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Tonus 4 is a colour update of Tonus, an elastic upholstery fabric by late textile artist Nina Koppel. Ideal for modern organic furniture and characterised by rare colour richness, it comes in a total of 47 hues, of which 19 are new. 

The story behind Tonus starts at the end of the 1960s, when the furniture manufacturer Kevi A/S introduced the Jørgen Rasmussen office chair. The chair was in a sculptural form, which made upholstering it complex and expensive. The search for a stretchable fabric began and this led to the development of Tonus. 

Now recognised as a classic textile, Tonus brings colours to life in vibrant, precise fashion. Building on this characteristic, the intensity and brightness of all the colours have been increased. The new earthy, golden tones in the palette are taken from Nina Koppel’s original colour archive. They show her brilliant sense of colour, which reflects that she mastered all facets of the colour design from the warm tones associated with spices and Oriental mysticism, to the cooler Nordic aquamarine colours.

Composition 90% new wool, 10% Helanca

Durability 100.000 Martindale

Width 140 cm
Technical informations

Tonus 4 fabric (sold per meter)

Free samples (against deposit)

Neutral colors

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

100

128

131

135

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

216

224

240

244

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

609

610

613

615

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

619

664

914

964

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

974

Cold colors

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

129

132

210

508

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

631

634

636

654

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

684

690

754

764

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

854

Warm colors 

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

118

125

130

207

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

364

374

394

424

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

440

454

464

474

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel
Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

554

605

608

934

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

954

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

Frits Philips Concert Hall, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

Skype Office, Stockholm, Sweden

Tonus 4 fabric  Nina Koppel

Grand Théâtre, Chongqing, China

Nina Koppel

Nina Koppel

Nina Koppel graduated in textile design from The School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen in 1966, returning to teach there later in her career. Koppel did not restrict herself to textile design however; she collaborated with other artists throughout her career and created clothing and soft furnishings along with successful jewellery designs. Her intelligent and empathetic designs have been exhibited in several significant venues including The Danish Museum of Decorative Art.