Contract Textile International

Aristide, a Fashion And Quality Expert In Fr

Volume 2 / May-August 2010

The biggest trump card associated with eco-leathers is the fact that they are fire retardant, environmentally friendly and antibacterial
Aristide has been active as an editor-distributor of high quality furniture fabrics and decoration fabrics since 1979.  It has managed to maintain its strong national and international market position by introducing original, contemporary and innovative collections to the market several times a year. The company is also launching the latest innovations by Simta and Warwick.  Established in 1949 Simta is an established reality which through design care, creativity and service efficiency is able to promote its products taste and quality all over the world, in order to fulfill the needs of a customer base looking for more refinement and new emotions. Warwick is an Australian company operating at the forefront of international design and distribution exporting interior upholstery and window covering textiles to over 50 countries. Artiside is the exclusive distributor in the Benelux countries for both brands.

FR COLLECTIONS OF ARISTIDE ECOLEDERS: After some new, even more special collections, like Silkor with a beautiful silk shine, Damaz with a 2 layer Damask print and Dixie/Diamond which appears to be properly stitched, the company has now expanded its basic Cabro collection to 25 fashion conscious   colors.Cabro isn’t just a substitute for leather, but also feels like real leather, smells like real leather, looks like real leather and is even stronger than leather.  But the biggest trump card associated with these eco-leathers is the fact that they are fire retardant, environmentally friendly and antibacterial.

GOOD VIBRATIONS: Aristide has also taken up a well-deserved place within the contract market with Good Vibrations; a fire resistant collection in Trevira CS.  The Air-refreshing technology in the voiles neutralizes damaging substances and unpleasant odors.
Various different qualities are combined within each color pallet, which allows for the easy design of a complete interior.
Good Vibrations consists of room height voiles, flowery lined curtains, soft velour, linen looks, small patterns and a striking metal print.
LA DOLCE VITA: A classic! La dolce vita is eight different small patterns combined with our eco-leathers. The use of Kanecaron means La Dolce Vita has achieved Crib 5 fire resistance. The wide color range is good for endless combinations.

NON-FR COLLECTIONS KONG

This very strong synthetic velvet fabric is available in 20 colors and has a unique touch. Numerous qualities as washable, water-repellent, solid and available as FR make this fabric very suitable for the project market.
VERSUS: The Versus is a 'faux-uni' available in 31 trendy colors at a very competitive price. On top of a nice, soft touch it also has a very high Martindale value (100.000). A fabric with a very chick look and feel.
DALTON: An English styled cotton collection with checks & stripes to combine mutually and with other plain collections. It is suitable as curtains and upholstery fabric.
ESCADA: A polyester cotton combination in popular colors with a nice Gentleman stripe. This curtain fabric is washable and comes in 300cm width.
ALLURA: A 100% polyester fabric in large width, washable and no shrinkage! It is 'good seller' combination of all of the company’s successful voiles. A real 'must have' for curtain makers!
LOLLYPOP: This is a bright and fresh drapery fabric which has fine, horizontally lines and mainly made from cotton (96%). We have combined it on a waterfall hanger with our plain Rush and Angel.
GALERIE DES GOBELINS: Galerie des Gobelins is a very stylish and complete 'concept' book. It refers to the old 'flemish' gobelins from the 16th century, only this time with brighter colors and fresher designs. The 2 gobelins, Verdure & Millefleur, are especially designed to personalize your seat or couch in combination with other, plain fabrics. We present these new fabrics with existing, plain collections like our Jazz, Nassau, Emir, Cabro and Simon to make the perfect match in different styles!
JAZZ: 50 trendy colors in a 100% cotton fabric. The fabric attracts also a younger public because of the 'stone washed' effect. A classic, with a soft touch, yet colorful collection for a fantastic price!!
BRIGHT EYES: Bright Eyes is a print.  The satin weave gives the quality a beautiful shine, whilst this curtain collection still remains suitable to be used for upholstering.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN: Spencer (=uni), Charlie (=faux-uni) and Chaplin (=with a subtle wave pattern) is a 100% cotton curtain collection.  This smooth, light collection has been prewashed, which means any shrinkage will be kept down to an absolute minimum.  These qualities are machine washable and can immediately be hung back up after washing.
EQUINOKS: Equinox (=damask) and Oxygene (=uni) are unique and high quality furniture fabrics which were developed by combining heavy woven linen with Egyptian cotton.  The final result is down to the very thorough research which went into an innovative coloring process and a special finishing technique.  This ensures the pattern fades and the greying earth shades result in a rich vintage look.  The forced ageing process, coloring and finishing ensure every meter is unique.
GALINA: Lina+ is a cotton-linen quality, available in a wide range of colors.  From azure blue to lime green, from terracotta orange to shocking pink and an extensive choice of calming neutral colors.  Lina+ was complemented with a metal print (=Metallina) and a medallion in rubber print (=Galina). 
HIGHLANDS: Highlands is a lovely combination collection with plain fabrics, stripes and diamonds.  This collection’s basic element is wool; complemented with cotton, polyester and viscose.  Tartans and Plaids weren’t the only inspiration for this collection, but also fine chalk stripes and modern irregular diamonds.  A delightfully soft figurative pattern is included in order to brighten up the entire effect.
IMAGINE: Imagine is a refreshing curtain collection, consisting of modern prints, stripes, embroidery and uni’s which can be endlessly combined.
All qualities in this collection are also strong enough to be used for upholstering; ensuring everything within your interior can be perfectly matched.
LA PAZ: La Paz will take you to a calm atmosphere, where neutral and sober colors play a main role. Two uni’s, which are based on linen, are combined with a stripe and a small pattern.
MONROE: Monroe (LI -PL -VI) is a smooth curtain quality in five calm colors.  These enlarged pied-de-poulle patterns, ton-sur-ton, perfectly fit into a contemporary interior.
MY FIRST LOVE: Music was my first love…and my interior is my second!
These daring and refreshing color combinations will brighten up your entire house. The basic canvas, a combination of cotton and linen, has been given a shiny top layer. This can be combined with two stripes and two flowers.
NOBLESSE: Noblesse is an ultra-soft microfibre which you can dream away in.  The Noblesse collection combines a uni (=Naturesse), a duo tone (=Noblesse) and a lovely diamond and stripe (=Comtesse).  This is incredibly strong material with its 100.000 martindale.
VENETO: The viscose velour collection Veneto (VI -CO -PL) acquired its inspiration from the Romeo and Juliet story.  Verona is the plain velour, Mercutio the stripe, Capulet with a bronze print and Montague a freakish laser pattern.  This love story wasn’t a coincidental source of inspiration for this collection; the rich shine, lavish colors and beautiful touch have turned this collection into the “erotic library” of the interior fabrics.
The Artiside collections are distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France via its own sales organization.  A distribution network with solid, local partners has been set up in the rest of Europe, as well as America, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and South Africa.