The history of the FEILER company

Portrait of a smiling businessman in a suit with a red tie

2024

On 01.01. Michael Hauspurg takes over the sole management of the company. The company remains firmly in family hands. All shares remain with the Schwedt family, ensuring the continuation of the company's traditional values.

2023

FEILER Germany goes Beauty and expands its portfolio with exclusive products for the sophisticated beauty routine.

Smiling woman with a white chenille headband drying her face with a towel

Modern FEILER company building with a glass front

2018

Move into the new administration building with an attractive outlet and completion of the three-year investment phase of over 24 million euros.

2017

FEILER brand relaunch with new butterfly logo and collection concept.

Jürgen Hoffmann and Dagmar Schwedt at a ceremony with a certificate and honorary ring

2016

Awarding of the Golden Ring of Honor of the City of Hohenberg to Dagmar and Dieter Schwedt.

2012

Opening of the FEILER flagship store in Frankfurt am Main.

Interior view of a modern FEILER showroom with products

Aerial view of an industrial complex in a rural setting

1997

The latest Production Hall 2, spanning 5,000 square meters across two levels, is operational.

1994

The city of Hohenberg honors the merits of Else Schwedt and the company FEILER and awards her the Silver Ring of Honor of the City.

Close-up of an honorary ring with a colored coat of arms motif

Aerial photograph of a factory in a residential area

1992

A new production hall for the weaving mill, spanning 1,800 square meters, is being constructed.

1982

The third generation, siblings Dagmar Schwedt and Dieter Schwedt, together with their mother Else Schwedt, take over the management.

Color photograph of a smiling couple in formal attire

Color photograph of a woman working in a weaving mill

1980s

The recession in the textile industry has not spared FEILER. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, FEILER is the only chenille weaver in Europe to survive this difficult time.

1973

The second generation, Else and Erhard Schwedt, take over the management of FEILER.

Black and white photograph of a smiling couple in formal attire

Color photograph of an Israeli man and a Japanese woman in formal attire

1970

An important milestone in the company's development is the entry into the Japanese market and the collaboration with Kazuko and Aharon Yamakawa from Tokyo. The beginning of one of the most beautiful German-Japanese love stories.

1955

FEILER exhibits for the first time at the International Trade Fair (predecessor of today's Heimtextil) in Frankfurt am Main.

Black and white photograph of an old factory building

1951

The first buildings are constructed on Greimweg in Hohenberg, the current company location.

1948

After World War II: Re-establishment of the Ernst Feiler Co. Terry Cloth and Chenille Weaving Mill in Hohenberg a.d. Eger, together with partner Bernhard Rausch and 18 employees.

Black and white photograph of a group of people in traditional clothing

Old business card of the Ernst Feiler terry cloth and chenille weaving mill in Liebenstein

1928

Ernst Feiler lays the foundation stone for today's company. He founds the ERNST FEILER Terry Cloth and Chenille Weaving Mill in Liebenstein (now Libá, Czech Republic).

1922

Ernst Feiler, born in 1899, completes his education at the prestigious Münchberg Higher Weaving School. He then learns about the fabric of his life in a weaving mill in the Sudetenland: colourful weaving chenille.

Black and white photograph of a young man in a suit and cap