POTTERY BARN LAUNCHES COLLABORATION WITH KRAVET

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 8, 2025--

Pottery Barn, portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced today a new collaboration with the revered home furnishings company, Kravet. The prints and patterns Kravet is known for, which were previously only available to the design trade, have been translated into an inspiring collection of tabletop, bedding, pillows, wall and window coverings, and decorative accessories.

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Founded in 1918, Kravet has remained a family-operated business for over five generations. The brand’s impressive textile archive holds more than 60,000 pieces dating back over 2,000 years, all preserved with museum-quality standards to honor the rich history of the documents. For the first time in its history, Kravet opened the archive beyond their own team to work with Pottery Barn’s in-house designers to develop a collection that artfully blends Kravet’s prints and patterns with Pottery Barn’s world-renowned quality and craftsmanship.

To create the collaboration, the Kravet and Pottery Barn design teams partnered closely on hand-selecting prints from the archive. These prints were recolored and reimagined to develop new fabrications, applications, and products. The resulting assortment of print and pattern - the Garden Floral, Arboretum, Heirloom Damask, Ikat, Petite Floral, Medallion, and Meadow Stripe - celebrates Kravet’s mastery of textile design as seen through the inimitable lens of Pottery Barn’s timeless aesthetic. These designs can be found throughout the collection on products intended to bring the coveted interior designer touch to the Pottery Barn customer. Several pieces in the collection also feature additional designer details like French knots and embroidery.

“We’re so proud of the one-of-a-kind pieces from the new Kravet and Pottery Barn collection,” says Pottery Barn President Monica Bhargava. “This collection reinterprets their heirloom decorator prints in a way that feels fresh, timeless, and beautifully suited for our customer’s home.”

“The Kravet family has had the privilege of serving the design trade for many decades, and we’re now thrilled to partner with Pottery Barn to bring consumers exclusive pieces for their home inspired by our archives,” says Cary Kravet, President and CEO, Kravet LLC. “Pottery Barn’s exceptional expertise, as well as their commitment to quality and craftsmanship, made reimagining our prints and patterns into new categories an exciting and rewarding journey.”

The Kravet for Pottery Barn collection is available now in all stores, and online at potterybarn.com/kravet. Follow along on social @potterybarn and @kravetinc for styling tips and inspiration.

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About Pottery Barn:

Pottery Barn, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) portfolio of brands, is a premier specialty retailer for casual, comfortable and stylish home furnishings. The brand is dedicated to beautiful ideas for real life, quality products that are crafted to last, sustainability and service. Key product categories include furniture, bedding, bath, rugs, window treatments, tabletop, lighting and decorative accessories. Nearly all Pottery Barn products are designed in-house and are exclusive to its catalogs, stores and website. Pottery Barn is also part of The Key Rewards, a free-to-join loyalty program that offers members exclusive benefits across the Williams-Sonoma family of brands, the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Kravet LLC.:

Kravet LLC, established in 1918, is the industry leader in to-the-trade home furnishings, distributing fabric, furniture, wallcovering, trimming and carpet under the Kravet, Lee Jofa, GP & J Baker, Brunschwig & Fils and Donghia brands. A fifth generation family led and managed business, Kravet LLC’s commitment to innovation has helped the company transform from a small fabric house to a global leader, representing brands and designers from all over the world. A one-stop shopping resource for all interior design needs, Kravet Inc. has 40 showrooms worldwide, an ecommerce website, distribution centers in Anderson, South Carolina and Poole, England, as well as a manufacturing location in Thomasville, North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.kravet.com

Kravet x Pottery Barn Collection (Photo: Pottery Barn)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday in a case over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, which comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s largest abortion provider.

Low-income patients who go there for things like contraception, cancer screenings and pregnancy testing could see their care upended if the court sides with South Carolina leaders who say no public money should go the organization.

The court is considering a legal question that could have wider effects: Whether Medicaid patients can continue to sue over the right to choose their own qualified provider.

South Carolina says those lawsuits aren't allowed and barring them would save public money in legal fees. Some conservatives appeared open to that argument. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said there has been confusion over the question in lower courts. “One of my goals coming out of this will be to provide that clarity,” Kavanaugh said.

The Trump administration weighed in to argue against the right to sue, with attorney Kyle Hawkins saying the government had “re-evaluated its position” after the election and come down on South Carolina's side.

The state says people could go through an administrative appeal process if denied coverage, though justices like Amy Coney Barrett raised questions about whether that would work for low-income patients. “That’s the beneficiary taking the risk, going to the provider she wants to see, and then potentially having to pay out of pocket, right?”

Planned Parenthood argues that Congress clearly wanted people to be able to make their own “intensely personal” decisions about which doctor to visit, and lawsuits are the only real way that right has been enforced.

Justice Elena Kagan agreed that patients do have the right to choose their doctor under the law, and suggested that blocking them from suing would be a sea change. “This is kind of changing the rules midstream, isn’t it?” Kagan said.

People on both sides of the issue gathered outside the court for demonstrations that included a brass band before arguments unfolded.

The case started in 2018, before the court's decision that overturned the nationwide right to abortion. South Carolina has since banned it after around six weeks’ gestation.

South Carolina's move to cut off Medicaid funding was blocked in court following a lawsuit from Medicaid patient Julie Edwards, who wanted to keep going to Planned Parenthood for the birth control she needed because her diabetes could make it dangerous for her to carry a pregnancy to term, according to court papers. The state eventually appealed to the Supreme Court.

Federal law prohibits Medicaid money from being used for abortions, with very limited exceptions, but patients often go there for other services because it can be tough to find doctors who accept the publicly funded insurance program and can schedule appointments quickly.

Other conservative states have also moved to cut Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program, and more would likely follow if South Carolina prevails. Attorneys for the state say patients can visit other health centers for care.

About one-quarter of everyone in the U.S. is enrolled in the program, and the American Cancer Society has said that losing the ability to sue would hurt their access to care, especially in rural areas.

In South Carolina, $90,000 in Medicaid funding goes to Planned Parenthood every year — a tiny fraction of a percentage point of the state’s total Medicaid spending.

Anti-abortion demonstrators place ballots as they rally outside the Supreme in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Abortion-rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Abortion-rights activists and anti-abortion demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)