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What Architects Need From Window Furnishing Suppliers (and Why It Matters) | Redgraves Home Fabrics

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Redgraves Home Fabrics

13 January 2026

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Architects need more than a price on curtains and blinds—they need a window furnishing supplier who thinks like part of the design team. This article explains what professionals look for in “architectural window treatments” and “custom curtains and blinds for architects”, and shows how Redgraves Home Fabrics supports projects from early detailing through to final installation.

1. Early design input, not last‑minute fixes

On complex residential and commercial projects, window treatments can no longer be an afterthought. Architects need suppliers who will step in at planning stage to advise on pelmets, blind pockets, recessed tracks and control systems, rather than patching over issues at the end of the build.​

Redgraves offers early-stage architectural consultation, helping teams resolve details that architects often search for online—“ceiling recessed blinds detail”, “hidden curtain track pelmet design”, “motorised blinds wiring requirements”—so pockets, structure and services are right from day one.

2. Technical detailing and specification support

Architects and designers need accurate, system-specific information they can drop into their drawings, schedules and specification documents. Generic advice is no longer enough when clients expect concealed tracks, dual treatments and integrated automation.​

Redgraves supports this with:

  • Guidance on system selection for different briefs: sheer curtains for light and privacy, double tracks for layered treatments, commercial-grade shading, and “custom blinds Auckland” solutions for large-format glazing.​
  • Advice around compliance and performance—glare control, thermal considerations, acoustics—aligned with searches like “commercial window furnishings NZ” and “curtains for office and hospitality projects”.​

This technical partnership allows architects to specify with confidence, knowing the chosen curtain or blind system can be fabricated and installed exactly as drawn.​

3. Reliability on programmes, budgets and scale

From boutique homes to multi-unit, hospitality and education projects, architects look for suppliers who can handle site measures, coordination and installation at scale.

Redgraves responds by:

  • Managing the full lifecycle: design consultation, detailed site measure, in-house or specialist workroom manufacturing, and professional installation.​
  • Scaling from single-room upgrades to full-building packages

For architects, this level of reliability reduces risk, simplifies coordination, and helps ensure window furnishings don’t become the item that delays practical completion.​

4. Design intelligence and fabric expertise

Beyond hardware and scheduling, architects need a supplier who can act as a design intelligence partner—someone who understands colour, texture, proportion and trends, and can support client-facing conversations.

Redgraves’ Textile Gallery & Showroom, along with curated fabric libraries and in‑home consultations, give architects and interior designers access to:

  • A wide spectrum of sheers, drapery and linings suitable for everything from heritage villas to glass-heavy coastal builds.​
  • Trend-aware guidance on topics already covered in Redgraves news and ArchiPro content—sheer curtains, integrating window treatments into architectural design, and project-focused stories designers can link to directly.​


5. Why it matters: reputation, performance and client experience

When a window furnishing supplier delivers, everyone’s reputation is strengthened. Architects and designers get spaces that photograph and perform as intended; homeowners and commercial clients enjoy better comfort, light control and durability.​

Redgraves anchors that outcome through:

  • Custom, made-to-measure workmanship backed by decades of experience in Auckland and across New Zealand.​
  • A consistent, high-touch client experience—from the first consultation through to final site handover—that supports search-led expectations like “trusted curtain makers Auckland” and “expert window furnishing advice”.​

For architects asking “What do I really need from a window furnishing supplier?” the answer is clear: a partner who combines technical detailing, programme reliability, fabric intelligence and collaborative service. Linking directly to Redgraves Home Fabrics, Custom Curtains and Custom Blinds turns those needs into real, buildable solutions on every project.​