Patricia Urquiola and Kvadrat have teamed up to launch the world’s first upholstery textile made entirely of recycled materials.
The Milanese designer and Danish textile expert, in collaboration with #tide, a Swiss company that specialises in creating materials from ocean-bound plastic garbage, have produced Sport using this type of waste. The cloth is composed of post-consumer plastic that was gathered within 10 km of Thailand’s shoreline as part of #tide’s mission to keep the materials out of the water.
‘[With Kvadrat], we share the same philosophy that the highest standards in design and materials can be combined with important sustainable and ethical actions,’ says #tide co-founder Marc Krebs.
Inspired by sportswear, the collection pays homage to a high-tech aesthetic. Vibrant tones of purple, green, and blue, together with a range of neutrals from taupe to grey, define the colour palette, which is enhanced by subtle tactile patterns. A two-tone contrasting composition that defines each cloth enhances the three-dimensional impact of the pattern.
“The colours for Sport are divided into ‘salt and pepper’ monochrome nuances, which illuminate the textile’s high-tech graphic character, and solid shades which fade its texture away,” explains Urquiola.
