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Curves extending from furniture design
PULL UP and manufacturing right into the look and
A CHAIR feel of our FibreGuard easy-clean fabrics,
as shown here in this beautiful example
from our photo shoots.

All eyes on quilted textures

trending in upholstery

Home Fabrics

he revival of quilting and padded The fashion world is preoccupied right
textures is a hot topic right now now with larger-than-life silhouettes made
Tamong fashion designers and of puffy sleeves and veils. This preoccupation
architects. This kind of textured textile with a visible kind of comfort doesn’t stop at
has moved into other parts of the design the runway, as trendwatchers have seen sofa
world, including ours. forms curving more and more in the last
Today we look at why quilted fabrics two years.
are so popular right now and showcase Mario Bellini's ‘Camaleonda’ sofa is
FibreGuard’s own quilted velvet resurging in popularity and is a beautiful
upholsteries along the way. Let’s get example of this trend in practice. The
started! modular Camaleonda sofa was designed
by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in 1970
Maximal comfort in material objects: the and is still admired by the design world.
softer the better Globular and structured, the Camaleonda
“The «Niksen» slowlife concept, which was produced only in the '70s, until being As we mentioned recently, we’ve seen
celebrates uninhibited idleness and reissued for the first time earlier this year. this need for cuddly textures and a sense
inactivity, can rejoice in the multiplication of ‘safety’ reflected in the tactile qualities
of brands that embody cosywear, the Cosy curved sofas and quilted velvet of our best-selling fabric collections in
art of doing nothing, well dressed. upholstery 2021, to the point that we’ve never had a
Fleece materials, fluffy and fleecy with Even the trend predictors at social ‘softer’ year.
desaturated shades, warm-up loungewear media platforms like Pinterest are sitting
sets as well as the interiors of homes taken up and taking notice, showing that this Cocooning is a whole mood
over by sofas with incomparable comfort.” curvy, soft quilted trend is something We have all been forced to make
– Goodmoods that’s crossing all industry boundaries. more thoughtful decisions as the world

FibreGuard's quilted velvet upholstery fabrics are durable enough for even
contract use in high-traffic commercial spaces such as this.

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