Mystery vintage fabric

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William Steele

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Hello. Need help identifying fabric believed to be Knoll and produced in the 1970s or 1980s. I contacted Knoll but they could not identify it. Was used to upholster a Knoll sofa.

Thanks for anyone's help!!!
 

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Hello!

You've done the right thing in contacting Knoll. What was your source of information about it being made by Knoll in the 70s or 80s?
 
Hi. It's a Knoll Pfister sofa, has original label. But the label doesn't specifying anything about the fabric. I do know that Knoll started producing the Pfister sofa starting in the early 70s, so it's possible that it was recovered with a n0n-Knoll fabric at some point. Hard to tell.
 
The selvages are the 2 side edges of the fabric. Often it has the name of the maker, pattern or numbers on it. If you look maybe under the sofa for loose ends of fabric, or in the seams of the pillows (without damaging the sofa of course), you might find some info. Not always, but sometimes it is there.
 
Thanks to both of you. I will take a look at the insides of the cushions to see if I can find any info. There is nothing under the sofa that I can see.
 
William Steele said:
Last attempt ... anyone out there recognize this fabric?
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Hi,

It is a nice sofa, like yourself and Barbara I think it has been re-upholstered, late 80s into 90s.

Maybe another approach is required, its a trek and many variables but where did you get the sofa from, its previous history?

Its a largish sofa, not something you would want to cart off to the upholsterer so am wondering, if you can narrow down where the sofa had been before you owned it, or during the 80s-90s, to contact the made to measure companies if still in existence.

However gut feeling it was customers choice of fabric, so it could have been carted off but I don't suspect that far, again if still in existence--for that area, contact local upholsterers, say 25 mile radius.

Its a trek and a half I know.

The annoying thing is you can view many fabrics and know you have not seen them before but your material is vaguely familiar.

It is also the type of pattern seen on flock wall paper of the day.
 
Thanks for the note. I purchased the sofa from the RetroInferno furniture store in Kansas City in 2007. I asked the shop owner recently if he remembers where he found the sofa but he couldn't remember. I think you're right that the sofa was probably re-upholstered in the 80s or 90s. I did a search online but came up empty. Well, even if I did find out what the fabric is, I imagine it might be hard to find NOS. Time to move on and find a different pattern. Thanks for the great input, much appreciated.
 
A quick check and I came pretty damn close, check out Laura Ashley Pussy Willow fabric designs. I did a quick check for upholstery fabric too.

There are shed loads of Willow designs out, I think you are going to go squint, good luck.
 
Many thanks. I checked and came close, as you did, but no cigar. I'll keep looking, there must be a roll still out there, somewhere ...
 
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