Stacy Garcia, a leading fabrics designer well known within the hospitality industry for saturated colors and clean, contemporary styling, introduced a new collection of Sunbrella fabrics during the HD Expo in Las Vegas.
Garcia's new collection, which combines her distinctive designs with Sunbrella's legendary performance, will feature four patterns in a number of color ways, with plans for continuing development and expansion.
"Sunbrella's performance characteristics - durability, fade and stain resistance and ease of cleaning - make it ideal for the challenging hospitality environment," Garcia said. "We are building on these performance features with designs, colors and textures that will offer the hospitality industry an entirely new option in upholstery."
Headlining the initial introduction of the Stacy Garcia® / LebaTex collection for Sunbrella is a pattern called Dahlia, which prompts images of Ming Dynasty ceramics; balanced in scale and vibrancy.
Other patterns included in the initial collection are "Willow," a stylized twig motif in 4 two-color combinations; "Charlotte," a sophisticated, delineated floral in three color ways inspired by the private beach coves of San Tropez villas; and "Marina" which features small punchy bursts of gemstones in a square grid.
"The new relationship between Sunbrella and Stacy Garcia®/ LebaTex has resulted in a creative fusion of Sunbrella's performance technology with the Stacy's spicy design inspirations," said Hal Hunnicutt, market manager for residential fabrics with Sunbrella. "We are confident that Stacy's Sunbrella designs will be welcomed quickly into the hospitality living space."
Sunbrella brand fabrics have been an industry leader in premium, performance applications for awnings, casual furniture, boating and convertible tops for more than 40 years. Through jacquard weaving, advanced fabric finishes and innovative yarn combinations, Sunbrella is quickly emerging as a new option for interior spaces, offering a soft hand and the look and feel of cotton, silk, damask, chenille and wool.
Stacy Garcia studied textile design at Central St. Martins in London, England, before earning her BFA in Surface Pattern Design from Syracuse University. She started her career at Ralph Lauren Home Collection assisting with design layouts, and showroom development, and went on to create original designs for bedding and drapery.
Garcia spent five years as the senior designer for Richloom Contract Fabrics before starting her consulting firm, LebaTex, Inc. in 1999. Since then, she has produced licensed collections for John Wolf as well as Douglass Industries. Her prints have appeared in the Bloomingdale's catalogue.
Since the introduction of her self-titled print collection in 2003, Stacy has been creating a buzz in the hospitality industry. Her fabrics have been sold to numerous hotels and resorts, including Hilton, Sheraton, Doubletree, Marriott, along with several boutique hotels and resort properties.
