Deco Design Fürus makes its mark with designs and compostable materials For 30 years, Deco Design Fürus remained in the background as a supplier for textile manufacturers and wholesalers. Following the death of founder Ulrich Fürus in the summer of this year, managing director Manuel Schweizer is focusing on additional priorities e.g. the compostable textiles under the OceanSafe brand.
Question: Deco Design Fürus (DDF) has enjoyed a successful market presence for 30 years, yet is still relatively unknown despite this. Why is that? Manuel Schweizer: That is connected to the fact that the company was always working in the background. DDF concentrated on collection development for notable manufacturers and wholesalers and gathered beautiful materials which were perfectly suited to the profiles of our customers. We are active in the German-speaking countries first and foremost, but also internationally. Some customers only buy our designs, whilst others purchase the finished product and thereby rely on our warehouse; here in Krefeld, around 3 million metres of fabric is available at all times. This service is becoming increasingly important, and of our 19 staff, four are extensively involved in this area. Question: Which textile product groups make up your range? Schweizer: Our core expertise lies in decorative fabrics and we offer a very broad range of these products. The basis is formed by singlecolour fabrics in over 50 colours, then there are also embroidered textiles, jacquard fabrics or crash – our company founder, Ulrich Fürus, was the king of crash. Right now, printed fabrics are on their way up – and by that I mean for the 20/21 season, as we work with long lead times. We are also strong players when it comes to textiles with special properties, like dimout fabrics or flame-resistant materials for use in commercial buildings. We have achieved strong growth in this area. With all the materials, we pay particular attention to ease of maintenance.