At NYCxDesign 2025, Kvadrat Febrik and Stockholm-based Note Design Studio debut a strikingly tactile installation celebrating the launch of Myr and Mylla, the first Kvadrat Febrik knitted textiles crafted entirely from 100% post-consumer recycled polyester.
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Unveiled at Kvadrat's New York showroom at 475 Park Avenue, the immersive installation highlights the rich textures, colourways, and sustainable innovation of Myr and Mylla. Designed by Note Design Studio, the installation explores volume, scale and contrast with oversized, pillow-like beanbags in each textile and colourway, complete with distinctive black zippers and oversized piping. The familiar shape of the cushions juxtaposed against their dramatic scale adds a playful tension to the clean, geometric architecture of the showroom.
'The two collections are made to match and enhance each other's qualities, and in the installation, they're presented in a way where guests can interact with the textiles hands on – move the pillows to see them side-by-side or in a pile, and explore the full range of structures and colours. We hope for the experience to be a bit odd and outside-the-box as well as colourful and inspiring,' says Susanna Wåhlin, Partner at Note Design Studio.
With pieces sprawled across the floor and leaning against walls, the installation invites visitors to move, rearrange, and lounge, turning the space into a living, evolving display. The cushions also extend beyond the showroom, appearing in street-level photographs around New York, creating a dynamic interplay between textile softness and architectural hardness.
Myr and Mylla mark a significant step in Kvadrat Febrik's commitment to circularity. Both textiles are knitted using a specially developed recycled polyester yarn made from used plastic bottles and constructed in a double jacquard knit. This technique provides a matte finish and soft hand-feel, while a high-bulk recycled polyester filling yarn punctuated with non-directional stitches gives structure.
Mylla, named after the Swedish word for humus, evokes a stippled, organic surface. Myr, meaning wetlands, features a raised surface with wider stitch spacing, allowing more volume and texture. 'We were in search of something imperfect, where the textile would seem to be a bit non-structural, in the same way material surfaces have their irregularities. We worked on many physical prototypes in the studio, sewing the filled fabric to test how the placement of stitches affected the 'random' surface pattern,' explains Charlotte Ackemar, Senior Designer at Note Design Studio.
The palette for Mylla includes ten colourways, blending tones for a mélange effect with earthy reds, browns, greys and blues. Myr is available in five of these: brick red, industrial grey, deep green, and vibrant yellow and blue.
'With Note Design Studio's approach to working with textiles as interior architects, Myr and Mylla open new possibilities for creative expression, working together in a room to create a spatial experience,' says Renee Merckx, Creative Director at Kvadrat Febrik.
As mono-materials, both textiles are fully recyclable with no loss in quality, and their inherent multidirectional stretch makes them ideal for upholstering organic forms.
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