Décor Paper

Sourcing quality décor paper that is on par with the best

When it comes to décor paper, we work with a network of well-respected suppliers who operate on the mainland and in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of China offering design, cylinder manufacture and décor paper production services. Our suppliers have access to cutting edge cylinder manufacturing technologies, world-class design services, and premium quality materials at competitive prices from Japan and Europe. These suppliers are known for delivering high-reliability solid color, low-basis weight papers, as well as high fidelity, wrappable, 3D and 4D textured papers that offer European design and quality at affordable prices, all available with matching edge banding. They offer a wide range of stock papers and are equally comfortable producing customer-specified patterns of their own design. Quality is assured through their own in-house laboratory as well as third-party test labs and the customer’s own independent testing against industry standards (e.g. KCMA).

Custom Sourcing Decor Paper

Our Process

Product Specification Phase:
  • Working with our clients’ designers and engineers, we translate performance criteria and sketches into specifications, compliance requirements and drawings.
  • We send this information to our suppliers for an initial assessment of manufacturability and quoting. Our manufacturers determine if they can produce the design reliably and at the lowest possible cost to meet the performance criteria. Then they provide a quote.
  • If we identify opportunities for design improvement through this process, we discuss and evaluate these with the client for feasibility, cost and timing, and we then update the specifications and drawings before obtaining final quotes.
Sample Phase:
  • After acceptance of a quote, our manufacturers deliver prototype samples for trial, feedback and approval. If any production tooling is needed, it is created once prototypes are accepted.
Quality Control:
  • Our client’s quality control and standards compliance needs are managed by the factory with third-party testing as required. This is done by our manufacturers, as well as by North American test labs (e.g. Intertek).
  • In many cases, our clients will visit our supplier’s facilities to witness first production runs and validate for themselves the quality of the manufacturing, testing and packaging.
  • Where required, all components and completed chairs are tested to meet the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association’s (BIFMA) standards with full test results provided.

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We can source any chair parts for you. Speak to our experts about your particular needs.

Fabrication capabilities

Our services go beyond sourcing to include:

  • Design
  • Testing and Certification
  • Logistics
  • Financing
  • Stocking
  • Warehousing
  • Drop shipping

Items custom sourced and fabricated

We offer a full range of décor papers.  Some examples include:

  • Finish/Pattern/Visual and Haptic Effects:
    • 2D – visual pattern image, smooth surface profile
    • 3D – visual pattern image, varying surface profile that may not exactly match pattern image
    • 4D – visual pattern image, varying surface profile that exactly matches pattern image
  • Sample replica materials include:
    • Wood
    • Metal
    • Stone
    • Concrete
  • Performance:
    • Low VOC, water-based topcoat (Prop 65 compliant, “green” products)
    • Basis weights ranging from 30gm to 80gm
    • Profile wrappable
    • Water, scratch and abrasion resistance tailored to your requirements

Notable projects

Chinese Décor Paper Producer Meets European, Japanese & US Quality Standards At Discounted Prices

A large furniture customer, for whom we have been sourcing furniture components for years, was looking for a more economical, yet equal in quality, alternative to their European and Japanese décor paper suppliers. Décor paper is a technically complicated product and quality issues can be very expensive.   Traditionally, the market has been dominated by German, Japanese and American companies, but advances in technology and price sensitivity has made sourcing from China an option that our customer asked us to investigate. They wanted us to address their concerns about the pricing, production capabilities and quality control procedures.

Result: We helped our supplier to build a state-of-the-art testing laboratory to bring their décor paper specifications in line with Japanese/German standards. Their décor paper quality now meets or exceeds our customers’ toughest performance standards, and they have proven themselves to be a flexible, reliable source for world-class décor paper.