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Best Textiles of 2021

Upholstery Fabrics | Rugs

By Sheila Kim

See All the Best Architectural Products of 2021

Architectural Record presents the top textiles of the year.

Formula Contract

Nanimarquina launched this flexible rug collection made with indoor and outdoor contract projects in mind. Five models are offered—hand-tufted, hand-loomed, dhurrie, sumac, and kilim—in 30 colors, for a wide range of choices. Depending on the style, the rugs may be composed of wool, cotton, jute, Tencel, and/or recycled PET.
nanimarquina.com

Standard Textile and Sunbrella Assure

Sunbrella Contract has made some strides in environmental manufacturing without losing performance, as is demonstrated by its new fluorine-free alternative technology. Solution-dyed recyclable textiles made using Sunbrella Assure technology renders it water-repellent, stain resistant, durable, and bleach-cleanable. The most recent products utilizing Sunbrella Assure are three offerings from Standard Textile: Zion (shown), Chimera, and Westwood.
sunbrella.com

“Sunbrella Assure is a high-performance fabric that looks as if it should live inside, not outdoors, and it offers great textures and patterns.”

Meryati Blackwell, Marlon Blackwell Architects principal and director of interiors

Tilt

Designtex has introduced this first Crypton-powered, water-based coated fabric that is free of solvents, PFAS, plasticizers, and other environmentally unfriendly components. The polyurethane upholstery fabric sports a digitally printed pattern inspired by fractal geometry.
designtex.com

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Former RECORD editor Sheila Kim is a Brooklyn-based journalist who writes about commercial and residential architecture, interior design, and products.