- 1976
Gretchen Bellinger debuts with a collection of 13 natural fiber textiles, most notably Limousine Cloth® broadcloth. - 1979
The first showroom opens in New York’s D&D building. - 1980
Gretchen Bellinger and Giorgio Armani collaborate for the Resources Council. Suit in Applause™ cotton velvet with Josephine™ iridescent silk trim. - 1981
Gretchen Bellinger launches the first personality-driven textile campaign in textiles with Limousine Cloth® broadcloth. - 1982
Gretchen Bellinger with Dad in The Adirondacks. Dad is in his Skimmer™ plain weave dinner jacket. - 1982
Gretchen Bellinger expands in New York City, winning the Interior Architecture Award Citation of Merit for the East 59th Street Executive Office and Warehouse. - 1983
The Chicago showroom opens. - 1983
Gretchen Bellinger opens Washington D.C. Showroom. - 1983
Gretchen Bellinger greeting Sherman Emery, Editor-in-Chief Interior Design at the retirement dinner honoring him. 19 May 1983. Ms Bellinger is wearing a dress made from Isadora® pleated silk. - 1984
Gretchen Bellinger with British designer Chester Jones at British Airways Concorde presentation. - 1984
Gretchen Bellinger at a Stendig party with R. Scott Bromley. - 1984
Limousine Cloth® broadcloth, Isadora® pleated silk and Applause™ cotton velvet are among 18 fabrics chosen by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their permanent collection. - 1985
The IDCNY showroom opens. - 1985
The IDCNY showroom opens. - 1986
Gretchen Bellinger hosted yearly NEOCON events. Inger Bartlett receives her Gretchen Bellinger designed scarf. - 1988
Metropolitan Home, April 1988. - 1991
Gretchen Bellinger with Gary Hutton at his installation of Polka Dot™ cotton sheer in San Francisco. - 1992
Gretchen Bellinger is the only textile designer featured in Women of Design by Beverly Russell. - 1992
Women in Design Trunk Show. - 1992
Each of the 33 designers profiled in Women of Design was sent a steamer trunk to create an interior that represents her vision for the national exhibition. - 1992
The Women of Design Trunk Exhibition City fabrics: Paramount® wool plush, Diva® rhinestones on silk, Isadora®, pleated silk Courting Cranes™ tapestry, Golden Apples™ silk screen. - 1992
The Women of Design Trunk Exhibition Country fabrics: Gibralter™ textured weave, Buzz Buzz™ wool jacquard, Sylphide™ silk matelassé, Limousine Cloth® broadcloth, Starry Night™ wool jacquard. - 1993
Interior Design visits Camp Bellinger for a full feature. - 1994
Bellinger’s Queen and King Chairs, contibution to The Denver Art Museum’s Collector’s Choice “The Best Seat in the House” Auction using a selection of sumptuous Bellinger™ fabrics. - 1994
Bellinger’s donation to Dynamite Denim, Diffa’s Charity Auction Of Wild and Crazy Levi® Jackets Benefitting Aids Patients. 4 May 1994. Holly Pajak is the model. - 1996
Gretchen Bellinger’s Play to the Grandstand™ mohair plush was selected for the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. - 1997
House Beautiful visits Camp Bellinger for a full feature. - 1997
House Beautiful visits Camp Bellinger for a full feature. - 1997
Pullman Cloth® epinglé is selected for gallery seating throughout The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. - 1997
Pullman Cloth® epinglé is selected for gallery seating throughout The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. - 1999
Cut a Shine™ woven metal mesh, Sea Lines™ double organza, Sugarcoated™ plain weave, Vanity of Vanities™ silk taffeta, Diva® rhinestanes on silk, Gilt Edge™ woven herringbone honored fabric introductions at NEOCON. Best New Fabric, Overall Design. - 2000
Even as a little girl Mr. and Mrs. Bellinger knew that Gretchen was cut from the right cloth. - 2003
Gretchen Bellinger is featured in Stanley Abercrombie’s A Century of Interior Design: 1900-2000. - 2003
Gretchen Bellinger is featured in Stanley Abercrombie’s A Century of Interior Design: 1900-2000. - 2006
Gretchen Bellinger corporate office opens in Albany, New York. - 2008
“Best of the Year” from Interior Design for It’s Cricket™ silk jacquard. Designer’s Choice for the Best in Hospitality. - 2009
“Best of the Year” from Interior Design Steeling Beauty™ metallic plain weave, Designer’s Choice for the Best in Hospitality Textile. - 2009
Elle Décor full feature of Bellinger residence and new corporate office. - 2013
House Beautiful features Gretchen Bellinger’s David Adler inspired staircase. Adler’s staircse has Venetian glass spindles while Bellinger’s are Pyrex. - 2013
Gretchen Bellinger’s Swing Time™ collection recognized by Interior Design’s Best of Year Awards. - 2013
Interior Design’s BOY Award honors Lindy Hop™ textured weave, Big Band™ velvet stripe and Ragtime Band™ textured weave. - 2013
Interior Design’s annual Hall of Fame gala. Gretchen Bellinger between R. Scott Bromley and Jack Lenor Larsen (14) and with Angela Brown and Lee Mindel (8). - 2018
Up to Scratch™ textured weave specified by Thomas Pheasant, Washington DC for Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. - 2019
Gretchen Bellinger at the 2019 Hall of Fame gala with Gary Wheeler of HDR, Inc., a 2000 Hall of Fame Inductee. Photo: Keith Claytor/TimeFrozen Photography. - 2021
Bellinger introduced this 94% wool performance fabric.
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