Nottingham-born Sir Paul Smith will help the company celebrate its centenary
Fashion designer Sir Paul Smith will unveil a blue plaque to one of the last firms making lace knitted scarves and shawls in the East Midlands.
G.H Hurt & Son, based in Chilwell, Nottingham, are celebrating 100 years of trading.
The plaque commemorates George Henry Hurt and will be placed on the building he opened in 1912.
Nottingham was synonymous with lace and once had more than 130 lace factories, employing about 25,000 people.
Managing director Henry Hurt MBE said it was special celebrating the centenary during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.
The Mayor of Broxtowe, Margaret Handley, and Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry, will also attend the unveiling of the plaque at 14:00 BST.
