Carnegie Fabrics focuses on product development, exploring new technologies and working with outside consultants to ensure their “design approach is more exploratory and not insular.” With a studio and showroom in New York, Carnegie believes in the importance of creativity. Employing responsive and knowledgeable employees, the company also prides itself on customer satisfaction.
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Xorel—
An innovative and durable material, Xorel is a polyethylene fabric used for wallcovering, upholstery, and wrapped panels. Made of one continuous fiber, Xorel is incredibly strong: the patented material cannot be torn. Although Xorel is synthetic, it contains no PVC, and has achieved Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification and Gold Indoor Air Certification from SCS. The new Biobased Xorel offering has achieved Cradle to Cradle Gold Certification. As part of Carnegie’s Responsible Return Program, the company accepts returns of Xorel for reuse. In addition to the material’s durability and sustainability, Xorel is available in a range of creative finishes— weaving, embossing, embroidery, and graphic printing.
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Creation Baumann —
For over 100 years, Creation Baumann has been weaving fine quality textiles in Langenthal, Switzerland. For the past 35 years, Carnegie has partnered with Creation Baumann, bringing their legendary contract textiles to the United States. Specializing in fabrics for windows and vertical surfaces, Creation Baumann offers sheer, semi-transparent, opaque, and multi-purpose materials. The line also includes technical materials that control heat and light. Created at the Baumann Swiss textile mill, which does everything on site (yarn twisting, dyeing, weaving, and finishing), Creation Baumann fabrics ensure first-class performance and style. And the collection is produced with rigorous sustainability practices: “The Swiss are by their cultural nature devoted to the environment.”
Carnegie Fabrics maintains a commitment to the environment. Since the 1990s, the company has investigated new technologies and created new materials in order to offer sustainable solutions. Their products have earned third-party environmental certifications, and customers can search for sustainable products using their online database.
