KnollTextiles Introduces The New Fundamentals Collection

Beautiful performance for today’s modern interior

KnollTextiles introduces the New Fundamentals Collection, where beauty and performance converge. A focus on innovative materials defines this multi-disciplined offering of high durability upholstery, acoustic drapery, and PVC-free wallcovering that exceeds the demands of today’s high traffic interiors.

The collection begins with three bleach-cleanable upholsteries. Off The Grid was inspired by design elements in antique woven coverlets. Our modern translation is all about bold geometry executed as a multicolor pattern. A hybrid polyurethane and silicone platform test to 200,000 double rubs while also providing exceptional color clarity, depth, and texture.

Corduroy has always been a luxurious and functional fabric- strong, durable, and soft. It has a long and varied history with origins in ancient Egypt and enjoyed popularity in the court of King Henry VIII. It was a work-horse material during the Industrial Revolution and had long-standing associations with all things academic. Now, corduroy, in its latest guise, sometimes referred to as “the new velvet,” is a practical and plush celebration of effortless chic. Cozy Cord, the first corduroy in our line, brings a trending fashion statement to interiors as an elegant but casual upholstery with Crypton® performance at a KT Collection price point ($29/ yard).

Texnet takes the idea of a foundation product to a new level. The textured premium polyurethane comprises four layers of material, resulting in a unified system that assures strength and longevity. This leather-like upholstery is supple and soft in a beautiful range of 13 colors.

Off The Grid, Texnet, and Cozy Cord are Intertek Clean Air Gold Certified.

Chill is the latest addition to our growing line of acoustic sheers. With an impressive 0.60 NRC (@ 100% fullness), double-width Chill offers sound absorption with a crisp, dry hand, subtle sheen, and an expanded palette, including a rich green and blue.

The New Fundamental Collection introduces two PVC-free high-performance wallcoverings. Ramble is woven polyester fused with Tekloom® thermoplastic film. In addition to Type II characteristics like being washable and scrubbable, Ramble also has an impressive list of sustainable attributes like being LBC Red List chemical-free and Prop 65 complaint.

Plaid Impact is our first PVC-free Type III wallcovering. Inspired by a vintage fashion design, the ethereal, organic plaid is puncture, tear, scratch, stain, and chemical resistant. It is also Intertek Clean Air Gold certified, Health Care Without Harm, and Prop 65 compliant. Plaid Impact is made in the USA.

Off The Grid

Off The Grid is a geometric pattern inspired by archival coverlets. A unique polyurethane and silicone hybrid platform test to 200,000 double rubs. The mill developed a proprietary transfer printing process that provides color clarity, depth and texture within the four-color pattern. A linen-like emboss enhances Off The Grid’s textile-like appearance.

End Use                                          Upholstery
Price                                                $66 US/$104 CA per yard
Colors                                             7
Content                                           71% Polyurethane, 29% Silicone
Hydrolysis                                      15 Weeks
Repeat                                             9 2/3” H x 7” V
Width                                               54”
Abrasion                                         200,000 Double Rubs
Cleaning Code                               W-S-B Bleach Cleanable (1:4)
Environmental                               REACH and HCWH compliant, Clean Air GOLD Certified, HPD Available

Texnet

Texnet is premium polyurethane upholstery comprised of four layers of material, resulting in a unified system that assures strength and longevity. The combination of artisanal processes and innovative technology yields performance with a soft hand. The four-layer proprietary construction is one of a kind. Texnet has a woven appearance, and a subtle shimmer offers an elevated level of tactile appeal.

End Use                                          Upholstery
* Can be used as wrapped panel with additional FR finish.
Price                                                $80 / $127 CA per yard
Colors                                             13
Content                                           100% Polyurethane Face
Hydrolysis                                      14 Weeks
Width                                               54”
Abrasion                                         100,000 Double Rubs
Cleaning Information                    W-B Bleach (1:10), Alcohol Cleanable (70% Dilution)
Environmental                               Clean Air GOLD Certified REACH and HCHW compliant

Cozy Cord

Cozy Cord is a fashion-forward corduroy upholstery with a wonderfully soft hand. Durable to 100,000 double rubs and bleach cleanable, Cozy Cord offers Crypton® performance at a budget-friendly price point.

End Use                                          Upholstery
Price                                                $29/$46 CA per yard
Colors                                              12
Content                                           100% Polyester
Finish                                              Crypton® Stain-resistant technology
Backing                                          Crypton® Moisture Barrier
Width                                               54”
Abrasion                                         100,000 Double Rubs
Cleaning Code                               W-B Bleach Cleanable (1:10)
Environmental                               Clean Air GOLD Certified HPD Available

Chill

Double-width Chill offers subtle elegance with superior sound absorption of 0.60 NRC. Chill has a crisp, dry hand, subtle sheen and an expanded palette, including a rich green and blue.

End Use                                          Drapery
Price                                                $69/$109 CA per yard
Colors                                            8
Content                                           93% Trevira™, 7% Polyester
Width                                               118”
Environmental                               Clean Air Gold Certified
Sound Absorption                         0.60 NRC

Ramble

Ramble looks like a grass cloth, but the woven polyester ground is fused with a transparent Tekloom® thermoplastic olefin film that provides Type II performance characteristics. Ramble is an innovative PVC- free addition to our 24/7 collection of Extreme Performance Woven Wallcoverings.

End Use                                          Wallcovering, Wrapped Panel
Type                                                 Type II Equivalent Properties
Price                                                $34/$53 CA price per yard.
Colors                                             8
Content                                           90% Polyester, 10% Tekloom® Thermoplastic Olefin
Width                                               54”
Cleaning Information                    W-S-B Bleach Cleanable (1:4), Alcohol (70% Solution)
Environmental                               PVC-free and Phthalate-free, Free of added antimicrobials/inherently antimicrobial, Prop 65 Compliant, HCWH Compliant, Red List Chemical Free

Plaid Impact

Plaid Impact is KnollTextiles’ first PVC-free Type III, high impact wallcovering. Inspired by a vintage fashion design, the ethereal pattern belies powerful performance as Plaid Impact is resistant to punctures, tears, scratches, stains and chemicals.

End Use                                          Wallcovering
Type                                                Type III High Impact Wallcovering
Oz                                                     33 oz
Price                                                $44/$59 CA per yard
Colors                                              7
Content                                           100% Olefin
Width                                               52”
Cleaning Code                               W-B Bleach Cleanable
Environmental                               Clean Air GOLD Certified; PVC, Phthalate, and Flame Retardant-free; Free of added antimicrobials/inherently antimicrobial; Free of heavy metals, formaldehyde, fluoropolymers
Performance                                  Washable and scrubbable, Puncture Resistant, Tear Resistant, Scratch Resistant, Stain Resistant, Chemical Resistant

About KnollTextiles

KnollTextiles is currently under the creative direction of Dorothy Cosonas, who combines clean, clear color with modern, elegant patterns and textures. In 2005 Cosonas was named the 11th Creative Director of KnollTextiles. Her inaugural collection won a Best of NeoCon Gold award – her first of 9 along with 7 Silver awards for Knoll. In 2008, she founded Knoll Luxe as the fashion forward luxury component of KnollTextiles where she has contributed her own work along with collaborating fashion designers such as Proenza Schouler, Rodarte and Maria Cornejo. Her work was a major part of KnollTextiles 2011 retrospective exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center and has been accepted into the permanent collection of Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum. Cosonas also received the 2016 IIDA Titan Award.

Founded by Florence Knoll in 1947, KnollTextiles is a division of Knoll, Inc., and maintains a marketing and design studio at 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

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