Aquafil at DOMOTEX in Hannover: Upcycling and the Most Innovative Design Trends
“Good design begins with the end in mind”
With this concept, Aquafil created its booth at DOMOTEX 2019 in Hannover around its commitment toward a circular economy. From January 11 – 14, Aquafil showcased new products and trends in the carpet and floor covering industry.
Furthermore, Aquafil provided a look at its first carpet recycling plant in the United States in Phoenix, Arizona and explained its sustainable process by means of an illustrative installation.
New Samples, new Trends and a Circular Economy approach With the End in Mind
At Domotex 2019, Aquafil showcased up to 60 new textile samples, more than half made with ECONYL® yarn, divided into 4 areas:
- contract
- residential
- rugs
- hospitality
ECONYL® regenerated nylon gives you endless possibilities.
The booth also featured a corner dedicated to interior design with beautiful interior design elements such as 2 luxurious and high-quality rugs. One rug is already available on the market and belongs to BIC Softline Collection while a second one, cut and loop handmade woven, made by Aquafil’s Indian customer DHLS.
Additionally, there were unique and exclusive Couture Poufs by Lorenza Bozzoli – all made with ECONYL® yarn.
The trend wall gave an overview of the most modern carpet designs technique – the Colaris Printing Technique – while the panel dedicated to the new ECONYL® brand video bewitched visitors with beautiful images of its regeneration system and of the 2018 main events where ECONYL® yarn had a central role:
- the Green Carpet Awards and Guardini’s catwalk hold in Milan
- the CFDA Awards at the Brooklyn Museum in New York
The screen also featured other amazing images taken underwater showing the incredible job done by the Healthy Seas Initiative divers in recovering ghost fishing nets.
The special technical features of the yarn produced through the ECONYL® regeneration system is not only becoming increasingly popular in the carpet and floor covering industry, but its sustainable properties have also become indispensable for the fashion industry.
As example, one corner of Aquafil’s booth featured a window with some peculiar garments made with ECONYL® yarn such as the wedding dress by H&M Conscious Collection, the Skull umbrella by Alexander McQueen, the latest Pacific Collection sunglasses by Karun and the new carry solution by PacSafe®.
With the opening of its new plant in Phoenix, Arizona, the first in the United States, on December 13th, 2018, the company is now taking further steps toward optimizing the material cycle. At the Carpet Recycling#1, over 36 million pounds of carpet are recycled annually, broken down into its three main recyclables and divided up for further processing. For example, recovered polypropylene is returned to the injection molding industry, calcium carbonate is returned to the road construction and cement cycle and nylon 6 is shipped to Ljubljana to supply the ECONYL® regeneration system.
Aquafil thus takes a step forward on reducing the amount of waste worldwide by recycling used products, leading the material back into the circular economy.
