Sahara Technical Specification Sheet (PDF)
Sahara 10%: Architectural Screen Fabric for Daylight Utilisation and Visual Comfort
Natural daylight remains one of the most valuable resources available to modern architecture. When effectively managed, daylight supports occupant wellbeing, improves workplace satisfaction and enhances the overall experience of a building.
Sahara 10% has been developed to help architects, specifiers and commercial blind manufacturers make the most of natural light. Combining excellent daylight utilisation, good visual contact and a refined textile appearance, Sahara creates bright, welcoming commercial interiors while maintaining effective solar shading performance.
Designed as a specification-grade architectural screen fabric, Sahara balances transparency, comfort and aesthetics to support contemporary workplace, education and hospitality environments.
10% Openness for Maximum Daylight Utilisation
Sahara features a carefully engineered 10% openness factor, allowing generous levels of natural daylight to enter interior spaces while maintaining comfortable visual conditions.
This openness level creates a bright and open atmosphere while helping occupants maintain a visual connection with the outside world. The fabric delivers particularly strong daylight utilisation performance, making it ideal for projects where daylight forms part of the architectural strategy.
- 10% openness factor
- Very good daylight utilisation
- Good visual contact
- Enhanced occupant connection to external views
- Balanced daylight management
Designed Around Occupant Experience
Modern commercial buildings are increasingly evaluated on their ability to support the people who occupy them. Access to daylight and external views has become an important consideration within workplace design, educational environments and public-sector projects.
Sahara supports these objectives by allowing useful daylight penetration while helping architects create visually comfortable interiors that feel open, connected and welcoming.
For occupants, the result is a stronger relationship between the interior environment and the world beyond the glazing.
Visual Comfort for Productive Spaces
Uncontrolled sunlight can create discomfort, visual fatigue and inconsistent interior conditions. Sahara helps moderate daylight while preserving brightness and openness within the space.
Its balanced optical performance contributes to improved visual comfort, reducing distractions while maintaining the positive qualities associated with natural daylight.
This makes Sahara particularly suitable for offices, educational facilities, collaborative workspaces and hospitality environments where occupant experience is a priority.
Excellent Colour Rendering for Design-Led Interiors
Interior design quality depends heavily upon how colours are perceived within a space. Sahara offers a very good colour rendering index, supporting a more accurate appearance of interior finishes, furnishings and architectural materials.
This characteristic helps designers preserve the integrity of their chosen colour palettes while benefiting from natural daylight.
Combined with its textile appearance, Sahara contributes to interiors that feel both visually comfortable and aesthetically refined.
Architectural Textile Appearance
Unlike highly technical screen fabrics that can appear industrial, Sahara introduces a softer and more decorative visual character into commercial interiors.
Its textile-inspired appearance complements contemporary architecture while maintaining the performance characteristics expected from a commercial roller blind fabric.
This balance of aesthetics and functionality allows Sahara to operate as both a practical shading solution and a design element within the wider interior scheme.
Acoustic Support for Interior Comfort
Occupant wellbeing is influenced by more than daylight alone. Acoustic conditions also play a significant role in how spaces are experienced.
Sahara contributes to wider acoustic strategies through a measured sound absorption value of αw = 0.20. While not a dedicated acoustic treatment, this performance provides an additional layer of comfort within workplaces, educational facilities and public buildings.
Technical Specifications
- 100% polyester construction
- 10% openness factor
- 240 cm width
- 140 g/m² weight
- 0.50 mm thickness
- Sound absorption αw = 0.20
- Light fastness minimum 5-6
- Suitable for moist atmospheres
- 40 metre roll length
- Ultrasonic knife fabrication
- Made in Germany
Designed for Commercial Blind Manufacturing
Commercial blind manufacturers require materials that combine attractive appearance with dependable fabrication characteristics.
Sahara is suitable for ultrasonic knife cutting and is supplied in approximately 40-metre rolls, supporting efficient manufacturing processes and consistent installation quality.
- Ultrasonic knife processing
- Reliable dimensional stability
- 40 metre roll lengths
- Commercial-quality fabrication
- Specification-grade consistency
Safety and Compliance
Commercial projects require recognised compliance credentials. Sahara satisfies a broad range of international fire standards including:
- B1
- M1
- B-s1,d0
- NFPA 701
- CAN/ULC S109
- Class 1
These certifications support specification across commercial, educational, hospitality and public-sector projects.
Sustainable Architectural Specification
Sahara features a PVC-free, halogen-free and antimony-free finish, supporting environmentally responsible specification.
Through SCS Advantage Gold certification pathways, JM fabrics may contribute towards recognised sustainable building assessment schemes:
- BREEAM
- LEED
- DGNB
Manufactured in Germany and REACH compliant, Sahara supports sustainability objectives while maintaining specification-grade performance.
Ideal Applications
- Commercial offices
- Corporate headquarters
- Educational facilities
- Universities
- Hospitality projects
- Reception areas
- Public buildings
- Collaborative workplaces
- Meeting rooms
- Design-led commercial interiors
Why Architects Choose Sahara
Architects specify Sahara when projects require maximum daylight utilisation without sacrificing visual comfort.
Its 10% openness factor, strong visual contact and excellent colour rendering help create brighter and more engaging interiors. At the same time, its textile appearance and commercial performance ensure suitability for demanding architectural environments.
Rather than restricting daylight, Sahara helps architects use it as a positive design tool while maintaining the comfort and usability expected within modern commercial buildings.
That is the purpose of Sahara.