A mix of colours, a blend of different fibre types – this is what the Granola upholstery fabric collection has to offer. This novelty in our product portfolio is, next to Prato, a mélange fabric inspired by the mid-century design.
Granola is undoubtedly a mélange. In terms of both aesthetics – each of the 16 variants is a mixture of several colours in carefully selected proportions and arrangements – and composition, combining cotton, wool and silk. The mélange pattern, created by weaving pieces of yarn in bright, contrasting colours into the fabric, is unmistakably associated with the mid-20th century clothing and furniture design.
The fabric can be used for upholstering sofas, armchairs, chairs and pouffes. It has an abrasion resistance of 50,000 Martindale cycles. The palette of colour variants includes earth tones, pastels, a juxtaposition of nautical colours: navy blue, red and white or contrasting blends of black, grey and white. Colourful spots make Granola look like a hand-woven fabric, which is suitable for both rustic and elegant interiors.
Granola’s appearance refers to famous Donegal tweeds, produced for many centuries in Donegal County, Ireland. This region, also known for its checked and herringbone fabrics, became most famous for its uniform tweeds with weft and warp in different colours. They were adorned with small, irregularly woven pieces of yarn in various colours, which the weavers used to produce the effect of a blooming moorland. These were usually selected to provide contrast, making the finished fabric as visually attractive as possible.
This type of tweed is referred to as “Donegal” (in Polish written in lowercase, despite referring to the name of the region). Alongside the Scottish Harris tweeds, this is one of the most widely known tweed fabrics in the world.
