The European contemporary textile manufacturer partners with Vanguard Interiors to bring its first brand space to Singapore.

indesignlive.sg
July 25th, 2012
The showroom of Vanguard Interiors has just gotten a little more colourful, thanks to the entry of Kvadrat’s new brand space, which features an extensive catalogue of the company’s textile collection, along with furniture and office systems upholstered in Kvadrat materials.

Clouds (2008): An innovative, interlocking fabric tile designed by Ronan and Erwan Bourouollec
Kvadrat’s General Manager for Asia, Jørgen Lund Hansen, describes the partnership with Vanguard Interiors as a ‘”natural match” since many products at Vanguard Interiors already use Kvadrat textiles, and both companies serve the same architects and designers.

Waterborn: The groundbreaking sustainable microfibre textile designed by Aggebo & Henriksen has significantly less impact on the environment than conventionally produced microfibre fabrics
Hansen says the new space will mainly focus on office projects, and one will be able to find solutions such as acoustic screens, fabrics for panel dividing desk systems, and more.

Highfield 2, Greenfield and Plot by Alfredo Häberli
Kvadrat textiles have been used in several landmark projects in Asia, such as Google’s offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, the DBS headquarters in Singapore, and the Guangzhou Opera House, designed by Zaha Hadid.

Divina MD is an upholstery textile designed by Finn Sködt. The rich colours reveal hidden depths
In this region, Hansen says that they plan to focus their attention on markets in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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