Experiment 307 - Ultrasuede Picnic

An elevated picnic experiment. Ultrasuede lays smooth, folds compactly, stays dry, resists stains and is super easy to clean. Open triangle corners allow it to be weighted down or laced up, but really we recommend just throwing it down and sitting on it, this is a near flawless picnic blanket.

FABRIC

ULTRASUEDE
Nonwoven 65% ultra microfiber polyester, 35% non-fibrous polyurethane

The original ultramicrofiber non-woven fabric and still the best. Invented in the early 1970's by Toray in Japan, Ultrasuede is made with polyester microfibers that are so extraordinarily fine that a single gram of fiber stretches over 900km. These fibers are combined with polyurethane foam via a complex process reminiscent of needle punching to create a synthetic suede that is actually dramatically better for most purposes than the original. The resulting fabric is both extremely soft and easy to care for yet as tough as leather. The nonwoven structure is quite breathable but at the same time dense enough to block all light.