The best furniture wears Gabriel
Gabriel beyond Trevira
Fabrics developed by Gabriel offer exceptionally functional and emotional utility value for the user.
– Gabriel
The last issue put Gabriel’s Trevira CS on the chair. This issue goes beyond it, into wool, recycled fibres and microfibre.
Gabriel is the world’s most specified woven fabric brand. It is on furniture from Herman Miller, Fritz Hansen, Gubi, Flokk and Fameg, and on much of the imported furniture specified in Australia and New Zealand.
Why the best furniture brands choose Gabriel
Designed with purpose
Each Gabriel fabric is an original, built decision by decision: fibre, structure, colour. Savak shows the depth of it. As Gabriel’s designers put it, “Aesthetic is also a function.”
Quality you can feel
Operators run a finger across the cloth at the loom. Hundreds of requirements are designed to ensure every fabric is fault free. End-user claims run at 0.02% a year.
Responsible for decades
Gabriel took heavy metals out of its dyes in the 1980s and adopted ISO 14001 in 1996. Today 83% of its fabrics carry the EU Ecolabel.
Built to be kept
Every Gabriel fabric carries a 10-year guarantee. One chair at Gabriel has worn the same 100% wool cover since 1998.
TwillWool
Warm wool, built for busy lounges
TwillWool is a diagonal twill in New Zealand wool, released in 2024. Luisa Allegri designed the weave and its colours for lounge seating and larger surfaces.
- 90% New Zealand wool
- 200,000 Martindale
- 17 colours
- EU Ecolabel
Cura Loop
A second life for textile waste
Gabriel Loop turns textile waste into new fabric. Gabriel collects offcuts from its own production and from customers, including Steelcase. The system won the Danish Design Award in 2024.
Cura Loop is made entirely from textile waste. Its construction and look match Cura, a fabric many designers already specify.
- 100% textile waste
- 100,000 Martindale
- EU Ecolabel and EPD
- Fully recyclable
Comfort+
Built for spills
Comfort+ is a microfibre with the look of suede. It is water and oil repellent, so it resists dirt and stains, and spots come out easily.
- 150,000 Martindale
- Washable at 74°C
- Can be disinfected with ethanol
- Antistatic
Key facts
Need it to last?
A minimum of 50,000 Martindale on every Gabriel upholstery fabric.
Guaranteed?
10 years, every Gabriel fabric.
Colour-coordinated?
The range is designed so colours coordinate across any selection.
Certified?
98% of Gabriel fabrics are OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100.
Documented?
Environmental product declarations cover 16 Gabriel fabrics.
Samples?
Colour card or colour cut.
Ordering?
Gabriel does not reserve stock, so we advise ordering early.
175 years, from a river mill
Gabriel began in 1851 at Kjærs Mølle, a watermill outside Aalborg in Denmark, turning wool into cloth by the power of a river. From the start it protected the stream that drove the mill. 2026 is its 175th year.
From the blog
The first metre of cloth: Gabriel at 175
How a river mill shaped the world’s most specified woven fabric brand, traced through each of these strengths.
Next Issue
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A new wool, a second life and a fabric for spills.
Each one made for its job.