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Simplifying sourcing: Explore the future of fabric selection with Home Fabrics

July 28, 2025

by Home Fabrics

In today’s fast-paced design world, efficiency is everything. Home Fabrics has embraced a suite of powerful digital tools that support decorators, designers and furniture retailers throughout the sourcing process. With access to the HF Portal, customers can explore curated fabric collections, view digital fabric replicas and work with high-quality visuals developed by Twinbru.

These tools help streamline decisions while keeping the creative process intact. Glyph further enhances this by combining product data and visualisation in one easy-to-use platform. Whether you're working on a large commercial fit-out or a tailored residential project, these digital solutions make it easier to source smarter and faster.

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The power of digital sampling

Home Fabrics continues to innovate with digital tools that support fabric sourcing in practical, intuitive ways. While nothing replaces the tactile experience of handling fabric, platforms like Glyph help bridge the gap between physical and digital by making it easy to visualise how fabrics will look and behave in real spaces. Whether you’re experimenting with colourways or trying to streamline your selection process, these tools bring speed, clarity and creative freedom to the table.

Tip: Use available digital features to preview fabrics, explore colours and compare finishes – all before committing to samples or final selections.

B2B benefits: Convenience, speed and smart decision-making

For interior decorators, designers, and furniture retailers, time is precious. The digital tools makes for a more immersive customer experience and better design decisions, enabling quicker access to the fabrics you need without sacrificing quality or detail. It’s a powerful tool for streamlining your sourcing process, allowing you to gather all necessary information and make informed choices without the hassle of physical samples.

Tip: Create curated fabric boards with realistic digital previews of physical fabrics, making it easier to present options and gather client feedback instantly. Streamline the design process and finalise choices with confidence

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Practical examples: How tech supports real-world sourcing

Take inspiration from Home Fabrics’ advanced technology that seamlessly blends physical fabric sampling with digital tools, allowing designers and customers to explore and visualise fabric options in real time. This integration makes it easier to see how fabrics will look in any space before making a final decision.

Tip: Explore Home Fabrics’ in-showroom tech to see how the digital platform can work alongside physical samples to make your sourcing even more seamless.

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Secret Place by Chivasso

The future of sourcing: Where tactile meets tech

Digital tools have streamlined how we work, but when sourcing fabrics, nothing beats feeling the texture or seeing how light plays across velvet. That’s why digital platforms from Home Fabrics are designed to enhance the experience - not replace the tactile connection.

Collections like Secret Place by Chivasso prove just how seamlessly these two worlds can blend. Think plush, chunky textures, medium-scale corduroy and soft, casual linens; all brought together in a palette that’s as luxurious as it is lived-in. Inspired by romantic journeys and unconventional style, the collection invites layered, tactile interiors with flair. Combine its diverse textures with the Journey of Secrets print to soften the look with a feminine touch, without losing warmth or comfort.

Whether you’re browsing via the HF Portal or exploring samples in person, the tools are there to make your sourcing smarter, smoother and more sensory - just as it should be.

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Supporting the tech-forward ecosystem: Twinbru and Woodbender

Home Fabrics’ digital transformation goes hand in hand with its collaborations with forward-thinking brands like Woodbender and Twinbru. These industry partners are known for integrating smart tech into their workflows and together, they’re reshaping how designers source, visualise and specify. A great example is Twinbru’s work with Woodbender: by creating digital twins of Woodbender’s furniture, customers can now explore chair styles online with remarkable accuracy and apply fabrics that are digital replicas of the real thing. Just as Twinbru and Woodbender use digital innovation to enhance their operations, Home Fabrics gives B2B customers the tools to do the same; making sourcing more intuitive, immersive and efficient.

Smarter sourcing starts here: Explore fabrics faster, wherever you are

Home Fabrics offers a revolutionary digital tool designed to make fabric sourcing simpler, faster, and more informed. Featuring intuitive navigation, smart sorting and curated collections, it helps B2B customers make smarter, quicker decisions. Whether you’re an interior designer needing remote fabric access or a furniture retailer streamlining sourcing, this forward-thinking solution enhances your workflow.

No swatch wall? No problem. Discover and explore fabrics from anywhere with our digital platforms and see how designers and retailers are making custom furniture more personal than ever.