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BENU® Recycled
Living sustainability in fabrics and carpets
“We have to recognise that used plastics are not simply waste but valuable resources that can be reused or recycled.”
At Fischbacher 1819, sustainability and social responsibility are not trends but fundamental values ingrained in our ethos. Architects and interior designers choose us knowing that our products consistently meet the rigorous ethical, aesthetic, and functional standards of modern interior design.
CAMILLA DOURAGHY FISCHBACHER
Beyond mere beauty - recycled fabrics are in no way inferior to conventional fabrics in terms of their properties
We have integrated textiles made from recycled raw materials into our portfolio for many years. In 2009, we were among the first textile producers to introduce decorative and upholstery fabrics using recycled PET and fabric remnants from the fashion industry through our BENU® Recycled collection. Since then, we have consistently driven material innovation, actively seeking sustainable solutions to reuse raw materials effectively and reduce CO2 emissions.
Our journey into recycled fabrics began in 2009 with the pioneering efforts of our Creative Director, Camilla Douraghy Fischbacher. She undertook the challenge of transforming consumer and industry waste into aesthetically pleasing and functional textiles, seamlessly integrating them into the Fischbacher 1819 product range. Central to her vision was reshaping perceptions to underscore that used plastic and discarded textiles are not mere waste but a valuable source of raw materials.
As leaders in sustainable fabric development, we have earned industry recognition for our commitment, with numerous awards honoring our BENU® Recycled collection. We take pride in offering sustainable textiles that meet the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship, setting a benchmark for the industry.
The collection is divided into four different categories of recycled fabrics:
BENU® INDUSTRY
BENU® YARN
BENU® PET
BENU® SEA
“We are actively committed to an environmentally sound and sustainable future. The desire to make a positive contribution to the environment has accompanied us in the development of our BENU® Recycled fabrics from the very beginning and drives us to continue to keep our finger on the pulse of developments in the field. The numerous awards we have received for BENU® Recycled confirm our efforts as pioneers in this field.”
MICHAEL FISCHBACHER
BENU® Industry
Textiles from the BENU® INDUSTRY collection are made from recycled yarn remnants, which are produced during the manufacture of Trevira polyester yarn. Instead of disposing of these, they are reprocessed, recycled and processed into Trevira yarn. The optimised use of materials and recycling of pre-consumer industrial waste ensures the responsible use of important resources and thereby reduces the ecological footprint in yarn production.
The BENU® INDUSTRY collection:
BENU POWDER RECYCLED FR
BENU EARTH RECYCLED FR
BENU® Yarn
The fabrics in the BENU® YARN collection are made from recycled textile waste from the fashion industry. The offcuts from garment factories are sorted by colour, shredded into their original fibre form, carded and spun into a new, high-quality recycled yarn. This process eliminates the need for dyeing, so significantly less energy is used, no additional dyeing chemicals are needed and no waste water is produced. The use of recycled textile waste can help to greatly reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry. Compared to conventional materials, energy consumption can be reduced by ca. 50% and water consumption by ca. 90% in the production process of BENU Yarn fabrics.
The BENU® YARN collection:
BENU MOUNTAIN RECYCLED
BENU CHECK RECYCLED
BENU COTTON RECYCLED
BENU ENGADINA RECYCLED
BENU JACK RECYCLED
BENU RAW RECYCLED
BENU REMIX RECYCLED
BENU STRUCTURE RECYCLED
BENU® Pet
The BENU® PET collection uses polyester obtained from used (post-consumer) PET plastic bottles. The bottles are collected, cleaned, ground, melted down and spun into high-quality polyester yarn. By recycling the petroleum-based plastic, valuable resources can be saved.
Compared to the production of conventional polyester, the production of BENU recycled polyester requires less energy and chemicals, and it reduces the impact on global warming by approximately 30% (according to the Higgs Index).
