Application first
The intended interior product, wear conditions, care cycle and construction constraints guide material screening before aesthetic selection narrows the range.
About the sourcing approach
About Kravet: Decisions Recorded at Fabric Level
Kravet presents upholstery fabric options through a reliable-partner lens: the material, sample stage, test context and production reference remain visible from inquiry through release.
One specification trail
Fiber content, yarn count, construction, GSM, usable width, finish and approved shade references are kept together for commercial and quality review.
Distinct approval gates
A handloom confirms construction direction, a lab dip addresses shade, sample yardage supports interior product trials, and production lots require their own inspection evidence.
Declared boundaries
Performance statements apply only to the tested specimen, method and conditions. A result is not extended to every color, finish or bulk lot without verification.
What a documentation set may contain
The available evidence depends on product scope, manufacturing route and destination. Items are confirmed during quotation.
A sourcing team can use the set as a handoff record between design, merchandising, quality and production. When a parameter changes after approval, the revision is identified instead of silently treating the earlier sample as evidence for the new construction.
- Specification sheet: composition, construction, nominal GSM, tolerance and usable width.
- Color approval record: reference, light source, date and agreed assessment route.
- Inspection record: lot identity, roll findings and the agreed sampling plan.
- Test report: standard, conditioning, specimen, result and applicable acceptance level.
- Compliance evidence: issuer, covered entity, material scope, document date and market relevance.
This approach does not eliminate normal textile variation. It makes the expected range, evaluation method and decision owner explicit. Shade, handfeel and physical behavior can shift with fiber lot, dye depth, finish and conditioning, so the ordered material remains the governing scope.
Review the evidence needed for your program
Start with the destination market and the risk created by the interior product end use.