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title: "Kvadrat 2023: SPORT"
url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/kvadrat-2023-sport-patricia-urquiola-textile-tide-styleparkmagazine"
language: "en"
type: "article"
description: "The new upholstery fabric by Patricia Urquiola for Kvadrat is made from polyester and offers a special look and feel. More:"
published: "2023-11-21T00:00:00+01:00"
modified: "2026-09-24T05:48:15+02:00"
image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/TS_QF_Sport_Kvadrat.jpg"
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Photo: Kvadrat

# Kvadrat 2023: SPORT

The new upholstery fabric by Patricia Urquiola for Kvadrat is made from polyester and offers a special look and feel.

11/21/2023

In collaboration with the Swiss company #tide, [Kvadrat](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/kvadrat) is processing plastic collected from the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines into a raw material: The so-called ocean-bound polyester is used to create an upholstery fabric that offers a multi-dimensional feel thanks to its unconventional weave. The colouring of the high-tech textile is also special: Patricia Urquiola has come up with a design that uses three different coloured yarns to create a structure with a multitude of tiny shapes. These appear both floral and graphic and their perfect repetition lends the fabric a gentle depth.

Kvadrat offers twenty rich colours, from neutral to intense: "The colours for 'Sport' are divided into ‘salt and pepper’ monochrome nuances, which illuminate the textile’s high-tech graphic character, and solid shades which
fade its texture away.", says [Patricia Urquiola](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/patricia-urquiola). Slight colour variations, meanwhile, make each fibre unique. Marc Krebs, co-founder of #tide: "The partnership with Kvadrat means a lot to us: we share the philosophy that the highest standards in design and materials can be combined with important ethical actions.

- [Kvadrat @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/kvadrat/collections)
- [Manufacturer's website](https://www.kvadrat.dk/en)
- [\#tide](https://www.tide.earth/de/)

![Image gallery upholstery fabric "Sport" by Patricia Urquiola for Kvadrat](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/galleries/_1410xAUTO_crop_center-center_82_none/b_Sport_Patricia-Urquiola_Ocean-bound-polyester_Kvadrat_2022-8.jpg)