Designtex

What Designtex does

Designtex is a privately-held American designer and manufacturer of applied materials for the built environment, founded in 1962 and headquartered in New York. The company produces a broad portfolio of commercial textiles, including upholstery, wallcoverings, drapery, panel fabrics, and digitally printed substrates, sold under its own brand and through designer collaborations with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Wallace Sewell, West Elm, and nanimarquina. Its product line integrates proprietary and licensed performance technologies — CELLIANT infrared wellness backing (FDA-cleared general wellness product, Class 1 Medical Device in multiple international markets), Crypton stain resistance without PFAS or antimicrobials, Casper Cloaking privacy technology, Supreen silicone fluid barrier, biobased polyurethane (ASTM D6866 verified), and 3M DI-NOC architectural finishes (distributed by Designtex) — addressing the functional requirements of healthcare, education, corporate, hospitality, and public interiors.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining a global field-sales network of 99+ representatives organized across six regions with five US showrooms (New York, Chicago, Denver, St. Louis, Washington DC), partner-operated showrooms across Asia and the Middle East, and a self-service e-commerce and Digital Studio customization platform backed by a dedicated digital printing factory in Portland, Maine that delivers 5-day samples and 2-week production lead times on as little as 10 yards. Standard catalog products are priced per unit on a quote basis, while custom orders carry minimums of 100–1,000 yards depending on substrate and are typically structured as multi-year contracts; digital printing and Digital Studio orders are one-time purchases.

Designtex monetizes primarily through one-time product sales to architects, designers, and OEMs (including Steelcase and Coalesse alliance partners), with the Kaiser Permanente Brand Environments program representing a named healthcare anchor. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company's growth and positioning are driven by designer-led co-branded collections, sustainability differentiators (Wool Library's 70% postconsumer recycled content, GRS 4.0 certification, and the Loop to Loop upcycling platform), and continuous product launches — multiple new collections in 2024, 2025, and into 2026, including a 2026 slate of new upholsteries, Silicone Levity, and biobased polyurethane textiles — supported by an in-house custom manufacturing footprint and an expanding global showroom presence.

Name

Designtex

Legal name

Designtex

Website

https://designtex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Designtex is a privately-held American designer and manufacturer founded in 1962 that produces performance textiles, wallcoverings, and digitally printed substrates specified by architects and designers for healthcare, education, corporate, and hospitality interiors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Textiles & Applied Surface Materials

NAICS

Curtain and Linen Mills (31412), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Decorative Coatings (IMAEAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Decor & Laminating Paper Manufacturing (Furniture, Flooring, Impregnated Papers) (IMAMAEAE), Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM), Architectural & Decorative Painting (Interior/Exterior) (IMAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Commercial upholstery textiles
• Architectural wallcoverings
• Applied surface materials
• Custom digital printing
• Performance textiles manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Standard Textile Products: Sales of catalog upholstery, wallcovering, drapery, panel fabrics, and multiuse textiles through representatives and showrooms. One-time product purchases with standard pricing.
2. Custom Product Development: Custom textile development including custom colors, custom weaves, digital printing, wallcoverings, glass films. Order minimums range from 100-1000 yards depending on product type. Includes design services for artwork creation.
3. Digital Studio: On-demand custom digital printing with 5-day sample turnaround and 2-week production. 10 yard minimum. Pattern library of 75+ designs with customization options for color and scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Designtex designs and manufactures applied materials for the built environment, including upholstery textiles, wallcoverings, drapery, panel fabrics, multiuse fabrics, and digitally printed substrates with proprietary performance coatings. The company serves architects and designers globally across healthcare, education, corporate, and hospitality verticals, with both a catalog of standard products and custom manufacturing capabilities through its Digital Studio and Portland digital printing factory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CELLIANT®: Proprietary textile backing technology that harnesses body heat and converts it into infrared energy for increased circulation and wellbeing
• Crypton® Toolkit
• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection
• Wallace Sewell
• West Elm
• Wool Library
• Casper® Cloaking Technology
• 3M™ DI-NOC™ Architectural Finishes
• Supreen™
• Silicone Levity
• Ethos
• Digital Studio
• Marvel
• Flora + Form
• Join + Mending

