Elvin Unveils Revolutionizing Self-Cleaning Fabric Technology and Award Winning ''Flame''
August 27, 2008
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Elvin Textile, a leading decorative fabric producer in Turkey, exhibited at Evteks this year with its newly-developed Green Guard, a self-cleaning fabric technology, and ''Flame,'' a decorative fabric that was presented with the Red Dot Award for Product Design of 2008 in June.
After two years of partnered development between Elvin and the Middle East Technical University and one year of testing for industrial application within the Elvin factory, Green Guard launched at a press conference in Turkey a week before Evteks. ''It's properties are self-cleaning,'' said Osman Nuri Canik, general manager at Elvin. ''When applied to a curtain, it clears itself under sunshine within 48 hours without washing. There are no chemicals and it is very environmentally friendly. We expect a good reaction from the hotel contract business.'' Green Guard was created using nanotechnology. It does not require water or any other supplies in order to self-clean.
At Evteks, Elvin also showcased its newly awarded ''Flame'' decorative constructed fabric. Presented with the Red Dot Award for Product Design of 2008 in June, Flame will be shown in museums around the world including Singapore. According to the Red-Dot official homepage, Flame is constructed of ''slim fabric strips that are interlaced and slightly crimpled to develop a coral-like structure'' which is drawn and then ''transferred to the material by laser technique.'' Flame is made of 100 percent polyester and reaches 150 centimeters wide.
Elvin is a 50-year-old company specialized in readymade, twisted, and woven window treatments. For Decosit, Canik indicated that the company will exhibit new products such as Trevira CS antibacterial curtains and window treatments.
After two years of partnered development between Elvin and the Middle East Technical University and one year of testing for industrial application within the Elvin factory, Green Guard launched at a press conference in Turkey a week before Evteks. ''It's properties are self-cleaning,'' said Osman Nuri Canik, general manager at Elvin. ''When applied to a curtain, it clears itself under sunshine within 48 hours without washing. There are no chemicals and it is very environmentally friendly. We expect a good reaction from the hotel contract business.'' Green Guard was created using nanotechnology. It does not require water or any other supplies in order to self-clean.
At Evteks, Elvin also showcased its newly awarded ''Flame'' decorative constructed fabric. Presented with the Red Dot Award for Product Design of 2008 in June, Flame will be shown in museums around the world including Singapore. According to the Red-Dot official homepage, Flame is constructed of ''slim fabric strips that are interlaced and slightly crimpled to develop a coral-like structure'' which is drawn and then ''transferred to the material by laser technique.'' Flame is made of 100 percent polyester and reaches 150 centimeters wide.
Elvin is a 50-year-old company specialized in readymade, twisted, and woven window treatments. For Decosit, Canik indicated that the company will exhibit new products such as Trevira CS antibacterial curtains and window treatments.