BENU® PET fabrics have received the Design+Technology Award, the Red Dot Award, the Design Plus - MaterialVision Award from the German Design Council, as well as the Interior Innovation Award.
The BENU® PET collection:
BENU SAND RECYCLED FR
BENU SKY RECYCLED FR
BENU CHALK RECYCLED FR
BENU COCOON RECYCLED FR
BENU OSCAR RECYCLED FR
BENU PURE RECYCLED FR
BENU RUSTICO RECYCLED FR
BENU TALENT RECYCLED FR
BENU® Sea
For the production of BENU® SEA fabrics and carpets, plastic waste fished from the sea is processed into a hard-wearing polyester yarn in a resource-saving process.
Compared to products made from conventional polyester, BENU® SEA is in no way inferior in terms of quality and processing possibilities and meets Fischbacher 1819‘s high standards of design and quality.
With BENU® SEA, we are making a contribution to the cleaning up of our oceans by recycling non-degradable waste products. We actively support the SEAQUAL INITIATIVE, which works with local fishermen, NGOs and volunteers to clean our oceans of marine debris. The polyester yarn SEAQUAL® YARN, consists of a considerable and constantly increasing proportion of “Recycled Marine Plastic”, i.e. processed marine plastic waste. The remaining share comes from recycled PET bottles.
SEAQUAL® YARN is particularly easy-care, crease-resistant and hard-wearing and is therefore a versatile and sustainable alternative to newly produced polyester. Fischbacher 1819 has won the Swiss Design Award for the BENU® SEA collection.
BENU NET RECYCLED
BENU SOUL RECYCLED
BENU GARDEN RECYCLED
BENU® SEA carpets:
BENU SEA CARPET PACIFIC LOW
BENU SEA CARPET PACIFIC HIGH
BENU SEA CARPET ATLANTIC LOW
BENU SEA CARPET ATLANTIC HIGH
BENU SEA CARPET ELGON
BENU SEA CARPET ISHILANGU
BENU SEA CARPET KIBO
BENU SEA CARPET JUBA
The BENU® SEA Fabrics (made of SEAQUAL® YARN):
BENU Earth Recycled FR 14744
BENU EARTH RECYCLED FR is a semi-transparent, double-width, flame-retardant fabric with a very soft hand. Its open plain weave gives it a natural look.
Dimension
Composition
300 cm
85% PES recycled FR, 15% PES FR
Weight 180 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 17 Colours
BENU Sky Recycled FR 14737
BENU SKY RECYCLED FR is a double-width sheer made of 100% recycled, flame-retardant polyester with a slightly grainy, matt texture.
Dimension
Composition
305 cm
100% PES recycled FR
Weight 131 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 1%
Colours 7 Colours
BENU Mountain Recycled 14740
BENU MOUNTAIN RECYCLED is a particularly soft curtain and upholstery fabric. The lively surface is created by using a woollen ondé yarn and an exceptionally fluffy chenille yarn. These form a visually interesting contrast with the coarse linen warp in contrasting colours. All the yarns used are made from recycled materials.
Dimension
Composition
140 cm
50% CO, 25% VI, 10% WO, 10% PC, 5% AF
Weight 692 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 3%
Colours 8 Colours
30.000 Martindale
BENU Sand Recycled FR 14745
BENU SAND RECYCLED FR is a softly draping dense curtain fabric in double-width, with a wavy and soft texture.
Made from post-consumer PET bottles, its slightly mottled ondé yarns give the fabric a woolly character.
Dimension 315 cm
Composition 70% PES Recycled FR, 30% PES FR
Weight 275 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 1%
Colours 6 Colours
BENU Powder Recycled FR 14721
BENU POWDER RECYCLED FR is a soft, semi-transparent curtain sheer with a slightly grainy, matt structure. The double-width fabric is woven with recycled, flame-retardant Trevira CS polyester yarns.
