Luxury is Living: 4 New Designer Hotels Focus on Unique Experiences

Luxury is undergoing a sea change in our digital age, experiencing a shift from ‘having’ luxurious goods to ‘experiencing’ moments of luxury. We’ve chosen four new luxury hotels that epitomize this trend and ideal, so get ready to feast your eyes on some beautiful spaces.

Inherently Fire Retardant, Inherently Luxurious: This Is Lithology

From graceful sheers to lustrous chenille, velvet and jacquard, our Lithology range offers everything you need for your commercial or residential projects. Read on more all the luscious details of each collection.

Introducing our new Fire Retardant range Lithology

Introducing FR-One’s Lithology range

To date, FR-One has launched 10 exceptionally successful ranges, each with a unique visual story, and all with a strong balance of application, key attributes, and functionality.

2018 marks the launch of our 11th range, Lithology, which epitomizes our FR-One vision.

The Ins and Outs of Fire Retardant Fabrics

Fire retardant fabrics are used in everything from high-end upholstery to soft furnishings to schoolroom curtains - but what exactly qualifies a fabric as "fire retardant"? Read on to discover what makes a fabric count as flame retardant, how flame resistant fabrics are made and some of the practical matters of owning fire retardant upholstery.

Fast Track

Google the meaning of the term ‘Fast Track’, and Wikipedia will tell you: it is the quickest and most direct route to achievement of a goal. The Merriam Webster dictionary explains it as a process or way of proceeding that produces a desired result quickly. 

Jubileum collection

This year we celebrated FR-One’s 10th anniversary and marked it with our aptly named collection ‘Jubileum’. It is an innovative and eclectic collection influenced by recent trends such as those seen at Milan’s Salone del Mobile. Keep reading to find out more about some of this year’s highlights.

Yves Klein Blue in interior design

We have seen an explosion of color at this year’s interior design fairs: yellow, green and blue in shades that dare to be there!  They are distinctive colours that perfectly complement the still on-going presence of pastels. Now let’s take a look at the electrifying blue, also known as Klein Blue. 

Dim out fabrics to filter the light in style

Have you ever been awake at night because the room wasn’t dark enough? Let’s pull back the curtain for you and show you what can help with this problem. In FR-One’s range of dim-outs and black-outs you find great designs and colour palettes. No more need for eye masks, you can keep those for the airplane.

Designer Jaime Hayon for Barceló Torre de Madrid Hotel

Imagine being greeted by a giant black and white striped bear and entering a festive coloured lobby. You are not dreaming, this is real. ‘A visual journey through Spain’s past’, this is what Spanish artist and designer Jamie Hayon had in mind when designing this fabulous hotel interior.  The recently refurbished Barceló Torre de Madrid Hotel in Madrid will please many design and interior lovers. It makes us very proud to be featured here with three FR-One fabrics.

Dreamy sheer curtains

Is there anything more dreamy and romantic than floor to ceiling sheer curtains floating in the summer breeze? Sheers add a layer of soft texture to your décor, and because of their lightweight appearance they won’t overpower your interior. At FR-One you find a range of curtain fabrics: from voile curtains to net curtains to make your room stylish and beautiful. 

The art of Hygge

Are you constantly running around chased by deadlines, the smartphone glued to your hand? We live in a busy world with daily stresses where moments to relax have become a luxury. Time to bring some 'Hygge' to your life. 

10 years FR One

Ten years ago, May 2007, FR-One was launched at the hospitality fair in Las Vegas. This month we have celebrated with an overview of our collections on the FR-One Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest pages... and some cupcakes!

Millennial Pink

‘There is no avoiding it, pink is still everywhere in interior design! Gone are the days of girlie pink, today’s ‘millennial pink’ is strong and bold. 

Ricardo Bofill

The FR-One photoshoots are always shot in exceptional locations. A few years ago we took the Hotel Jardin collection to La Fabrica, the headquarters of Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. 

Interior design fabric trends in 2017

Using purple and blue in your interior design

Discover your perfect blue and plum colour combination in FR-One's collections. 

6 ideas to make your bedroom the styliest place in the house

It is the place where you end and start your day, surround yourself with style! Get some bedroom decorating ideas from the FR-One collections. 

Pantone color of the year 2017

December is the month of traditions. One event that all designers have noted in their diary is the announcement of Pantone Colour of the Year. It is always a challenge to forecast what they will come up with every year. One thing is sure: we will see the colour trend prediction popping up everywhere from fashion and home décor to nail varnish and kitchen appliances. 

Visit to Antwerp Fashion Museum

The FR-One team recently visited Momu, Antwerp’s Fashion Museum to see the exhibition on Belgian painter and sculptor Rik Wouters. Taking us from the design studio into the world of Wouters, where we were inspired by his fascinating use of colours and form…