The circular economy is the future
Everyone knows about fabrics made from recycled plastic, but couldn’t wool also be recycled? This is exactly what Margrethe Odgaard asked herself and the result was a noble virgin sheep’s wool fabric, which is characterized by its durability and soft surface. Consisting of 45% recycled wool, the upholstery fabric is partly made from the by-products of Kvadrat’s yarn spinning mills, in line with our sustainability concept, and finds a whole new area of application on our ANGELCABs. The idea behind Re-wool was to create an honest and at the same time environmentally friendly textile with a poetic texture and extraordinary depth of color. The designer has also succeeded in this. This particularly efficient textile also combines aesthetics and sustainability with the outstanding temperature-regulating properties of virgin sheep’s wool that we value so highly. In the cool season virgin sheep’s wool keeps you warm and on hot summer days it provides a pleasantly fresh climate in the stroller due to its optimal moisture management. It is also antibacterial and self-cleaning, so dirt can simply be brushed off after drying.
Specifications
Name | Re-Wool |
Designer | Margerethe Odgaard |
Pattern | Solid |
Material | Virgin sheep wool |
Weight | 540 gr/lfm |
Resilience | 100,000 Martindale |
Pilling | 4-5 |
Light fastness | 7 |
Temperature regulation | Very high |
Robustness | Very high |
Care | Brushes / Hand wash |
Country of manufacture | Great Britain from Kvadrat |
Designer: Margrethe Odgaard
Her work is characterized by a constant search for new methods to explore the interplay of color and pattern in the material. In addition to her own design studio in Copenhagen, she forms the duo INCLUDED MIDDLE together with furniture designer Chris L. Halstrøm.
Margrethe Odgaard, a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, also studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in the USA. Before eventually opening her own studio, she worked for several years as a textile designer at the French fashion company EPICE and as a printing assistant at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.


