutilized manufacturing processes that with design input can be modernized,” adds Chilewich.

In 2001 Chilewich, together with her architect husband, Joe Sultan, launched their first product for contract use. Joe developed commercial grade backings for these woven textiles and they were able to introduce Plynyl® wall-to-wall (w2w) floor tiles. Today the contract division includes backed and un-backed woven fabrics utilizing extruded yarns for use on walls, panels, windows and upholstery. This award winning collection is available through the trade.

Joe Sultan sold his architecture practice in 2004 and joined the company full time as CEO. The two have changed the firm’s corporate name to Chilewich l Sultan LLC to reflect their emergent business partnership.