Designing the next generation of aircraft cabin textiles
How textile design, certified materials and cabin experience come together in Neotex’s new curtain and carpet collections.
By Industrial Neotex Design & Textile Development Team
A new perspective on textile design in the cabin
In aircraft interiors, textiles are no longer purely decorative elements. Curtains and carpets help define the cabin atmosphere, influence passengers’ perception of comfort and contribute to the airline’s visual identity.
At the same time, every material must meet demanding technical requirements. Safety, durability, maintenance, weight and certification all shape each design decision.
From Neotex’s design and textile development team, we see a clear evolution: airlines and manufacturers are looking for solutions that are more sustainable, lighter, more expressive and better aligned with the cabin experience.
This article opens a content series dedicated to presenting Neotex’s new 2026 textile collection. Over the coming months, we will explore its different dimensions: curtains, carpets, recycled materials, visual comfort, lightness, certification and adaptation to cabin programmes.
Designing for aviation: creativity with technical requirements
Designing textiles for aviation means translating a visual intention into a viable cabin solution.
A pattern must work at real scale. A colour palette must coexist with seats, panels, lighting and brand elements. A texture must add visual comfort without compromising material performance.
That is why the collection starts from a dual perspective: aesthetic sensitivity and technical knowledge. The aim is to offer design variety while keeping function, safety and aircraft operation in view.
In the collection, the works with visual proposals designed to create separation, calm and coherence within the cabin. In carpets, the designs explore contemporary patterns that can bring rhythm, continuity and a perception of quality to the space.
Certified materials and applied sustainability
Sustainability in aircraft interiors must be supported by concrete material decisions. It is not enough to communicate intent; compositions, weights, durability and processes must be aligned with real aviation use.
The new carpet collection incorporates 100% recycled nylon in lightweight solutions. This approach makes it possible to combine design, resistance to use and weight reduction compared with traditional compositions.
In curtains, the collection includes options such as Trevira CS with recycled content and alternatives based on wool and polyamide blends. Each composition responds to different needs in use, perception and maintenance.
Certification remains the starting point. In the cabin, textile innovation only has value if it can be integrated into materials suitable for aviation use, with traceability, validation and compliance with the applicable requirements.
From trend to cabin product
The work of the design team is not limited to selecting colours or patterns. It consists of interpreting trends and turning them into textile solutions compatible with the needs of airlines, OEMs, interior manufacturers and engineering teams.
The new proposals combine calm lines, subtle geometries, graphic rhythms and colour ranges designed for different cabin concepts.
This variety makes it easier to build differentiated environments: brighter cabins, more neutral spaces, areas with stronger personality or interiors oriented towards a premium experience.
In every case, design must remain connected with industrial reality: material availability, technical behaviour, maintenance, installation and coherence with the rest of the cabin elements.
A collection designed for different conversations
Neotex’s 2026 textile collection has been conceived as a conversation platform for different profiles across the sector.
For airlines, it supports discussions around brand identity, passenger experience, visual comfort and operational efficiency.
For manufacturers and OEMs, it provides a working basis aligned with technical materials, cabin requirements and validation processes.
For design teams, it opens a creative territory where pattern, colour and texture can be developed without losing the link with certification and functionality.
Next angles in the series
This article works as a starting point. From here, the series will explore the curtain and carpet lines from specific angles.
We will look at how curtains contribute to visual comfort, zoning and the perception of calm in the cabin.
We will also address the role of lightweight recycled nylon carpets in efficiency, durability and aesthetic continuity across the interior.
In addition, we will dedicate specific content to sustainability, certification, material selection and collaboration with airlines and manufacturers in the development of textile solutions for the cabin.
Textile design with an industrial foundation
With this new collection, Neotex reinforces its ability to bring together textile design, certified materials and industrial knowledge applied to aviation.
The proposal does not start from a purely aesthetic logic. It starts from a broader question: how can textiles contribute to a cabin that is more efficient, more coherent, more sustainable and better aligned with the passenger experience?
This will be the editorial line over the coming months: to present the collection not only as a set of designs, but as a way of understanding the future of textiles for aircraft interiors.
From concept to cabin: the design perspective
This article is part of Neotex’s 2026 textile design series. In parallel, our design team shares a closer look at the creative process behind the collection on LinkedIn, exploring how colour, texture and pattern decisions are translated into certified cabin materials.
Read the design team’s perspective on LinkedIn.