Products and services

• 2026 New Releases Collection Multi-product line of upholstery textiles for healthcare, education, workplace, and public interiors, including 100% silicone upholstery and ASTM D6866 verified biobased polyurethane options.
• CELLIANT Collection Wellness textiles with CELLIANT infrared technology that converts body heat into infrared energy, clinically demonstrated to increase tissue oxygenation. Targeted at healthcare and wellness-focused environments.
• Crypton Toolkit Stain-resistant performance upholstery collection utilizing Crypton technology, designed for high-traffic healthcare, education, corporate, and hospitality applications without PFAS or antimicrobials.
• Casper Cloaking Technology Proprietary cloaking technology embedded in upholstery textiles for privacy applications in office and workspace environments.
• 3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes Architectural surface finishes for walls and interiors distributed by Designtex, including Abstract, Advanced Metallic, Aged Metal, Carbon, Concrete/Mortar, Dry Wood Matte, Earth/Stone, Effect, and E Series Recycled Content options.
• Custom Product Development Custom manufacturing services including custom colors, custom weaves, digital printing, wallcoverings, and glass films for architects and designers seeking bespoke materials. Minimums range from 100-1000 yards depending on product type.
• Digital Studio Self-service digital printing tool for customizing color and scale of 75+ patterns on textiles and wallcoverings. 10-yard minimum with 5-day sample turnaround and 2-week production.
• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection Textiles, wallcoverings, and custom materials rooted in Frank Lloyd Wright's design philosophies and Taliesin Fellowship works, including woven upholstery, digital wallcovering designs, and custom digital assets.
• Wallace Sewell Collection Collaborative collection with British textile design studio Wallace Sewell featuring oversized plaids, asymmetric checks, and bold stripes for contract upholstery applications.
• West Elm Collection Collaborative collection merging West Elm's consumer insight and residential inspiration with Designtex's commercial performance expertise. Latest release (West Elm 7.0) includes Acre, Template, and Marl textiles.
• Wool Library Foundational wool textiles with high postconsumer recycled content from fashion industry waste, woven in Italy. Includes Basket, Checker, Heather, and Micro Tweed in 190 color options.
• Upholstery Textiles (Catalog) Catalog line of upholstery textiles with performance characteristics including stain resistance, fluid barrier protection, bleach treatability, and disinfectant compatibility across healthcare, education, corporate, and hospitality verticals.
• Wallcoverings Catalog wallcovering products including digital, woven, vinyl, and rotogravure options for commercial interior applications.
• Panel Fabrics Panel fabrics designed for office partition walls, workstations, and architectural space division applications.
• Drapery Drapery fabrics for commercial window treatments and interior applications including privacy curtains.
• Multiuse Fabrics Multiuse fabrics designed for versatility across multiple commercial applications and vertical markets.
• Silicone Levity 100% silicone upholstery with 30 color options, engineered for durability across all verticals with no solvents or plasticizers in production.
• Ethos Biobased Polyurethane Biobased polyurethane textile with pebbled leather-like surface and 32 colors, with ASTM D6866 verified biobased content for high-performance interior sustainability.
• Marvel Textile High-performance woven textile with bouclé yarn, made with 36% postconsumer recycled polyester, fully bleach-treatable for cross-vertical use.
• Flora + Form Collection Multi-product collection of seven designs spanning woven, coated, wallcovering, and Digital Studio patterns inspired by nature's rhythm with modernist colorways including mossy greens, clay reds, and deep-water blues.
• Adorn + Flutter Textiles Performance luxury textiles woven at a boutique Italian mill, combining couture textures with contract-grade durability targeted at hospitality and high-end commercial interiors.
• Join + Mending (nanimarquina Collaboration) Collaboration with nanimarquina featuring Join and Mending collections exploring offset stripes and visible repair motifs, celebrating material honesty and simplicity.
• Nova, Broadcloth, Betwixt Wallcoverings Wallcovering release featuring Nova, Broadcloth, Betwixt plus Digital Studio patterns Liam and Any Color Rib, bringing texture and tone to vertical surfaces.
• Custom Digitally Printed Substrates Custom digital printing substrate service for wallcoverings, textiles, and glass films produced at the Portland, Maine digital printing factory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.9% average increase in tissue oxygenation with CELLIANT textiles
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• nanimarquinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Designtex collaboration with nanimarquina featuring Join and Mending collections. Join explores quiet tension of offset stripes while Mending reflects poetry of visible repair with patch motifs, celebrating material honesty and simplicity.
• Frank Lloyd Wright FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Designtex partnered with The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to create a collection of textiles, wallcoverings and custom materials rooted in Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic teachings and philosophies. The collection includes three woven upholstery textiles, digital wallcovering designs, and a fully customizable digital asset reissuing Wright's Hillside Theatre Curtain design.
