The increasing importance of ecological building materials in architecture and design has ensured that nowadays felt, one of the oldest materials known to humanity, is experiencing a renaissance.
Wool fibre or animal hair is processed in water, soap and clay, with the result that the fibre or hair swells and develops a rough, scale-like surface. The fibre is increasingly matted together by constant filling, kneading and pressing until it can no longer be separated. After it dries felt is a material which has useful properties, in particular for ecological interior building work. Felt made of 100% sheep's wool has, for example, low flammability and is at the same time breathable and temperature regulating, because the material can absorb large amounts of moisture and allow it to evaporate again. Because of its fibrous structure felt also has excellent heat and cold insulation properties, while also insulating against sound and vibration. And because felt is made of naturally renewable raw materials it is of course fully biodegradable.
Produced on an industrial scale felt can nowadays be supplied in almost any form: thick or thin, light or heavy, hard or soft, flexible or rigid, and in any colour.
Coat easy chair, 2009, Design: Fredrik Färg. Manufacturer: Materia