The internal recycling system developed by Gabriel Textiles meets GRADO's requirements on custom eco fabrics for the representative design of our first decade. It turns out to be the Mart sofa dressed up in Renewed Loop, debuting the summer shoots.
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“Gabriel Loop” stops fantasizing about waste recycling as a commercial tagline but urges textile businesses to think about the self-consumption of waste within a closed loop. It focuses on textile-to-textile recycling so that the material falls into a reuse loop. It refuses the method of discard or incineration to address waste disposal but transforms it into a new product. It is built on a take-back system that is designed to track and collect manufacturing and consumer textile waste including scraps and offcuts. Gabriel’s worldwide waste collection center based in Spain shreds the dumps into debris first, then melts pieces into recycled polyester pellets, and blends another source of pellets from plastic bottles to ensure the yarn's strength and elasticity. The regenerated fiber is dyed black to keep the color uniform to be a purely black loop yarn. The black loop yarn can be made into black fabric or remixed with white counterparts for more colorful results. The Gabriel fabrics make sure of a significant proportion of being 100% recyclable.
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To practice our consensus on eco material reuse, GRADO applies one of the initial Gabriel’s recyclable fabrics to our top sale, Mart sofa, which is the Renewed Loop, noted for vibrant melange born from black yarns. It is said officially that the melange effect can showcase a subtle interplay between dark and light shades to enhance the depth and richness of the fabric texture. The use of black yarns is also credited for contributing another layer to the color expression, tying together the diverse color palette as a whole. This brilliant mixture enables the stunning debut of the Mart sofa at the unparalleled 2024 summer shoot, in a unique deep cyan scheme. The Loop series also includes the “Beyond” and the “Future” Loop with more aesthetic appeal in case of contemporary innovative interior designs.
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- KEY FEATURES
Modern Design: module-based extension, simple movement, elegant outline; modern streamlined look with a shell-like feel, providing a sense of spaciousness
Support Structure: tubular legs give the impression that it is floating, inspired by a moment of creativity in its support design
Comfort and Style: sophisticated fabric options, made adaptable to multi-space including automotive retail, public and commercial leisure space, working space, and residential space, providing an approachable environment
- MATERIAL LIST
Frame: solid pine wood, plywood (Grade E1); Steel tube (ø37x2mm), steel plate (4mm), adjustable plastic footpad (black)
Inner: high resilience foam, high-density foam, elastic webbing
Joints: elastic webbing, zigzag sinuous springs
Fabric: polyester fiber filling (incl. pillow); OTE-Sunday 10/OTE-Sunday 149/OTE-Sunday 53/GM60167/PL-01
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