Expressive threesome!
Sustainability, trend awareness, comfort - many aspects play a role in the development of surface materials. With the new products skai® Evida Fiber, skai® Tovosoft EN, and skai® Totexo EN, Continental is giving expression to them in an extremely innovative, environmentally conscious, and stylish way.
The look: Fascinating. The feel: so soft that you'll want to sit on it for longer. And the inner values: forward-looking and responsible. With the three new surfaces skai® Evida Fiber, skai® Tovosoft EN and skai® Totexo EN, Continental is preparing to inspire with new, innovative materials and thus expand the design horizons of architects, planners and interior designers. And not just in terms of sustainable ingredients, but above all in terms of exciting new structures and embossing as well as spacey, futuristic colors.
Curious? Then go ahead and read on!
More nature than with skai® Evida Fiber? Almost impossible!
Sustainable artificial leather - for a long time an almost impossible task, but now a reality thanks to the upholstery fabric skai® Evida Fiber. Why? More than 90 percent of the product components are based on natural and renewable raw materials. It is not for nothing that the vegan material bears the Oeko-Tex seal in accordance with Oeko-Tex Standard 100. It is a milestone in surface development, because even common plasticizers are replaced in the manufacturing process by alternatives based on renewable raw materials. The functional qualities of the upholstery cover fabric include high abrasion and disinfectant resistance, easy-care and tear resistance, and phthalate-free and lightfastness. All this adds up to a significantly longer service life for the synthetic leather.
But enough of the inner values: What does skai® Evida Fiber look and feel like? The short answer: simply top! The material skilfully shows off its charm visually. At the same time, the special fibre structure underlines the sustainability aspect. Thanks to a wide range of colours, every object becomes an eye-catcher. And that with a pleasantly soft feel. Stylistically, the innovative material belongs to the "ECO" theme - which expresses itself through a strong reflection on nature.
Ultrasoft - like being on a bed of clouds
If we stick to the new trends, the upholstery fabric skai® Tovosoft EN clearly belongs to the "SOUL" theme. This focuses on people with their emotions and the desire for deceleration. It is quite clear that the aspect of well-being plays an important role here. And here the name says it all, because imitation leather not only has a high level of functionality, but is above all incredibly comfortable. True to the motto: soft, softer, skai® Tovosoft EN The soft feel is achieved by a voluminous flow effect created with the help of a fascinating honeycomb structure. The result: the material invites you to touch and relax. But beware: some people may not want to get up again.
Visually, skai® Tovosoft EN harmonises perfectly with the feel. This means that the colour range is soft and focuses on nude, beige and earth tones, which underline the natural sensuality of the material and thus bring calm and serenity to interior design.
And the inner values of the synthetic leather are also convincing: with a high abrasion resistance, freedom from light-fastness and phthalates as well as flame retardancy, the material is also suitable for a variety of different applications thanks to an extremely tear-resistant textile carrier made of recycled polyester fibres - feel-good is pre-programmed.
Welcome to the future
"And last but not least: skai® Totexo EN as the third product in the trio of new products. As a material, it breaks new ground visually. How? With a textile grain that, thanks to its fascinating matt-gloss effect, creates an elegant look with a technical-futuristic appeal. The colour range is suitably electrifying and spacey - perfect for bringing a touch of tomorrow into today's interior design. With these features, the surface is an ideal match for the "TECH" theme, because it offers a glimpse of the future: dazzling, dramatic, vitalising.
If skai® Totexo EN is definitely a little "out of the box" visually, it presents itself as absolutely down-to-earth in terms of content. It convinces with a high abrasion resistance as well as light fastness and freedom from phthalates. This product also benefits from an extremely tear-resistant textile backing made of recycled polyester fibres. All in all, these aspects ensure that this futuristic material will continue to look like new for a long time to come.
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skai® Evida Fiber
skai® Totexo EN
skai® Tovosoft EN