by Shane Henson — September 3, 2012—Facilities managers tasked with enlivening old or new spaces may find Wolf-Gordon’s innovative and environmentally conscious upholstery textiles of interest.
The company recently unveiled four additions to its Metropolitan Collection: Rush Hour, High Rise, Wander and Boutique. These superior textiles are the first fabrics to win the American Society of Interior Designers Earth Minded Award, notes the company.
“We’ve designed a short range of classics, from solid and small-scale textures, to larger scale geometrics, that not only enhance our Metropolitan offering, but respond exactly to what hospitality and healthcare designers need now,” explains Marybeth Shaw, chief creative officer.
Woven in the award-winning Bella-Dura construction, a proprietary olefin blend, these upholstery textiles are ideal for the most demanding commercial settings, says Wolf-Gordon. Each item is solution-dyed, bleach cleanable, and packed with silver ion technology for antimicrobial protection. Rush Hour, High Rise, Wander and Boutique are suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications as they withstand more than 1,500 hours of UV light and more than 50,000 double rubs on the Wyzenbeek test, the company says.
Wolf-Gordon Design Studio has designed and colored:
- Rush Hour, a complex, solid-colored weave offered in a generous 16 colorways;
- Highrise, a stripe with plaid intentions, that contributes tremendous pattern interest in 12 colorways;
- Wander, a delightful pattern inspired by the medieval urban tissue of European cities, offered in 12 colorways; and
- Boutique, a new, woven interpretation of a reptile skin in 12 different shades.
All four textiles are 100 percent recyclable and Cradle to Cradle Certified for safety to humans and the environment and design for future life cycles. They are finished with GreenShield technology, a nano-particle-based innovation from BigSky Technologies that reduces the health and environmental impact of stain-resistant finishes.
