Agua Fabrics
We love fabrics. For over 80 years we have been involved in the contract market, originally making and supplying uniforms and gowns for hospitals before the Second World War. Our business has evolved over time. Now, in the 21st Century, our knowledge of the contract sector has made us the leader in technical performance upholstery fabrics.
We create market-leading contract fabrics for each and every sector; from healthcare to hospitality and from workplace to cruise. We offer both soft fabrics and faux leathers, always with a focus on pairing form with function. Our fabrics are highly durable, fire retardant, waterproof, stain-resistant and anti-microbial.
Our soft fabrics feature a new state-of-the-art protective technology, AguaGuard 365, which has been tested and certified effective against COVID-19. Family owned and run for four generations, there’s nothing we don’t know about upholstery fabrics and nothing we won’t do to support our clients.
Our first waterproof and fire retardant upholstery collection was launched in 2004, and we now have an extensive range of over 40 collections and over 1100 different fabric choices. From all our years of experience we understand the needs and requirements of performance fabrics in demanding environments.
We are based in North London with a partner network for worldwide warehousing and distribution. We hold large levels of stock for all our collections and aim to supply orders globally within a few working days of receiving an order.
Hyde House
The Hyde
London
NW9 6LH
United Kingdom
T: 020 8205 0050
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Read MoreOruga: Agua’s new textured chenille
1 Jul 2026
Introducing Oruga, Agua’s new, high-performance, textured chenille collection. Agua is a four-generation family business, specialising in technical soft fabrics and faux leathers that balance form with function. All its upholstery fabrics are highly durable, fire retardant, waterproof, stain-resistant and anti-microbial. Agua’s first waterproof and fire-retardant upholstery collection was launched in 2004, and it now has...
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Read MoreAgua Fabrics: New Indoor-Outdoor Fabric Zephyr to Launch at Clerkenwell Design Week
17 May 2024
Agua Fabrics is a four-generation family business, specialising in technical soft fabrics and faux leathers that balance form with function, their latest collection, Zephyr is a two-tone woven fabric with a refined, textured look, and will be launched at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024. Zephyr’s soft to the touch and comes in a wide array of...
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Read MoreEden & Bouclé by Agua: Performance upholstery fabrics have never looked so chic
22 May 2023
These two new soft fabrics from Agua are subtle, sophisticated and strong in equal measure. Find Agua Fabrics on Product Finder] We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Texture is everything in an upholstery fabric. Quite apart from a fabric’s tactility and comfort-factor, textural materials bring impressive depth and vibrancy of colour to...
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Read MoreArgentex & Entwine: Two new faux leathers with fine textures
21 Nov 2022
These two newest vinyl collections need to be seen in the flesh to be believed! The year’s been a good one for Agua’s soft fabrics – they’ve unveiled their first sustainable soft fabric collection, VerdEco, as well as luxurious new collections like their two high-performing velvets, Finezza and Primeira. But, they couldn’t let soft fabrics...
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Read MoreIntroducing VerdEco, Agua’s New Sustainable Upholstery Fabric
5 May 2022
Developing a suite of sustainable performance upholstery fabrics has long been on our agenda at Agua, but this is easier said than done when you’re looking to create affordable materials to suit the highly technical requirements of the contract fabrics market. [Find Agua Fabrics on the BCFA Product Finder] Certainly, we’ve made strides to improve...
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Read MoreThe Picturehouse Cinema
20 Feb 2021
Design Insider is thrilled to bring you a recent case study by Agua Fabrics. Agua worked with Inside Out Contracts to fit out South West London’s cinema, with Agua’s Tones, Cashmir, and Libra fabrics taking centre stage… [Find Agua Fabrics and Inside Out Contracts on The BCFA Product Finder] The Picturehouse Cinema on Fulham Road...
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Read MoreTrend Report: HIX 2022
23 Nov 2022
The hotel, and HIX, is back! Hospitality is defined as the relationship between a guest and a host, where a host receives their guest with joy and goodwill. We certainly experienced abundant hospitality during the two days of HIX, from the organisers, exhibiting brands, seminar speakers and event visitors. Across the two day our team...
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Read MoreQ&A with Agua Fabrics, Supplier of the Year 2021
16 Dec 2021
Agua Fabrics were deservedly awarded the Supplier of the Year Award at the Cruise Ship Interiors Expo 2021. Design Insider caught up with Josh Ralton, Commerical Director at Agua, about their work in the cruise sector and what it means to the Agua family to have been awarded Supplier of the Year. [Find Agua Fabrics...
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Read MoreOfficial Clerkenwell Open Review
20 Sep 2021
“The time has come to mingle with like-minded people and network in real time again.” The BCFA Clerkenwell OPEN trail event took place over two days in early September with the aim of providing a clear statement and a focus that Clerkenwell was once again “alive”, the showroom doors were gratefully unlocked and once again...
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Read MoreThe Agua Design Process
14 Feb 2021
Agua’s Managing Director, Suzanne Ralton, loves nothing better than getting stuck into R&D. Design Insider is thrilled to share with our readers a talk through of the Agua design process, from Suzanne herself– from idea to finished fabric… [Find Agua on the BCFA Product Finder] “At Agua, every collection starts with an idea; a solution...
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Read MoreAgua Fabrics Industry Interview: Liz Walker, Orangebox
3 Nov 2020
Design Insider is thrilled to share Agua Fabrics’ latest industry interview with Orangeboxs’ Marketing Manager, Liz Walker. We find out about collaborative furniture design, lockdown, and the future of flexible office working. Tell us a little bit about Orangebox? The Orangebox was born in the summer of 2002. Originally, the business focused on task chairs...
