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Carpet concept. (Specifier's Information).


Tec Wave, a carpet woven A woven is a cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the Bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic. Woven cloth usually frays at the edges, unless measures are taken to counter this, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming.  with a metallic yam pile, combines the qualities of woven carpet with the durability du·ra·ble  
adj.
1. Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric.

2.
 of a hard floor covering. The metallic yam gleams over the coloured ground and becomes iridescent ir·i·des·cent  
adj.
1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage.

2.
 under light. The carpet is available in four designs based on a diagonal of constant dimension with 'constellations' of squares and stripes, with six background shades--grey, blue, red, black, brown and neutral.

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Publication:The Architectural Review
Date:Jan 1, 2003
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