Complete kit including curtain and hanging system.
Complete kits:
Non-woven:
2100mm wide x 3000mm long non-woven curtain (white, light blue or dark blue)
2 wooden hanging mechanisms
13 pegs
5000 mm cord
Wool:
1400mm wide x 3000mm long woollen curtain (natural, red or dark blue)
2 wooden hanging mechanisms
9 pegs
5000 mm cord
Extension kits:
Non-woven:
2100mm wide x 3000mm long non-woven curtain
1 wooden centre support
13 pegs
Wool:
1400mm wide x 3000mm long woollen curtain
1 wooden centre support
9 pegs
Kvadrat A/S
The Ready Made Curtain requires the participation of the owner in its making. Everything one needs to fix the curtain is provided: a hanging cord, wall fixings, pegs, and a selection of Kvadrat textiles.
“The ambition was to create a new system that allows anyone to install a quality curtain in record time. Little skill and few tools are needed, margin for error has been considered and perfection isn’t an absolute requirement. In fact, the charm of the imperfect in opposition to the overl
y sanitised interior, is something we believe in,” note Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
The mechanics of the new hanging system have been refined over
and over again by the designers until the absolute minimum required material and skill were achieved. This is a purposefully elementary product. The process of installation is straightforward as well. “We wanted to escape a hi-tech situation but we didn’t want to make some- thing rustic or heavy either. We reflected on the popular method of fixing a poster to a wall, just simply with a staple.” Similarly, Ready Made Curtain is an enjoyably effortless method of fixing fabric to a window.
The ingenuity of the hanging cord – a replacement for the traditional curtain pole – is found in the winding mechanism that enables it to fit any window: “The starting point was a picture in a Japanese book from the fifties. The book was a catalogue of objects and in it was a guitar. From there, we began to explore the system of string tension in guitars.” The cord is an efficient and elegant solution to hanging a curtain. It can be rewound when need be, in order to maintain the right tension, and is easily transferable from window to window.
