Why does the dot check pattern on the MUMU CHAIR (dot check) look slightly stretched in certain areas?
The illustrations wrapping around the surface of the chair do not appear perfectly straight and look partially stretched, so the customer wants to check whether this is a finishing defect or the intended design.
The flat drawing pattern can appear stretched due to the manufacturing process of tightly pulling and wrapping the fabric around the three-dimensional chair shape.
The first place that catches your eye on the MUMU CHAIR (dot check) is the fabric on the backrest and seat. This chair uses a drawing fabric created by the illustration brand Warmgrey Tail[1].
flat point's official explanation points out three facts about this fabric: the origin of the drawings on the fabric, the shape change that occurs during processing, and the properties of the cotton material.
It is made by pulling. To fit the fabric tightly against the curved chair foam without lifting, the fabric must be pulled tautly in all directions and fixed in place. As the drawings made on flat cloth are stretched tightly along the three-dimensional frame, lines and dots naturally appear stretched[2].
They also explain surface changes that appear with use. Due to the nature of cotton, a natural fiber, continuous daily friction can cause the dye to wear off and the surface to peel[3].
hmmm, because they are free-form, hand-drawn lines rather than a mechanically woven, straight grid, the texture that is slightly stretched along the curved surface remains a different shape on each chair.
Specific washing and maintenance standards to slow down the dye loss or abrasion of the fabric have not yet been confirmed.