The Mitchell Group has introduced two new fabric patterns Hayden and Santa Fe to the Sta-Kleen Silicone™ collection of performance fabrics, announced Bill Fisch, president.
Hayden has a dry-rubbed hand and a matte pebble finish. Hayden gives a beautiful two-tone distressed option to designers that’s sure to please while offering the unsurpassed performance of Sta-Kleen Silicone. Hayden is available in sixteen harmonious colors.
Santa Fe has smooth surface, feather-light grain and a distinctive savage print. This silicone upholstery is wonderfully soft and boasts distressed leather optics. Santa Fe is available in thirteen spectacular colors.
The two new patterns join the inaugural pattern Silex, a solid pattern in 35 colors.
Both patterns are designed for the healthcare, hospitality, contract, and other commercial markets requiring a fabric to withstand demanding applications. All Sta-Kleen Silicone patterns have a published Health Product Declaration (HPD), and have been accepted into the Healthier Hospitals Initiative–Safer Chemicals Challenge.
“Sta-Kleen Silicone is produced through a one-stage casting process that uses far less energy than a traditional PVC casting process,” said Fisch. “The fabric is environmentally responsible in the following ways; the manufacturing process uses zero solvents, contains no polyvinyl chloride (PVC), plasticizers, phthalates, heavy metals, or stabilizers. No VOC is released and there’s no air pollution. The process also uses little water, which significantly reduces energy required to recycle the water that in some cases also lead to pollution,” said Fisch.
In fact, Sta-Kleen Silicone doesn’t have any chemical flame-retardants, or toxic by-products. It is RoHS and REACH compliant, and qualifies for both LEED v4 and LEED MR Credit 5.
Overall, the fabric exceeds the Association for Contract Textiles’ (ACT) performance standards for commercial grade upholstery. Moreover, Sta-Kleen Silicone is inherently stain resistant, chemical disinfectant resistant, mildew resistant, hydrolysis resistant, UV resistant, denim dye resistant with superior cold crack performance. The fabric delivers the highest Colorfastness to Light rating of any coated fabric on the market today, said Fisch.
About The Mitchell Group
Co-founded by Bill Fisch and Ann Brunett, the Niles, IL. -based company is a premier textile source and converter for furniture manufacturers, retailers, hospitality, contract, and healthcare markets. Mitchell high performance faux leather products are widely used in a variety of commercial spaces including healthcare facilities, casinos, restaurants and offices. The Mitchell Group’s brands include Sta-Kleen®, the industry’s first dry-erase urethane upholstery, Sta-Kleen Polycarbonate, Sta-Kleen Silicone, NuLeather, ReCast, Mitchell Collection, and Grand Slam. www.mitchellfauxleathers.com