Roller shades: Screen fabrics designed to bring light into your space

The first roller blinds introduced to the market were designed to bring light into offices and workplaces, capitalizing on certain specific features, particularly their simple, minimalist style and ease of use.

Over the years, they have also become very popular in private settings, offering privacy, comfort in the home, and a minimalist style—especially when paired with unique fabrics.

Filtering roller shades and screen fabric

One of the most commonly used fabrics for filter roller shades is the“Screen” fabric offered by OR Tende, thanks to certain properties that make itflame-retardant,washable, andantibacterial.

The openwork fabric allows people to see outside the office or home, but not the other way around.

Let’s take a look at some of the solutions that customers like best.

Screen Metal 2% fabric

The distinctive feature of theScreen Metal 2%fabric is the metallic finish on the outer side, which faces the glass.

Its purpose is to optimize the reflection of sunlight. It is an “energy-saving” fabric because, by reflecting sunlight, it helps reduce the heat inside the room.

The available colors are: white, white-gray, and ivory-white.

3% Eco-Friendly Screen Fabric

TheScreen 3% Eco-Friendlyfabric is made from recycled PET plastic bottles.

This fabric is therefore 100% recycled and recyclable. The yarns are not coated with PVC, which gives the fabric a particularly soft feel.

This reduces the thickness by half (0.35 mm).

The colors OR Tende its customers are: white, gray, charcoal, and black. 

3% and 5% Screen fabric

TheScreen 3%fabric offers an excellent balance between external visibility and sun protection. The same goes for the 5% model: together, they are by far the best-selling and most widely used fabrics.

There are 8 colors available: optical white, white, white-gray, dark white-gray, solid gray, ivory white, solid ivory, and black.

Fun fact: despite the apparent contradiction, black is the fabric color that offers the best visibility to the outside. 

Screen Color fabric

TheColormodel features original, decorative, and vibrant hues that are perfect for modern spaces, offices, and workplaces.

Shades of yellow, red, blue, and green add vibrancy to any space. 

Screen 6% PVC-free fabric

TheScreen 6% PVC-freefabric offers a softness that makes it particularly well-suited for home settings. It combines the characteristics of micro-perforated screen fabrics with the elegance and softness of decorative filter fabrics.

The colors are white, gray, and ivory.

Screen 10% fabric

Finally, Screen 10%:the fabric with the largest openings between the threads and the best outward visibility.

It is recommended for north-facing exposures as well as for brightening rooms.

There are 6 colors available: white, white-gray, solid gray, ivory white, solid ivory, and black.

Discover the features and benefits of screen fabrics for your roller shades