Susan Dollenmaier

ANICHINI FOUNDER, SUSAN DOLLENMAIER EXPLAINS HER LIFE AS A SEARCH FOR THE GENUINE ARTICLE. HER LAID-BACK, EARTHY STYLE IS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE HIGH-PACED WORLD OF LUXURY LINENS AND TEXTILES SHE HAS CREATED. SHE PURPOSELY CHOSE TO PUT ROOTS DOWN IN RURAL VERMONT, AND TO GROW THE GLOBAL ENTERPRISE OF ANICHINI THERE. SUSAN IS AN EXPERT ON TEXTILES. ALL THAT SHE LEARNED ABOUT TEXTILES, INCLUDING THEIR ANCIENT ORIGINS, ACTUAL WEAVING TECHNIQUES, HISTORY, AND THEIR HUGE ROLE IN CULTURE IS SELF-TAUGHT.

“The Emperor With No Threads” – The Truth About Thread Count

I have been waiting to communicate these thoughts for a very long time. Before House and Garden shut its lovely doors, Dominique Browning and I conversed together about  publishing this piece. But now is the age of the blog. So rather than using a print magazine, I will push this forward for all to read […]

Our Commitment To Ethical Down

A Word On Ethical Down & RDS Certified Down From Founder, Susan Dollenmaier. We go to great lengths to ensure that ANICHINI’s down and down alternatives are the very best. First, we…

The Truth About Egyptian Cotton

A Word On Egyptian Cotton & Thread Count From Founder, Susan Dollenmaier We are often asked if we weave our products with Egyptian cotton. The words “Egyptian cotton” are associated in the…