Shirley & Garland
ONE Mario Sirtori - 2023
Wavy weaves.
Shirley and Garland are two fire-retardant Trevira CS colored fabrics designed for the furniture industry. The use of bouclé yarns gives the weave a three-dimensional look and great softness. The curl of the bouclé yarn is prominent and recognizable in the Shirley fabric. While in the Garland it gives a minimal undulating movement to the warp thread. In both cases, the chromatic contrast between warp and weft enhances the depth of the texture.
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Not by chance.
The yarns we use for Shirley and Garland underwent a texturing process through which tufts are randomly positioned on the base filament. This process allows the synthetic thread to look similar to that of natural fiber, as the light is refracted in an irregular way, generating a hazy glow around the base filament. That is why the two fabrics’ appearance is very different from the usual fire-retardant fabrics. The latter are generally deliberately technical, stiff to the touch and plasticky. Shirley and Garland combine certified performance, natural softness and a handcrafted fabric look, with microscopic random irregularities.
The Shirley fabric looks so good that many chairs wear it with pleasure. The Lamorisse Wood, designed by CMP for Pedrali, is one of them.
