November 15, 1999 (New York)......Çukurova Sanayi Isletmeleri, a textile mill in Southern Turkey, will present at Heimtex designs for the first year of the new millennium. CSI has created fabrics that are a response to the yearning for the tranquility, simplicity, orderliness in our private life not found in our public one. These desires find expression in the colors, weaves, patterns and fibers of the collection. They are, in some way, a reaction to the distraction, decisions and diversions overwhelming us because of the accelerated pace of our lives.

Commented Terrence O'Neill, EPE Design Director, "We find pleasure in the small woven designs done tone-on-tone or two colors at most, in the crisp hand of the textured whites, the fragile pastels and vegetal greens and tans, the comfort of the minimalist satin weaves. We respond to the softness of the fabric, achieved through special finishing, and the 100% cotton content."

The medium weight textures provide an attractive foundation that complements and supports the light-weight fabrics. Prints focus on small flowers strewn on a linen-blend cloth, reflecting the ephemeral colors of dawn.

Colors reflect the progression of the light throughout the day. We are reminded of the violet dawn, the blue sky, the yellow/orange sun, the silvery grays at dusk.

Home textile fabrics from Çukurova Sanayi for 2000 promise respite from the hectic pace of our over scheduled life. CSI is returning to Heimtex, Frankfurt, Germany, January 12-15, Booth 42J79. CSI is the textile division of Çukurova Group, one of Turkey's largest holding companies. EPE, Inc., based in New York, is the Group's gateway to the Americas.