Fabric Options Guide
Fabric selection defines comfort, durability, maintenance, and visual tone in upholstered furniture. SENTIENT offers performance-driven materials for hospitality, commercial, and residential applications, including outdoor-rated textiles, natural fibers, coated fabrics, and COM workflows for custom specifications.
How to Choose Upholstery Fabric
- Start with the use case: high-traffic hospitality, residential lounge seating, or outdoor exposure.
- Match cleanability and performance to operations: stain resistance, bleach compatibility, and abrasion ratings.
- Align texture and hand-feel with design intent: smooth, tailored, tactile, or plush.
- For COM projects, confirm width, repeat, directionality, and required yardage before production.
Fabric Options
Outdoor Fabric
Leather
Vinyl
Velvet
Commercial Grade Fabrics
Wool
Faux Fur
COM
All Fabric Options
Outdoor Fabric
Outdoor upholstery fabrics are engineered to resist UV fade, moisture cycling, and…
Leather
Leather delivers depth, tactility, and long-term character that few upholstery…
Vinyl
Vinyl upholstery offers high cleanability and repeatable performance in demanding…
COM
COM (Customer’s Own Material) allows designers and clients to supply project-specific…
Velvet
Velvet adds depth, directional sheen, and a rich tactile finish that can read both…
Commercial Grade Fabrics
Commercial grade fabrics are selected for repeated daily use, operational cleaning…
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