Merino
WOOL
Research of application in Interiors
By: Maria Paula Bravo M
DSN5320- Soft Material & Finishes
Professor Cynthia Boles
January 26th, 2023
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INNOVATION
The ZQRX: Regenerative Merino Wool
The impact of the textile industry in the enviroment is
becoming one of the most important concerns in the world.
The massive production of fabrics which serve mostly to
fashion- but also in interiors- is making the world a place
unsustainable for living.
The ZQ certification has the goal to guarantee the best practices
of growing Merino wool for farmers around the world, to ensure
the safeguarding of the Merino sheeps alongside the eviromental, economy and social sustainability. The ZQrx is, in consequence, a digital platform created to help the farmers to guarantee that they are, in fact, acomplishing the standars, reducing their foot print. Carry with this certification allows the
farmers to sell their products in a competitive and fair price.
In consequence, there is a big movement of new initiatives
to stop this impact. The ZQ certification of Merino wool is
one of those, this iniciative is based in the great qualities of
the merino wool as a sustainable fibre. It is reneweble as it
breaks in water and soil easily -also it is made of proteins
and amino acids- making its performance a perfect enviromental responsable alternative.
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Fire Resistance: It is natural
Acustic Adventages: This fiber is
flame resistant as contents a high
one of the most used natural mate-
amount of water in its chemical
rials to acustic in buildings thanks to
structure. This fiber produce less
its properties. It helps to eliminate
toxic gases than other fibres like
unwanted sounds.
cotton or syntethic fabric, making it
safe for interiors
Moisture Absortion: It is a high
Appearance Retention: The
humidity absortion material. The
Merino wool shows excellent resis-
merino wool helps to maintain a
tance to the time, having the
consistent levels of humidity
capacity to looks like a “new” for a
indoors, storing and releasing the
long periods of times, thanks to its
humedity in the athmosphere
fine and natural crimps
depending on the outside ans inside
INTRODUCTION
Wool is a 100% natural fiber which is extracted from
sheep. Through human history, this fiber has been one of
the most used alternatives for clothing. From the first
humans -who used the wool in a primitive finished to
keep themself warm- to the mesopotamian, greek,
roman, and further civilizations whom not only found in
the wool a flexible fiber to cover certain needs in clothing
and living, but also a material with a big potential of
reusability and improvement of quality.
In those terms, the development of this material around
the world introduced many species of sheep and so,
different variations of wool. In consequence, there is the
Merino Wool, a highly prized and famous fiber from the
Merino sheep.
It was developed in Spain during the XVII-XVIII a.c, and
incorporated into other countries like Australia in the late
XVIII, where the farmers started to see ways to improve
the breeding so that offer a high quality fiber.
Its soft and lighter texture, alongside its luxurious look
make Merino Wool a favorite natural fiber to different
high couture fashion houses through the time. Nevertheless, It is becoming a predilect material for interiors
thanks of its high standards and environmental features
The Merino wool is one of
the best eco-friendly
alternatives nowadays,
and the most recycle fiber
in the world. It is 100%
natural, renewable and
biodegradable. it doesn’t
countain microplastics.
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Easy Care: Its stain and soil resistence is
quiet better than fibers like cotton. It has a
natural protective layer, this layer is slow in
absorbing liquids so it allows to clean stains in
a big lapse of time
Better sleep: Recent researchs conclude
that sleep under wool produce a better sleep.
the fibre creates a microweather that helps to
regulate the humidity and tempeture around
the body
Indoor air quality: This fiber can absorb
molecules from pollutants from the outside
such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, and
formaldehyde
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PERFORMANCE
Merino Wool
Uses in interiors
Furniture
PROS
Not easy to get all the
seasons as needs to be
growing for a long period
Thermal confort and
versartile uses
Enviromentally friendly
Thermal insolation
Expensive and not
affordable for everyone
Recycle and reusable
Accesories
CONS
Window treatments
besides its excellent
performance is not a
quick dry material
Excellent performance
in interiors as a acustic
regulator, window
treatments, accesories
and furniture
MINIMUM CARBON FOOTPRINT
Product quality is fair
related to the price
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