BENU Sea is the trade name of a high-quality collection of curtain fabrics developed by the St. Gallen textile publisher Christian Fischbacher from the material SEAQUAL® YARN. This is a polyester yarn that is largely made from “Upcycled Marine Plastic” – processed plastic waste from the sea – and recycled PET bottles. SEAQUAL® YARN is considered to be particularly easy-care, crease-resistant, and hard-wearing. In this respect, it is a full-fledged and at the same time sustainable alternative to newly produced polyester. For parts of the BENU Sea collection, the yarn was specially refined. To achieve a matte look, for example, the continuous yarn was cut during production into small pieces that resemble a natural fibre in length and texture. These fibres were then spun into a yarn whose visual and tactile quality bears comparison with cotton. Fischbacher associates the BENU® Sea Collection with an aggressively communicated commitment to the SEAQUAL INITIATIVE, which strives to clean the world’s oceans of plastic waste.