THE SYNSISAL® COLOR STORY

Inspirations from natural fibers and the natural world are translated through careful yarn blending and technical finesse to create SynSisal® colors that are both functional and deeply expressive. Working with synthetic yarns presented Stephanie with a challenge because natural products have innate characteristics that are hard to mimic in a synthetic material.

"There is something so elegant and timeless about natural fiber sisal carpeting. Dimensional, textured, tonal, symmetrical and imperfect—all at the same time."

But Stephanie was up for the challenge. She twisted and weaved diverse strands of assorted colors and thicknesses to find the perfect balance. The varied colors are pronounced in some areas and hidden in others across the body of the carpet to create the most intricate interest, along side a delicate sheen.

Many early trials were conducted to find the right combination of yarn treatments for a natural, dimensional sisal look. Stephanie looked at each color, each product in different lighting, compared them to natural fiber sisals and scrutinized shine, blotchiness, streaking and color repeat across each woven structure. Each color further endured an array of technical fine-tuning before being approved for production.

"This time-intensive process was worth the reward: a timeless, classic finished ECONYL® yarn that brings all the elements of natural fiber sisal to our collection of contract grade, sisal-look alternatives—a true joining of form and function."

Some colors are more tonal and even, while others dimensional and varied to mimic the natural imperfection of sisal yarns.

Crafted using ECONYL® yarn, SynSisal® colors do more than look good—they meet the highest standards for durability and sustainability. The final placement of SynSisal® in a busy commercial lobby or a tranquil residential space influenced the color inflection in each strand of yarn and put a critical emphasis on the carpet coloration.

"Colors with increased variance, saturation and dimension are ideal for high traffic areas. These characteristics are not only visually beautiful, but also offer ease of operational maintenance, as they hide imperfections between care and cleaning."

SynSisal® bridges the gap between natural aesthetic and modern performance, bringing sisal-inspired colors and textures to spaces where traditional sisal can’t go.

Color development at SynSisal® is an ongoing, creative journey. We’re constantly inspired by nature, design trends, and feedback from our global design community. In late 2024, we introduced Harvest, a tonal blonde with touches of rust and ebony.

"The journey of identifying the inspiration, visualizing how to interpret it, and crafting it into carpet is incredibly rewarding. We have an impressive team of tastemakers with notable experience in the carpet industry here at Curran who offer great feedback. And I love getting concept colors into the field in front of our talented designers, dealers and distributors for external validation."

SynSisal® is a growing global brand, with future product extensions that embrace our core performance pillars while featuring new fibers, modularity and increased circularity. We recently received the prestigious IF Design Award for 2025 in the Textile/Wall/Floor category.

Stay tuned for new SynSisal® products and bespoke colors!