Offsite:
To find out more about Luna Textiles' 100% recycled polyester panel
fabric, call Luna Textiles at (415) 252-7125. Carnegie Fabrics can also
be found online at
www.carnegiefabrics.com, or call (519) 678-6770. Other
sustainable fabrics available online include Climatex, at
www.climatex.com;
Textus, at textugroup.com; and Designtex, at
www.dtex.com. For Information on bio-based fibers
e-mail Penn Nyla at sales@penn-nyla.com. Terratex's 100% recycled polyester
panel fabric is available at
www.terratex.com. NatureWorks can be found
online at
www.cargilldow.com/s_natureworks.asp; for Unika Vaev, call (800)
237-1624 or e-mail
uvsamples@icfgroup.com.
It used to be that architects, interior designers, and their clients chose
eco-friendly fabrics at a financial or aesthetic price. Now there's
an increasing range of green choices in terms of quality, environmental
impact, and cost.
For example, Designtex, Knoll, and Herman Miller all offer products made
from a Terratex polyester fabric manufactured through a clean process and
made entirely of postindustrial materials such as plastic soda bottles.
NatureWorks fibers from Penn Nyla and Cargill Dow, and a new fabric
from Terratex--which are derived from renewable resources like corn and
soy--are as affordable and easy to clean as polyester and other synthetics.
Their production requires 20 to 50 percent less fossil fuel and emits less
carbon dioxide than petroleum-based fibers--and they can be composted.
Climatex Lifecycle fabrics set the standard for the next generation of sustainable
textiles. They are manufactured in a process developed by McDonough Braungart
Design Chemistry that takes into account every stage in the life of a textile,
from production and use to disposal. All of the wool and ramie upholstery
fabric's by-products are biodegradable. Like nature, the system wastes nothing.
Terratex panel fabrics: 1--2. About Face by Designtex. 3--4. Rhodes by Textus. 5. Basket Draft by Knoll Textiles. 6. Interface prototype. A bio-based fabric available through Designtex and
Herman Miller later this year.
Climatex Lifecycle fabrics: 7. Nooks & Crannies by Carnegie. Offered in eight bright colors. 8--9. Arbor and Moss by Designtex. The most recent additions to the
William McDonough Collection.
Others: 10--11. Encore by Unika Vaev. A panel fabric constructed entirely of
postindustrial materials. 12. Royal by Penn Nyla. Made of NatureWorks fibers that feel like cotton,
silk, and wool but are comparable to synthetics in cost, care, and performance. 13--14. IQ Smart Fabric by Carnegie. A plush upholstery and panel fabric
that is durable, easy to clean, and contains no chemical finishes. 15. Patina by Luna Textiles. One of 85 of the company's panel fabrics that
they now make with 100 percent recycled polyester. (The remainder of the
panel fabric collection is scheduled to be available in recycled material
by year's end.) 16. Habitat by Maharam. One of six patterns from the Content Series that
is constructed of 100 percent "clean" worsted wool and is fully
biodegradable.
