If you need to reupholster a piece of vintage furniture, here’s what sounds like a great source for mid century modern style fabrics by major designers at discount prices. We’ve just discovered Modern Fabrics, which sources up to 1,000 bolts of discarded fabric every week from the excess generated during the manufacture of luxury residential and commercial furniture. They sell this remnant yardage — available in quantities from one yard to 15+ yards — at a discount of 40-60% off the retail price. Because today’s high-end furniture market is so mid century modern mad, quite a few of the upholstery fabric designs we see on the website look like they would be great for retro upholstery projects.
From the press release:
Since 2007, James and Ewa Powell have been reclaiming designer textiles — not just scraps, but also bolts of leftovers. The Powells, owners of Modern Fabrics, collect and sell these fabrics at a 40 to 60 percent discount through their website (www.modern-fabrics.com) and storefront in Charlotte, NC.
In the early days, the couple found themselves dumpster diving to rescue discarded excess fabrics but today they are exclusive buyers at many outlets. “We’re no longer driving around in our Subaru begging for fabric,” James says. “We’ve forged long-term business relationships and positioned ourselves as a company that wants — and gets — the best fabrics.”
Modern Fabrics sources up to 1,000 bolts of discarded fabric every week from the excess generated during the manufacture of luxury residential and commercial furniture. These fabrics are brand new, immediately ready to be reused for furniture, cushions, craft or interior design projects.
James says, “Some companies, such as Knoll, Maharam and Herman Miller, are ahead of the curve, understanding the importance of showing the provenance of a fabric.”
At Modern Fabrics, they go to great lengths to ID the fabrics, noting the textile brands, patterns, colorways, collections, fabric content, and origin, making it easier to find fabrics by specific designers, favorite patterns, or old favorites that have been discontinued.
The company operates a 6,000 square-foot shop in Charlotte’s SouthEnd neighborhood and a warehouse in nearby Lincolnton, NC.
We found their website to be well organized and super easy to navigate. Nice!
Good news for anyone looking for high quality mid century modern or retro design upholstery fabric to recover their vintage finds.
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The Heywood-Wakefield company — still in business today — has added four new furniture designs to their growing list of reproductions made new today.
The M 179 Tambour Utility Case measures 32.5 inches high x 24 inches wide x 17 inches deep. The doors disappear into the sides of the case allowing easy access to the contents. It is ideal today to house DVR and sound components; you can hang your flat-screen above it or place a smaller one on a stand on the top. We will pre-drill wire-access hole(s) in the back or you can do this yourself; the back is removable with screws. Two fully-adjustable interior shelves are included. By coincidence, the interior is the perfect size and shape to hold a vinyl record collection – more than 250 LPs will fit!
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