Fabric Training Document_FINAL_020708.pdf - KI.com

KI INGRADE FABRIC PROGRAM TRAININGIV. FABRIC ATTRIBUTESThe seating upholstery patterns are named with an architectural theme, while the vertical patterns aremathematical. Within each grade/application, KI offers a variety of materials, patterns, textures, surfaceeffects and end-use applications.• End-use – Most of the fabrics are perfectly suited for all general office, educational and healthcareapplications. Some of the fabrics, especially the vinyl ranges, are targeted more specifically towardhealthcare, though they will be comfortably applied in our niches.• Hand – Some of the textures are fine, woven with a dense configuration of fine yarns (Foil).Others (Bracket, Thoroughfare and Thatched Roof) are hearty, consisting of heavier, chunkyyarns. Depending on the yarn selection, the hand can feel supple with a soft drape (Urban), whileothers are dry such as the hand of natural linen or cotton (Freeway and Thoroughfare). Themovement is toward refined yarns with texture such as chenille (Thatched Roof) and bouclé(Spackle) and away from older, rustic woolen textures such as tweeds.Left to right: FOIL, BRACKET, THOROUGHFARE, THATCHED ROOF, URBAN, FREEWAY, SPACKLE• Pattern – Contract upholstery fabrics profile a very small-scale pattern compared with other endusessuch as residential furniture. Within the range of acceptable contract scaling, KI offers plainfabrics with little or no pattern surface as well as a small-repeat range of both geometric (Bracketand Turret) and organic patterning (Riverwalk, Streetscape and Suburb). Slightly larger-scalepattern offerings will be expanded in the Grade 3 upholstery range. The patterning within thevertical application is subtle, often with vertical elements or with a slightly larger pattern"superimposed" over an all-over ground effect.Left to right: TURRET, RIVERWALK, STREETSCAPE, SUBURB• Surface – By surface, the range is sleek (Foil) to soft (Urban). Some fabrics offer actual dimensionalsurface relief (Spindle), while others only give that illusion (Streetscape or Suburb). Some are veryflat (Foundation) or subtly dimensional (Freeway).Left to right: SPINDLE, FOUNDATION• Trends – The marketplace has shifted. Textures have moved from courser, heavier, casual, rustictextures to refined, dressier, smoother, finer textures, in some cases by adding luster. Colors havemoved from cool (moonlight shades with a blue cast) to warm (sunlight shades with a yellow cast).Page 5 of 20