String

String is a transparent, almost invisible webbed textile with exceptional strength and load-bearing capacity. The webbing’s strength allows String to be used in a self-supporting context in furniture backs. This can be as a single-layer transparent membrane, a multi-layer upholstery in combination with other textiles, or a technical load-bearing web which permits light full upholstering or cushion solutions.

  • 100% recyclable polyester

Design and colours are developed by Inger Mosholt Nielsen

Characteristics

Design no.
8708 — String
Application
upholstery
Composition
100% Polyester
Weight
330 g/lm — 10.64 oz/lin.yd
Width
150 cm — 59 inches

Environment

Environment, health, and safety
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
VOC emission
Ansi/Bifma VOC test M7.1

Performance

Abrasion
70,000 — rubs martindale (EN ISO 12947-2)
100,000 — double rubs wyzenbeek (ASTM D4157) (heavy duty upholstery)
Pilling
4-5 — scale 1-5, max. 5 (EN ISO 12945-2)
Light fastness
5-7 — scale 1-8, max. 8 (EN ISO 105-B02)
Rubbing fastness dry/wet
4-5 /4-5 — scale 1-5, max. 5 (EN ISO 105x12)
Flammability
BS EN 1021 1&2 Cigarette and Match
CA TB 117-2013
Will also pass other flammability standards. Flame retardant performance is dependent upon the foam used. Contains no flame retardant chemicals.
US ACT pass
CA TB 117-2013 CA TB 117-2013
ASTM D4157-07 Wyz abrasion (heavy duty) 100k ASTM D4157-07 Wyz abrasion (heavy duty) 100k
ASTM D3511 Pilling ASTM D3511 Pilling
AATCC 8 or 116 Dry/wet crocking AATCC 8 or 116 Dry/wet crocking
AATCC 16 Light fastness AATCC 16 Light fastness
Abrasion test results exceeding ACT Performance Guidelines are not an indicator of product lifespan. Multiple factors affect fabric durability and appearance retention.

Abrasion resistance
Test Condition No. Date Download
BS EN ISO 12947-2/14465 In accordance with EN 14465 144420810 23 Jul 2025 PDF
ASTM D4157-07 Wyz abrasion (heavy duty) 100k 2021AN0738 06 May 2021 PDF

Pilling
Test Condition No. Date Download
BS EN ISO 12945-2 28512160 28 Jan 2022 PDF
ASTM D3511 Pilling 21-006192 04 Jan 2022 PDF

Colour fastness to light
Test Condition No. Date Download
BS EN ISO 105 B02 Method 2 144353506 25 Feb 2022 PDF
AATCC 16 Light fastness 2022AN0285 22 Feb 2022 PDF

Dry and wet rubbing/crocking
Test Condition No. Date Download
BS EN ISO 105-X12 Rubbing dry/wet 2022AN0285 22 Feb 2022 PDF
AATCC 8 or 116 Dry/wet crocking 2022AN0285 22 Feb 2022 PDF

Flammability
Test Condition No. Date Download
BS EN 1021 1&2 Cigarette and Match 35 kg/m3 CMHR foam 23/58122-22 27 Jan 2021 PDF
CA TB 117-2013 25-001501 04 Jun 2025 PDF

Wash stability
Test Condition No. Date Download
BS EN ISO 6330 6M 60 C PC Flat dry 186431 24 Jan 2017 PDF
BS EN ISO 6330 4M 40 C PC Flat dry 186431 24 Jan 2017 PDF

Material Safety Data Sheet
Test Condition No. Date Download
Material Safety Data Sheet 30 Sep 2021 PDF

VOC emission
Test Condition No. Date Download
Ansi/Bifma VOC test M7.1 392-2025-00484401 09 Oct 2025 PDF

Wash or dry cleaning P(W).

String is made of polyester which is a material suited for environments with special requirements for cleaning.

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Wash at 40°C degrees Do not bleach Do not iron Dry clean Do not tumble dry
40°C shrinkage max 1.0%
Wash at 60°C degrees Do not bleach Do not iron Dry clean Do not tumble dry
60°C shrinkage max 1.5%
String 1

A tight graphical and architectonic web structure

A distinctive transparent, almost invisible webbed textile with exceptional strength and load-bearing capacity. With a refined, light and multi-transparent appearance, String is an obvious choice for the furniture which is intended to signal openness, strength, lightness, spirit and modernity. The design was conceived primarily for use as a self-supporting woven fabric in chair backs and as a semi-transparent membrane in free-standing screens.With its origin in a simple and classic idiom, String was created with a tight graphical and architectonic webbed structure which easily finds a niche in the majority of design concepts, whatever the current trends. In all its simplicity, String will assume the colour – and support and fit naturally – into whatever context in which the design is used.

String’s colour range also has its origin in a classic universe based on the simple graphic grey scale supplemented by a few colours for accent. The grey scale supports the safe and classic choice and the experience of the greatest possible transparency. The accent colours permit playing with expressive combinations, the simple unique addition where, in a major design, selected furniture stands out, or enters into the strongly personal interior where the colour of the webbing is free to set the interior’s entire tone.

The webbing’s strength allows String to be used in a self-supporting context in furniture backs. This can be as a single-layer transparent membrane, a multi-layer upholstery in combination with other textiles, or a technical load-bearing web which permits light full upholstering or cushion solutions.

With String’s simple and uncomplicated structure and colour range, the design is easy to combine with the market’s usual upholstery textiles irrespective of whether these are based on nature or are “man-made” fibres. String also harmonises attractively with other furniture surfaces such as steel, plastic and wood.

Used as screening, String forms an attractive, light and airy universe, both when the design is used alone, and in combination with other web textiles such as space-creating, room-dividing and screen walls.