CARPETS /
DW CONTRACT AXMINSTER
Axminster is the classic luxury woven carpet solution. It offers a highly durable contract carpet and an extraordinary comfort, partly thanks to a 3 ply dyed yarn in a superior wool blend.
CARPETS /
DW Contract Axminster
Axminster is a woven carpet quality. We produce custom design Axminster carpet using pre-dyed yarns in an 80/20 wool blend. Contract Axminster gives you unlimited design possibilities, using up to 8 colors and range from 1100 g/m2 to 2300 g/m2 with 400 cm weaving width.
Axminster carpets are used for areas where longevity and design flexibility are essential. The high quality is suitable for public areas like main halls, corridors, and restaurants and gives a feeling of ultimate luxury and a perfect indoor climate. Axminster is a carpet that provides supreme underfoot luxury with high performance.
Axminster carpet was originally made in a factory founded at Axminster, Devon, England, in 1755 by the cloth weaver Thomas Whitty. The Whitty factory closed in 1835 with the advent of machine-made carpeting. The name Axminster, however, survived as a generic term for machine-made carpets whose pile is produced by techniques similar to those used in making velvet or chenille.
Our Axminster carpet solutions are Cradle to Cradle Certified®
Our Axminster carpet solution holds the Cradle to Cradle certification on Bronze level.
Our wool blend
Because quality is the very heart of what we do, we select materials of the finest quality.
Wool is still recognised as the best fibre for use in carpets and in a blend with nylon its wear properties improves. An 80/20 blend of wool/nylon is generally recognised as the most suitable and durable make up of a carpet for use in heavy traffic areas, for instance in hotels, on cruise liners, ferries, in restaurants, theatres, cinemas and casinos.
We use a carefully selected blend of high-quality wool grades, chosen to achieve the ideal balance between refined appearance, colour clarity and lasting strength.
The natural purity and whiteness of selected wool fibres allow us to create lighter, more delicate shades with exceptional clarity of colour. Other fibres are selected for their natural strength and resilience, helping to create carpets with the durability required for demanding hospitality environments.
A unique spiral crimp built into the wool fibre means a wool carpet will retain its look for longer because it has natural bounce-back abilities. The good capability to recover also makes walkways seem less worn and furniture marks less visible.
Read more about the benefits of wool carpets here.
Recommended carpet qualities
When you choose a carpet for your hospitality project, it is important to choose a quality that can withstand the heavy of wear and tear, so that the carpet will have a long life.
The choice of carpets is crucial for both aesthetics and functionality.
