Woodnotes Vista Blind Fabric
VISTA BLIND FABRIC
VISTA BLIND FABRIC
Design By Ritva Puotila
Vista blind fabric allows a delicate and soft light to pass through.
DESIGNER
RITVA PUOTILA
“ Paper has properties that differ fundamentally from the other fibres I use.”
Ritva Puotila, artistic director of Woodnotes, founded Woodnotes with her son Mikko Puotila in 1987, basing the company on the concept of paper yarn.
Puotila says that paper has properties that differ fundamentally from the other fibres she use: its lightness and rustling, its clean natural colour when unbleached, its whiteness and the glow of colour.
Ritva Puotila has raised the status of this traditional Finnish material to a new level, that of designer textile. From the start, the Woodnotes collection consisted of a broad range of interior textiles, from carpets and blinds to upholstery and small objects for the home.
Woodnotes’ foray into this new field was rewarded immediately during its founding year with the French Oscar Prize, continuing with further recognition in subsequent years.
Woodnotes’ new pile rugs have their roots in the traditional Finnish ryijy, a rug-like tapestry. During her student years, Puotila worked with stained glass, and she brought its spirit to the first ryijy patterns she designed for competitions organised by the Friends of Finnish Handicraft. The results were winning: Puotila’s ryijys won the gold medal at the Milano XII Trienniale in 1960 and other prizes.
Puotila’s cooperation with the Friends of Finnish Handicraft continued until the 2000s. The success of the rugs steered the direction of her artistic energies from set decoration to textile design.
She founded her own studio and built an international career designing for companies in the Nordic countries, USA, and the Far East. Puotila’s relationship with the company Tampella was a long-term one; her early experimentation there with paper as well as linen and cotton planted the seeds of interest in paper as a material for textiles.
The traditional ryijy from Finnish farmhouses remains dear to Puotila. “For me, the basic premise of the ryijy is a practical textile: its function is to warm,” she reflects. The same idea continues to live on in Woodnotes’ new wool-linen pile carpets.
The hand-tufting offers the opportunity for vibrant use of threads and colours. “A footprint leaves an impression in the carpet’s surface, just like in the sand,” she enthuses.
Names referring to nature are characteristic of Puotila’s unique textiles, while the names of collection products are clearly more urban. The artist says that she names a new product at an early stage, and the name shapes the development of the product’s character.
In addition to winning awards for her products, Puotila has received lifetime achievement awards, including the Finland Prize and the Kaj Franck Design Prize. Her works are included in the collections of the world’s most prestigious museums, including the Architecture and Design Collection at MOMA.
INFORMATION
MECHANISM FOR PANEL GLIDE SYSTEM
Panel glide system is available with 2, 3, 4 or 5 tracks. The velcro tape of the panels is attached to the velcro tape of the panel carriers. The system is operated with draw rods which accompany the panel carriers. The panel glide system is supplied in white painted metal.
CODE & FABRIC
Black
White
D CHAIN OPERATED ROLLER BLINDS (SILENT GLISS 4810)
-Vista: 81% paper yarn (weft), 19% cotton (warp)
-Weight: 410 g/ m²
-Mechanism: D, chain operated roller blind (Silent Gliss)
-Features: Bottom covered with fabric. Aluminium bar Ø 14 mm also available (Silent Gliss). Metal bead chain with right or left operation. Parallel blinds can be installed side by side with center support bracket and minimal light gap. Continuous headrail helps installation. Also motorized roller blinds supplied to order.
-Sizes: Blinds are produced according to customer specifications and supplied ready-made with installation kit. Maximum width 200 cm and maximum height 260 cm (Morning) or 300 cm (Open Sky, Vista and Cloud). Please note fabrics made of natural fibers may stretch during use.
-Suggested application: residential and contract
-Finishing : Fabrics have been treated with soil-repellent. For contract use, Woodnotes fabrics and products made thereof are also supplied with fire-retardant upon request. Fabrics are also supplied by the meter and in rolls.
E CHAIN OPERATED FOLDING BLINDS (SILENT GLISS 2320/2330)
-Vista: 81% paper yarn, 19% cotton
-Weight: 410 g/ m²
-Mechanism: E, chain operated folding blind (Silent Gliss)
-Features: Wind-up technique hidden in a cassette. Metal bead chain with right or left operation. Also motorized folding blinds supplied to order.
-Sizes: Blinds are produced according to customer specifications and supplied ready-made with installation kit. Maximum width 200 cm and maximum height 300 cm. Please note that the fabrics made of natural fibers may stretch and be affected by humidity when in use.
-Suggested application : residential and contract
-Finishing : Fabrics have been treated with soil-repellent. For contract use, Woodnotes fabrics and products made thereof are also supplied with fire-retardant upon request. Fabrics are also supplied by the meter and in rolls.
C FOLDING BLINDS
-Vista: 81% paper yarn, 19% cotton
-Weight: 410 g/ m²
-Mechanism: C, string operated folding blind
-Features: Mechanism with right or left operation.Blind supplied with a metal wall knob for fixing the strings.
-Sizes: Blinds are produced according to customer specifications and supplied ready-made with installation kit. Maximum width 200 cm. Please note fabrics made of natural fibers may stretch during use.
-Suggested application: residential
-Finishing : Fabrics have been treated with soil-repellent. For contract use, Woodnotes fabrics and products made thereof are also supplied with fire-retardant upon request. Fabrics are also supplied by the meter and in rolls.
B CLASSIC ROLLER BLINDS
-Vista: 81% paper yarn, 19% cotton
-Weight: 410 g/ m²
-Mechanism: B, narukäyttöinen rullaverho
-Features: Mechanism with right or left operation. Blind is supplied with a metal wall knob for fixing the strings.
-Sizes: Blinds are produced according to customer specifications and supplied ready-made with installation kit. Maximum width 200 cm. Please note fabrics made of natural fibers may stretch during use.
-Suggested application: residential
-Finishing : Fabrics have been treated with soil-repellent. For contract use, Woodnotes fabrics and products made thereof are also supplied with fire-retardant upon request. Fabrics are also supplied by the meter and in rolls.
G PANELS FOR PANEL GLIDE SYSTEM (WITHOUT MECHANISM)
-Vista: 81% paper yarn, 19% cotton
-Weight: 410 g/ m²
-Mechanism: G, panel for panel glide system (Silent Gliss)
-Features: The panels are suited especially for high spaces. Panels are produced according to customer specifications and supplied as ready-made elements. Velchro band at top and flat metal weight at bottom. Please note that the fabrics made of natural fibers may stretch and be affected by humidity when in use. Stretching tolerance + 2%.
-Sizes: Maximum width 150 cm. Mechanism supplied to order (also as motorized).
Suggested application: residential and contract
-Finishing : Fabrics have been treated with soil-repellent. For contract use, Woodnotes fabrics and products made thereof are also supplied with fire-retardant upon request. Fabrics are also supplied by the meter and in rolls.
