Kvadrat Really: Creating desirable tabletops from waste
Answering the global resource and textile waste crisis, Kvadrat Really is leading the change with their Textile Tabletop, creating desirable tabletops based on post-consumer textile waste.
Turning textile waste into low-carbon Textile Tabletops
The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world and is further exacerbated by the speed of the textile market leaving behind large amounts of textile waste.
The Kvadrat Really’s Textile TabletopTM is a new low emission, upcycled tabletop, a 100% circular product which is directly applicable with no need for additional surface and edge treatment. The proposition targets the furniture industry and offers a plug-and-play product, finished or semi-finished, in sizes fitting the industry norm for workspace tabletops.
The Textile TabletopTM also meets the circular and aesthetic parameters of the Kvadrat Really product portfolio. It reduces CO2 emissions significantly, from an average 50 kg of CO2 for a conventional tabletop to 13 kg of CO2 for a Textile TabletopTM.
The creation of the product uses responsible processes. The binder used in the product is 20% second-generation BICO plastic from waste streams and 10% bio-binder from waste feedstock. Production takes place in Denmark and is 100% sustainable-powered, based on mechanical recycling and no use of water. The product’s colour is created from the colours of the waste.
The characteristic of the material allows for multiple usage and fits new and existing table frames. This allows clients to underpin the Kvadrat Really no-waste concept in both new products and in refurbished products. Using aesthetics and a creative approach, they have managed to make their tabletop irresistible.
About Kvadrat Really
Kvadrat Really is partly owned by Kvadrat, the global leading manufacturer of design textiles. Rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition, Kvadrat Really encourages innovative concepts that prolong the lifespan of textile resources. Their ambition is a no-waste solution.
Their Textile Tabletop, Textile Board and Textile Felt are all made of high-quality and circular engineered materials. Designed to be reused, they are made from upcycled end-of-life textiles, driving the transition to a no-waste future.
The material innovations are based on end-of-life cotton and wool sourced from fashion and textiles industries and households. The manufacturing does not involve the use of dyes, water or toxic chemicals and generates only recyclable waste. The material used can eventually be re-granulated and formed into new products.