Gancedo's knitted upholstery collection MINERAL covers arches and columns in Barcelona

Spanish home textile brand Gancedo presented, in a video posted on its Instagram account on 23 October, a project in which an interior design studio in Barcelona turned its new upholstery collection MINERAL into fully upholstered arches, columns and curves. The post was published with the hashtags #BarcelonaDesignWeek and #BDW26.

Knitted upholstery for textured surfaces

According to the company's website, MINERAL is a new collection of knitted upholstery fabrics designed to create textured surfaces with rich tonal nuances. Gancedo describes it as a fresh, warm and sophisticated proposal that brings together technical innovation and approachable, livable comfort. The colourways are named Nácar, Caracol, Nautilus, Concha, Perla and Coquina; the design is listed as abstract and the fabric type as texture.

100 percent polypropylene, 60,000 Martindale

According to the product page, MINERAL is made of 100 percent polypropylene and comes 140 cm wide. Specified for upholstery, the fabric has an abrasion resistance of 60,000 Martindale cycles and has passed EN 1021 Part 1, the cigarette ignition test for upholstered furniture. Its pilling rating is given as 4-5. The product code of the Nácar colourway is TE1314-003-140.

Fabrics, wallpaper and curtains since 1945

On its website, Gancedo describes itself as a leader in soft furnishings and says it has designed, produced, manufactured and marketed fabrics, wallpapers, rugs and curtains since 1945. The company says that over the last 80 years it has worked with architects, interior designers and designers on small- and large-scale turnkey projects around the world and that it is pursuing international expansion.

The global home textile trade

According to the Home Textile Sector Report 2026 of the Turkish Ministry of Trade, world home textile exports reached 109.6 billion dollars in 2025. China ranked first with a 54.5 percent share, while Turkey ranked sixth with 2.70 billion dollars.