Dimension
Composition
295 cm
100% PES Trevira CS recycled
Weight 122 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 1%
Colours 7 Colours
BENU Rustico Recycled FR 14722
BENU RUSTICO RECYCLED FR is a double-width, flame-retardant drapery fabric with a slightly grainy, almost woolly feel and structure.
Dimension
Composition
295 cm
100% PES recycled inherent FR
Weight 327 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 1%
Colours 20 Colours
BENU Chalk Recycled FR 14732
BENU CHALK RECYCLED FR is a soft, semi-transparent, flame-retardant sheer with a matt, wave-like structure.
Dimension
Composition
290 cm
77% PES recycled inherent FR, 23% PES inherent FR
Weight 96 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 13 Colours
BENU Talent Recycled FR 14619
70% of the yarns used for BENU TALENT RECYCLED FR are obtained from recycled post-consumer PET bottles. The high-quality recycled product is weather-resistant and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. This flame-retardant velvet is woven with a very short pile, which gives its colours a special luminosity and vibrancy.
Dimension 140 cm
Composition 70% recycled PES FR, 30% PES FR
Weight 405 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 1%
Colours 30 Colours
BENU Cocoon Recycled FR 14644
BENU COCOON RECYCLED FR is a double-width, flame-retardant drapery fabric made from recycled post-consumer PET bottles.
Dimension
Composition
Shrinkage
Colours 3 Colours
BENU Pure Recycled FR 14643
BENU PURE RECYCLED FR is a soft flowing, flame retardant voile made from recycled post-consumer PET bottles. Dimension
Shrinkage
Colours 6 Colours
BENU Oscar Recycled FR 14497
Made from recycled post-consumer PET bottles the flame-retardant BENU OSCAR RECYCLED FR is a granular drapery fabric with a dry touch.
Dimension 140 cm
Composition 100% PES FR
Weight 340 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 3%
Colours 15 Colours
Draped
BENU REMIX RECYCLED
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BENU Remix Recycled 14454
BENU REMIX RECYCLED is a finely mottled, heavy wool fabric that resembles a cavalry cloth. It can serve both as a drapery and as an upholstery fabric. Additionally, BENU REMIX RECYCLED has good acoustic values and is suitable for interior schemes needing acoustic solutions. In an environmentally friendly process, BENU REMIX RECYCLED is woven from yarn from recycled fashion industry waste.
Dimension 150 cm
Composition 70% WO, 20% PES, 5% PA, 5% PAN
Weight 353 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 25 Colours
Flat Draped
BENU Engadina Recycled 14560.107
BENU ENGADINA RECYCLED is an eco-friendly digital print on BENU REMIX RECYCLED. It can serve as a drapery and as an upholstery fabric and is also suitable for interior schemes needing acoustic solutions.
Dimension
Composition
145 cm
70% WO, 20% PES, 5% PA, 5% PAN
Weight 344 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 1 Colour
BENU Jack Recycled 14559
The graphic block design of BENU JACK RECYCLED is an eco-friendly digital print on BENU REMIX RECYCLED. It can serve as a drapery and as an upholstery fabric and interior schemes needing acoustic solutions.
Dimension
Composition
Weight
145 cm
70%WO, 20%PES, 5%PA, 5%PAN
375 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 2 Colours
BENU Check Recycled 14678
Woven from yarn from recycled fashion industry waste, BENU CHECK RECYCLED is a slightly mottled wool fabric with a woven check. It can be used both as a drapery and as an upholstery fabric and is also suitable for interior schemes needing acoustic solutions.
Dimension 150 cm
Composition 70% WO, 20% PES, 5% PA, 5% PAC
Weight 353 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 8 Colours
60.000 Martindale
Flat Draped
BENU Structure Recycled 14677
BENU STRUCTURE RECYCLED is an upholstery fabric in which a special, curly wool yarn creates a highly structured yet soft and fluffy surface texture. The warp, which consists mainly of cotton, is colour-coordinated with the yarn-dyed wool. In an environmentally friendly process, it is woven from yarn from recycled fashion industry waste.
