GLANT CHENILLE
Founded in Seattle in 1976 by Gary Glant, Glant Textiles are renowned for their exceptional beauty, craftsmanship, quality and performance. With the addition of Gary Glant’s son, Adam, in 2011, Glant has solidified its identity as a multi-generational textile house.
The collection is carefully designed, individual components coordinate effortlessly providing an extraordinary level of choice and sophistication for any environment and decorating styles from; rich to understated, classic to modern and refined to relaxed. The designs are inspired by colours and textures found the world over, from the company headquarters in the Pacific Northwest to Northern Italy, where Glant's textures are produced.
Situated in Bergamo, Italy, the Glant mill is able to develop and create the finest furnishing textiles on the world market, producing plain and jacquard furnishing fabrics in cotton, linen, silk, viscose, pure wool, trevira and acrylic. Suitable for high-end residential and commercial use, including extensive ranges of outdoor and flame retardant Trevira CS. Skilled artisans work on the looms to create finished products that perform beautifully and are essentially hand-made.
Today, the initial collection has grown to include approximately 2,000 selections and Glant Textiles is an international leader in texture and colour. Highly prized for their exceptional quality and spectacular range of contemporary and high-tech constructions, Glant textiles are found in the most discriminating and beautifully designed international installations, including homes, hotels, restaurants, private aircraft and yachts.
“We design our fabrics as if they are their own pieces of art. You can see the intricacy and craftmanship in each one” – Adam Glant
For this brand focus we delve into the world of Chenille. Taking it’s name from the French word for “caterpillar,” Chenille is a velvety yarn created in 18th century France. The yarn is used for the making distinct upholstery fabric which is soft with a tufted piles also referred to by the same name.
This fabric is highly desirable for sofas, chairs, ottomans, benches, headboards and pillows. Chenille yarn can be made from a multitude of fibres such as cotton, linen, silk, viscose, rayon, wool, acrylic, polyester, or a combination. The raised tufted pile fabric created by using chenille yarns is durable, yet can often times feel silky and appear more dimensional when compared to velvet.
The yarn is made by placing short lengths of yarn called the “pile” between two “core yarns” and twisting them together. The edges of these piles then stand at right angles to the yarn’s core, giving chenille both its softness and its characteristic look. The cut yarn catches light differently on its various angles creating a somewhat iridescent effect.
GLANT recognized the beauty and applicability of chenille more than forty years ago in the mid Seventies and began producing this quality in its Northern Italian mill. Long recognized as the industry’s gold standard and leader in the chenille upholstery category, GLANT continues to create innovative, timeless, and highly sought-after constructions created from cotton, silk, linen, rayon, and acrylic custom-spun chenille yarns and offered in stunning colourations, with vast ranges of neutrals and colours.
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- Staff Favourites -
Elissa, our Sales Executive, loves: Florence
“I love the construction, robust texture and sophisticated style”
Victoria, our Sales Executive, loves: Bon Bon
“This beautiful fabric is in lots of amazing colours with a chain link pattern. It has a striking appeal”
Holly, our Sales Executive, loves: Couture Houndstooth No.2
“I love it because of its luxurious texture and the chic pattern!”
Suzy, our Sales Executive, loves: Ginza
“I like the scale of the herringbone and the fabric has a natural aesthetic”
Katherine, our PR & Marketing Executive, loves: Quinnault Silk
“A luxurious texture with a beautiful spun silk yarn”
William, our Managing Director, loves: Glant Outdoor Haute Chenille
“It’s a luxuriously dense weave and an outdoor fabric with an excellent hand – lovely!!!”
