9.17.26

Home Textiles Today and HFPA Foundation Gala Honor Earthbound Brands for its Creative Brand Strategies

Earthbound Brands, a leading licensing and product design agency, will be honored with the 2026 “Behind the Seams Award” during the industry’s market gala in September.

Source: Home Textiles Today

Earthbound Brands, a leading licensing and design agency, will be honored with the 2026 “Behind the Seams Award” during the industry’s market gala in September.

For more than 25 years, the company has helped brands growth through brand development, creative strategy, product innovation, and retail expansion. Earthbound partners with leading brands and major retailers nationwide to create consumer-driven products across home, fashion, lifestyle, and more by combining trend insights with creative thinking and retail expertise.

The September market cocktail gala – co-presented by the HFPA Foundation and HTT– will bestow 5 honors as part of the annual HFPA Foundation scholarship fundraising event.

The gala event will be a lively two-hour evening affair featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, an introduction of students from scholarship’s beneficiary institutes, and the presentation of the 2026 Home Excellence award to five honorees – including retailers and suppliers.

The HFPA Foundation, established in 1996, has provided scholarships to more than 250 students since its inception.  Currently, the Foundation awards scholarships to students enrolled in surface design or home product marketing courses of study at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Thomas Jefferson University.