• Wallace SewellcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Since 2014, Designtex has collaborated with the British textile design studio Wallace Sewell, founded in 1992 by Harriet Wallace-Jones and Emma Sewell. The partnership brings color, craft and construction to textile creation, combining Wallace Sewell's creativity with Designtex's expertise in construction and performance for upholstery textiles.
• West ElmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partnership began in 2014 when Designtex learned West Elm was developing a collection for work applications. The collaboration merges West Elm's consumer insight and residential inspiration with Designtex's commercial market expertise and performance capabilities. The 7th collaborative collection includes Acre, Template, and Marl textiles.
• 3M (DI-NOC Architectural Finishes)coreTechnology or IntegrationDesigntex serves as distributor for 3M DI-NOC architectural finishes, offering architectural surface finishes including Abstract, Advanced Metallic, Aged Metal, Carbon, Concrete/Mortar, Dry Wood Matte, Earth/Stone, Effect, and E Series Recycled Content products.
• CryptoncoreTechnology or IntegrationDesigntex Crypton Toolkit collection utilizes Crypton technology for stain-resistant, fluid-repellent performance without PFAS or antimicrobials. Crypton is known for durability, stain resistance, and ability to repel liquids while maintaining soft, luxurious feel.
• CELLIANTcoreTechnology or IntegrationDesigntex CELLIANT is a proprietary textile backing technology that harnesses body heat into infrared energy. CELLIANT is classified as a Class 1 Medical Device in multiple international markets and FDA-designated as a general wellness product.
• SupreensupportingTechnology or IntegrationDesigntex offers Supreen silicone finish technology for textiles with built-in moisture barrier that repels liquid while maintaining supple texture, combining woven aesthetics with coated performance.
• Kaiser PermanentesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerKaiser Permanente Brand Environments partnership for healthcare textile applications. Designtex provides materials specifically suited for healthcare environments under the Kaiser Permanente brand program.
• SteelcasecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSteelcase is an Alliance Partner for Designtex's Digital Studio COM (Customer's Own Material) process. Designtex provides a Custom Digital COM Process Guide for adding Digital Studio items to the Steelcase COM database.
• CoalessesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoalesse is mentioned as an alliance partner for application testing coordination related to Digital Studio custom products.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maharam: Maharam is one of the oldest US contract textile brands, offering upholstery, wallcovering, drapery and panel fabrics specified by architects and designers for commercial interiors — directly comparable to Designtex across product category, channel and customer base.
• Knoll Textiles (MillerKnoll): Knoll Textiles supplies contract upholstery, panel fabrics and wallcoverings specified for commercial interiors and is integrated with the broader MillerKnoll furniture platform — closely comparable to Designtex in specification-driven commercial textiles and furniture-OEM channel overlap.
• Carnegie Fabrics: Carnegie is a US-based commercial textile manufacturer offering upholstery, wallcoverings and privacy solutions for healthcare, education and corporate markets — a near-direct competitor to Designtex with overlapping vertical focus and A&D specification channels.
• Momentum Group: Momentum Group manufactures commercial upholstery, wallcoverings and privacy textiles for healthcare, education and corporate interiors with a strong specification sales force — directly comparable to Designtex across verticals, product mix and go-to-market model.
• Wolf-Gordon: Wolf-Gordon designs and manufactures commercial wallcoverings and surface materials sold through A&D channels for healthcare, hospitality and corporate interiors — directly comparable to Designtex's wallcovering and applied-materials business.
• CF Stinson: CF Stinson is a US commercial textile converter producing performance upholstery and wallcoverings specified for healthcare, education and corporate markets — closely comparable to Designtex in product offering and vertical coverage.

Regional players

• Camira Fabrics: Camira is a UK-based manufacturer of contract textiles (wool, polyester, bast fibers) widely specified across Europe for transit, workplace and healthcare — comparable in product category to Designtex but primarily serving EMEA rather than North America.
• Kvadrat: Kvadrat is a Danish manufacturer of design-led textiles and curtain/window covering materials used in commercial and residential interiors — closely comparable to Designtex's design-led, designer-collaboration model but skewed toward EMEA specification markets.

Emerging players

• Luna Textiles: Luna Textiles is a smaller US contract textile manufacturer offering performance upholstery and panel fabrics for healthcare, corporate and hospitality — comparable to Designtex in category and verticals but at a smaller scale and product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• 3M (Architectural Finishes / DI-NOC): 3M is a global industrial incumbent whose DI-NOC architectural finishes line competes with and is distributed by Designtex; comparable as a broader surface-materials incumbent operating well beyond textiles into architectural finishes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Designtex

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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