Dimension
140 cm
Composition 65%CO GRS, 15%PC, 15% WO, 5%PES
Weight 650 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 11 Colours
30.000
Martindale
BENU Raw Recycled 2858
BENU RAW RECYCLED is an upholstery fabric woven with special, twisting yarns that create an irregular, mottled effect. In an environmentally friendly process, it is woven from yarns recycled from fashion industry waste and offcuts.
Dimension 140 cm
Composition
32%WO, 25%PC, 19%CO, 16%PES, 6%WV, 2%WP
Weight 492 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 13 Colours
50.000 Martindale
BENU Cotton Recycled 2871
Woven from yarn from recycled fashion industry waste, BENU COTTON RECYCLED is a soft cotton Panama weave that can be used as an upholstery or a curtain fabric.
Dimension 140 cm
Composition
100% ECO CO
Weight 564 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 3%
Colours 35 Colours
BENU Net Recycled 14645
This extravagant fabric is made of the innovative and environmentally friendly SEAQUAL® YARN which is made from recycled marine plastic: plastic waste fished from the sea and processed into high-quality polyester in a resource-saving process. Two colours are twisted into one yarn strand, creating a lively mottled fabric.
Dimension
Composition
Weight
300 cm
100% Seaqual recycled PES
150 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 1%
Colours 4 Colours
BENU Soul Recycled 14646.607
BENU SOUL RECYCLED is a delicate and refined leno weave. The combination of SEAQUAL® YARN, reminiscent of jute, and silver Lurex creates an opulent yet natural textile. The fine open leno warp gives the double-width curtain fabric a soft drape. The SEAQUAL® YARN within BENU SOUL RECYCLED is made from recycled marine plastic which is plastic waste fished from the sea and processed into high-quality polyester.
Dimension
300 cm
Composition 94% Seaqual recycled PES, 6% PES
Weight 112 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 1 Colour
BENU Garden Recycled 14647.706
BENU GARDEN RECYCLED combines the delicate leno weave of BENU SOUL RECYCLED with a generous botanical flock print. The base fabric of BENU GARDEN RECYCLED is made from recycled marine plastic whilst the matte flock is made from recycled post-consumer PET bottles.
Dimension
Composition
300 cm
50% Seaqual, 46% recycled PES (flock), 4%PES
Weight 185 g/m2
Shrinkage ca. 2%
Colours 1 Colour
BENU® SEA Carpet collection
The BENU® SEA carpets are tufted from recycled marine plastic. The yarn recycled from marine plastic waste has all the capabilities of a high quality polyester yarn: it is supple, of high colour brilliance and gives the carpets a silky shimmer.
The BENU® SEA carpets also impress with their easy-care handling.
Shapes: The carpets can be made in round, rectangular and free form shapes.
Backing: Felt backing with logo on request
Pile: 4 plain qualities
Colours: 36 Colours
Light fastness: 6
ATLANTIC HIGH 80920-LOW 80930 | PACIFIC HIGH 80900-LOW 80910
ISHILANGU 80940
ELGON 80950
KIBO 80960
JUBA 80970
Fischbacher 1819 is a globally successful Swiss purveyor of furnishing fabrics, carpets, and wallcoverings for both private and public spaces. Our collections are meticulously crafted with care, passion, and creativity.
With a legacy spanning over two centuries since our foundation in 1819, our company remains family owned. Today, Michael Fischbacher and Camilla Douraghy Fischbacher lead the company into its 6th generation with the same dedication and passion as their predecessors. Michael serves as CEO, while Camilla holds the role of Creative Director, overseeing the creative development of our collections.
Headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland, a historic textile center since the 13th century, we draw inspiration from our surroundings and heritage to innovate and deliver exceptional products.
For more information about our products visit our website at www.fischbacher1819.com or come see us at one of our showrooms:
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