Plauener Spitze® | Annenstraße 9 | 08523 Plauen

Founded

1994 after completion of reprivatisation as Modespitze Plauen GmbH – embroidery tradition in the family since 1897

Milestones

Licensee of the Plauener Spitze brand with production under licence no. 01 (currently nine producers) | Strong diversification of the product range and specialisation, production of over 3,000 article variants plus modular system | Increased focus on high-quality lace and embroidery as well as replicas (archive use) | Specialisation in sustainable organic qualities, certification according to the highest standards: since 2016 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), annual update of own environmental policy, www. organic-lace.de | Since 2008 Development in the field of technical textiles with a focus on high-precision sensors for integration into fibre-reinforced plastic components (tailored sensor placement): www.textile-sensors.com

Managing director

Andreas Reinhardt

Location(s)

2 in Plauen: company headquarters with sewing production, showroom and show workshop in Annenstraße 9 and embroidery production in the Plauen Reissig business park

Workplaces

9

Product range

High-quality home textiles: table linen, curtains, accessories | Replicas | Small series of fashion, accessories and costume jewellery | Supplying specialised business customers (lingerie, corsetry, nightwear, wedding and women’s outerwear) with a focus on certified organic qualities

Company philosophy

“Embroidery – including the specialisation in embroidered guipure lace – is by far the most elaborate and at the same time the highest quality textile process. With its unrivalled quality in terms of material, fineness, expression/aesthetics and workmanship, fashion lace must therefore justify comparatively high prices for discerning target groups. At the same time, we attach great importance to sustainability and, in addition to the already established segment with organic qualities, we will gradually convert the entire range in order to be able to virtually eliminate the use of petroleum-based fibres in the medium term – with the exception of technical applications.”

In 1897, Max Bruno Meyer had silk dressing gowns embroidered for the Indian market and sent them from Zwickau to India via England. The first generation of the entrepreneurial family, today the owners of Modespitze Plauen, was successful! The same applies to Plauener Spitze® itself, thanks to whose worldwide demand the town also developed rapidly. Over 120 years later, lace from traditional to modern is still the speciality of the fourth generation of entrepreneurs. In the range: favourite pieces for the home or yard goods for implementing your own ideas, as well as lace fashion, lace jewellery and a small but fine Bauhaus collection.

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