GLANT - BOUCLÉ

Founded in Seattle in 1976 by Gary Glant, Glant Textiles are renowned for their exceptional beauty, craftsmanship, quality and performance. With the addition of Gary Glant’s son, Adam, in 2011, Glant has solidified its identity as a multi-generational textile house.

The collection is carefully designed, individual components coordinate effortlessly providing an extraordinary level of choice and sophistication for any environment and decorating styles from; rich to understated, classic to modern and refined to relaxed. The designs are inspired by colours and textures found the world over, from the company headquarters in the Pacific Northwest to Northern Italy, where Glant's textures are produced.

Situated in Bergamo, Italy, the Glant mill is able to develop and create the finest furnishing textiles on the world market, producing plain and jacquard furnishing fabrics in cotton, linen, silk, viscose, pure wool, trevira and acrylic. Suitable for high-end residential and commercial use, including extensive ranges of outdoor and flame retardant Trevira CS. Skilled artisans work on the looms to create finished products that perform beautifully and are essentially hand-made.

Today, the initial collection has grown to include approximately 2,000 selections and Glant Textiles is an international leader in texture and colour. Highly prized for their exceptional quality and spectacular range of contemporary and high-tech constructions, Glant textiles are found in the most discriminating and beautifully designed international installations, including homes, hotels, restaurants, private aircraft and yachts.

“We design our fabrics as if they are their own pieces of art. You can see the intricacy and craftmanship in each one” – Adam Glant

For this brand focus we delve into the world of Bouclé. The French term Bouclé, meaning ‘curled’ or ‘looped’, refers to a type of knotted, irregular novelty yarn and the finished knitted or woven fabric it is used to create. A Bouclé yarn (or novelty yarn) is created by wrapping one or more irregular yarns around a twisted core with varying tension. Using this yarn to knit or weave a fabric results in a highly texturized surface of small curls or loop.

Glant has been producing a continuous offering of the design world’s most luxurious and beautiful bouclés since the mid Seventies when the Glant Collection made its debut. But Glant’s creation and expertise of bouclés actually began in the mid Fifties, it was at this time the Glant owned mill in Italy first began creating bouclés for high-end Italian furniture manufacturers, a period that began then and is now referred to as Italian Modern. Glant’s mill was at the centre of this exciting and historic design movement.

Elissa, our Sales Executive, loves: Olark
“The irregular boucle yarn really softens the geometric design.”

Rodell, our Showroom Manager, loves: Glant Outdoor Moderne
“It has the most amazing , luxurious feel for an outdoor fabric”

Fionn, our Sales Executive, loves: Bilbao
“A wonderfully textured and colourful construction”

Katherine, our PR & Marketing Executive, loves: Nagano
“The perfect classic boucle, sumptuously soft and inviting”

Julie, our Customer Sales Executive, loves: Helsinki
“This boucle is available in a diverse palette from subtle neutrals to vibrant pops of highlighter colours”

William, our Managing Director, loves: Couture Boucle N.5
“It reminds me of a Chanel style jacket my late mother had”

Emma, our PR & Marketing Manager, loves: Aoyana
“The irregular contrast stitching gives a lovely inviting, rustic feel”