CARE & MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS

Textiles

Vacuum cleaning with a soft nozzle is normally sufficient for cleaning fabrics. Stains should always be removed as quickly as possible. In most cases it is enough to wipe with a damp cloth, but for of more persistent stains you can use a pH-neutral detergent or a foam cleaner for professional use. Always use white cloths and avoid excessively dampening a wool fabric, as there is then a risk ofpermanent stains. If necessary, a foam cleaner can also be used for more thorough cleaning if this is allowed in the fabric's washing instructions. Removable fabrics may either be washed in water or dry cleaned, according to the washing instructions for each fabric.

Other materials

Everyday cleaning: wipe the surface with a soft, dry cloth. Heavy duty cleaning: wipe the surface with a soft, slightly dampened cloth. A mild cleansing agent may be used. To remove stains, use a non-abrasive cleaning agent.

Wood

This is a living material whose grain's pattern, colour tone and lustre vary naturally to begin with. Light from light fixtures and sunshine hasa certain effect on the colour and lightness of the wood surface. Objects that are not moved around on a table top, for example, may therefore cause permanent deviations in colour and lightness in the wood surface. Warning! Avoid using excessive amounts of water and strong cleaning agents.

Laminate

Everyday cleaning: wipe the surface with a soft, dry cloth. Heavy duty cleaning: wipe the surface with a soft cloth with ammonia (windowcleaner) to avoid marks after drying. To remove stains, use a non-abrasive cleaning agent.

Metal

Everyday cleaning of lacquered surfaces: wipe with a slightly dampened cloth and a mild cleaning agent. Everyday cleaning of textured lacquered surfaces: wipe with a slightly dampened lint-free cloth and a mild cleaning agent. Warning! Alcohol is the strongest agent that may be used on a heavily soiled surface if the lacquer is not to lose its sheen.

Plastic

Everyday cleaning: non-solvent, non-abrasive cleaning agent.

Semi-aniline leather (OnStage!)

This kind of upholstery leather is mostly aniline dyed and then pigmented which means that it is equipped with a covering and saving colour application. The surface may be plain (without any natural grain) or embossed – depending on the quality and the leather finish.

Care instructions
Dust regularly, clean of dry dirt from time to time, treat it occasionally with special care lotions (but not too often) but avoid strong rubbing.

• - Dust: dust with a soft cloth
• - Dried dirt: wipe the furniture with a damp cloth. After that, dry with a woollen cloth. Then let it dry a while and afterward, treat it with thin applied leather care products.
• - Fluids: Soak them immediately with an absorbing cloth. Do not rub!
• - Food / oil: please remove immediately. Follow-up treatment like dried dirt.

Aniline leather (DeLuxe)

Aniline colours penetrate the skin deeply through the pores but without changing or covering the surface of the hide. The various structures of each hide remain untouched and also colour variations within one hide are unavoidable. All natural remarks like fat wrinkles, bug bites, skin injuries and more remain visible and underline the value of the leather. It is nothing to complain about but a remark of genuine leather.

Care instructions
Aniline leather does not bear to sunlight, Please protect your furniture of direct treatment. Dust regularly with a soft cloth, occasionally treating with special leather care products (but not too often) – please avoid strong rubbing.

- Dust: remove with a soft cloth

• - Dried dirt: Please dissolve some mild detergent or hard soap in lukewarm water. Moisten a soft cloth, wrap it well and wipe the stain extensively. Dry with a woollen cloth. Then let it dry for a certain time. Finally treat it with thin applied leather care products.
• - Fluids: Soak them immediately with an absorbing cloth. Do not rub!
• - Food / oil: Please treat it like dried dirt. Should you still see the stain, please do not do anything more, the leather will absorb the stain slowly.

QUALITY-GUARANTEED DURABILITY

Our range only includes fabrics that meet those European standards that we feel that you, as a customer, have the right to demand. The test results describe the most important properties of the material in different respects and thereby give you the opportunity to compare the different

qualities.

LIGHTFASTNESS, TEXTILES

Lightfastness is a testing method that tests how fabric is faded by light, mainly sunlight. The fabric is exposed to controlled lighting in a laboratory for a certain period, after which the change in colour is assessed against a nonexposed sample. Lightfastness is normally lower for lighter colours than for darker ones. The scale used to indicate the result has eight logarithmic steps, which means that one step upwards gives twice as good a measure of lightfastness. Step 8 represents the best value. Our minimum

demand on lightfastness is a value of 5.

DURABILITY, TEXTILES

The Martindale test entails the fabric being rubbed against a specific wool fabric with a certain movement and load. The fabric is observed for threads breaking, and the test, which is considered a measure of the longevity of the fabric, is then discontinued. Our minimum demand on durability is 50,000 turns Martindale, which is considered very high. In many contexts, 35,000 turns are considered sufficient for public environments.

FLAMMABILITY, TEXTILES

The propensity of a fabric to catch fire can be tested in several different ways. The current European standards EN 1021-1 and 2 test a miniature sofa. EN 1021-1 entails ignition with a cigarette and EN 1021-2 ignition with a simulated match, and the fabric is to withstand catching fire for a certain period. All standard fabrics in our assortment meet the requirements of EN 1021-1 and 2. 

There are also several national standards with varying requirements against which selected fabrics in our assortment have been tested. Among these are the British BS 5852 crib 5, the German DIN 4102 and the French NFP standards. All of these place higher requirements than EN 1021-1 and 2.