Beeline – Gretchen Bellinger

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 Skimmer™ plain weave ad sweeps them off their feet.
1983

The Chicago showroom opens.
1983

Gretchen Bellinger opens Washington D.C. Showroom.
1983

Gretchen Bellinger is sitting pretty in the memorable Camp™ buffalo plaid ad campaign.
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

British Airways selected 2 Limousine Cloth® broadcloth greys for the Concorde palette.
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.
1987

Gretchen Bellnger’s NYC apartment is featured on CNN Style with Elsa Klensch.
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 Courting Cranes™ tapestry and Golden Apples™ silk screen.
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

Camp Bellinger is featured on CNN Style with Elsa Klensch.
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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