Our polyester textiles

Polyester is a synthetic fibre which is hard-wearing and easy to clean and maintain, offering a solution that is ideal for high-traffic applications. At Kvadrat, we believe longevity is at the core of conscious design. Our polyester textiles are made to last and are created from the best raw materials.

We are on a journey to become a circular company and we are steadily transitioning away from virgin polyester. Derived from post-consumer PET bottles, pre-consumer post industrial polyester waste, or ocean-bound plastic waste, the recycled polyester we use for several of our products enables us to have a significantly lower environmental impact and grants us to be responsible in the use of resources.

Introducing the world´s first upholstery textile
made from 100% ocean-bound polyester

Sport is the world’s first recycled polyester upholstery textile made out of 100% ocean-bound plastic waste. It is made exclusively from post-consumer plastic collected no further than 10 km away from coastlines in Thailand

Unlike conventional polyester textiles, which are traditionally flat, Sport has a sophisticated binding that adds tactile multidimensionality to its structure. Sport also offers exceptional colour richness. The design comes in a versatile selection of colourways incorporating a scale of rich, warm and cold accents and neutral notes. These hues give the textile a bold look and enhance the qualities of the ocean-bound polyester.

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Benefits of polyester

Our polyester textiles offer a multitude of benefits, making it a popular choice in various applications, given the intrinsic qualities of this technical fibre.

Made to last

We prioritize the use of the best raw and recycled materials, which enables us to design textiles with exceptional longevity. Polyester fibres are resistant to stretching, shrinking, and wrinkling providing good lightfastness, which ensures that textiles retain their shape and appearance. The longevity and durability of polyesters is particularly advantageous in high-traffic applications.

Comfortable

Polyester textiles offer a comfortable solution, due to their ability to dry fast and their hypoallergenic properties.

High performance

Polyester fibres are extremely flexible and versatile giving polyester textiles great modification abilities. With this, they can easily be developed to meet the standards of demanding high-traffic environments, flame retardancy, and good lightfastness.

Patio is an upholstery textile developed for outdoors, which offers exceptional colour vibrancy. Designed by Karina Nielsen Rios, it is made with a highly durable, specially developed Trevira CS yarn. A result of 3 years intensive research, Patio features a fluorocarbon-free, environmentally-focused finish, which is water-repellent and fast-drying. It also provides resistance against chlorine, seawater and artificial weathering and is flame-retardant. In addition to its technical features, it also stands out for a soft touch compared to other outdoor fabrics. Patio has a subtle structure, which combines two coloured yarns in the warp and one in the weft. Depending on the level of contrast between the colours, Patio appears either almost unicoloured or more textured. Its versatile palette brings a fresh, sporty perspective on colours to outdoors textiles. It combines natural and neutral nuances, as well as bold highlight tones. Patio is suitable for all outdoor spaces, as well as other areas, like spas and indoor pools, where high-humidity and chlorine are a factor. In addition to furniture, it can also be used for screens, parasols and umbrellas.

Durable, washable and easy to maintain

Polyesters are capable of withstanding frequent use and maintain their quality over time, ensuring that the upholstery retains its visual appeal even with regular use. Moreover, polyester is easy to maintain as it is washable, allowing for effortless cleaning and upkeep, which is ideal for high-traffic applications.

Inherent flame-retardant polyesters

As part of our polyester offering, we provide inherent flame-retardant polyester. These textiles made from polyester FR have the potential to resist the spread of flames without the need for additional flame-retardant treatments.

Recycled polyesters

Our recycled polyesters are made from post-consumer PET bottles, pre-consumer post-industrial polyester waste, or ocean-bound plastic waste. Textiles made from recycled resources use less petroleum in their processing, making them a conscious choice.

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Ame

Ame is an upholstery textile designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara that embodies longevity and mindful reuse in its construction and aesthetic. It is the first Kvadrat textile woven with recycled polyester made entirely from textile waste, and features a design inspired by Sashiko, a traditional Japanese mending technique.

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Guest

Guest is a soft chenille upholstery textile crafted from 100% recycled polyester, with a warm melange expression. It combines outstanding comfort with strong performance and comes in a timeless scale of colours designed by Louise Sigvardt.

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Autumn

Autumn is an upholstery textile woven from 100% recycled polyester. It comes in a nuanced colour palette designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara, inspired by the transient nature of the ‘ageing season’. The textile is constructed with a recycled polyester yarn made from used plastic bottles and woven in a layered double-beam weave.

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