Applause honeycomb shades are the right choice when looking for a streamlined selection, energy savings and value with the enduring quality of the Hunter Douglas brand. These popular honeycomb shades offer more then just radiant color and muted light.
Hunter Douglas Duette Fabric Collection
Duette honeycomb shades are available in colors ranging from soft neutrals to elegant jewel tones, in a palette that reflects current color trends, including the return to blue, and green with more of a yellow undertone. We also have more fabrics available in the red family than ever before.
The Hunter Douglas Duette collection includes:
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Classic 3/8″ Semi-Opaque – The original Duette fabric, available in a beautiful spectrum from gentle pastels and warm hues to jewel tones and elegant marble textures. |
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Ariosa™ 3/4″ Semi-Opaque – is a chic new fabric featuring a warm and inviting texture in 8 fresh colors, including a selection of vivid hues that are Duette exclusives and designed to make a statement at the window. |
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Panache™ 3/8″ – Soft swirls combine with a smooth finish to create the subtlety of Panache, pairing beauty with durability. A fabric worthy of its own color palette. |
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Classic Eclipse™ 3/8″ Opaque – The blackout fabrics block 99% of outside light, protect against harmful UV rays, and are extremely energy efficient. Offered in many attractive colors. |
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Architella® 3/8″, 3/4″ & 1¼” Semi-Opaque – The revolutionary new honeycomb within a honeycombconstruction provides deep, luminous color, true opaque appearance, improved pleat retention, softer touch and higher R-Values (up to 38% greater than comparable pleats!) – a truly distinctive option over any other shade in the market. |
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Architella 3/8″, 3/4″ & 1¼” Opaque – True color with Eclipse Opaque fabrics – the opaque material is isolated to the inner honeycomb only, so it does not affect the room-side color. |
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Architella 3/4″ & 1¼” Classic Semi-Opaque – The original Duette fabric, available in a beautiful spectrum from gentle pastels and warm hues to jewel tones and elegant marble textures. Now in Architella line also with optional natural color on streetside. |
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Architella 3/4″ Meritage™ Semi-Opaque – For a distinctly upscale and luxurious look, select the woven Architella Meritage fabric. Interwoven yarns of two colors create a window covering masterpiece that dazzles with its depth and richness. |
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Architella 3/4″ & 1¼” Classic Eclipse Opaque – The blackout fabrics block 99% of outside light, protect against harmful UV rays, and are extremely energy efficient. Offered in many attractive colors in the Architella line. |
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Royale™ Refined & Royale Textured 3/4″ Semi-Opaque – A woven fabric that has the look and feel of fine silk. Available in a textured and refined weave. |
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Royale Refined Eclipse™ 3/4″ Opaque – An opaque version of our Royale refined fabric. |
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Whisper™ 3/4″ Sheer – Delicate lace textures and solid colors allow minimal privacy, while letting natural sunlight through. |
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Expressions™ 3/4″ Semi-Sheer – Textured with the look of linen, this semi-sheer fabric is available in an attractive selection of designer colors. |
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Elite™ 3/4″ Semi-Opaque – With airy neutrals, vivid colors, and striking patterns, this distinctive 3/4″ pleat offers the most choices within the Duette line. |
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Panache™ 3/4″ Semi-Opaque – Soft swirls combine with a smooth finish to create the subtlety of Panache, pairing beauty with durability. A fabric worthy of its own color palette. |
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Opalessence 3/4″ Semi-Opaque – A unique fabric from Hunter Douglas Duette Shades that features mica, a natural iridescent material that provides a subtle shimmer. |
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Batiste Refined & Bastiste Textured 3/4″ Semi-Opaque – The newest fabric from Duette honeycomb shades. Hunter Douglas Duette Batiste is made with Revotec™, a proprietary Hunter Douglas product that has been eight plus years in the making. Batiste features a natural, linen-like appearance that has tested #1 in new product concept focus groups the past four years. A closer look at Batiste reveals inherent characteristics rarely noticed at first glance, similar to the coveted nub in raw silk or the natural markings of fine leather. Batiste offers slight variations in its weave, adding authentic charm and intrinsic beauty. |
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Elite Eclipse™ 3/4″ Opaque – The blackout fabrics block 99% of outside light, protect against harmful UV rays, and are extremely energy efficient. Offered in many attractive colors. |
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Opalessence Eclipse 3/4″ Opaque – A unique fabric from Hunter Douglas Duette Shades that features mica, a natural iridescent material that provides a subtle shimmer in an opaque version. |
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Majestic™ 1¼” Semi-Opaque – 1¼” version of our most popular fabric. Perfect for grand windows. |
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Majestic Eclipse™ 1¼” Opaque – An opaque version of our 1¼” Majestic fabric. |
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Whisper™ 1¼” Sheer – Delicate lace textures and solid colors allow minimal privacy, while letting natural sunlight through. |
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Batiste Textured 1¼” Semi-Opaque – The newest fabric from Duette honeycomb shades. Hunter DouglasDuette Batiste is made with Revotec™, a proprietary Hunter Douglas product that has been eight plus years in the making. Batiste features a natural, linen-like appearance that has tested #1 in new product concept focus groups the past four years. A closer look at Batiste reveals inherent characteristics rarely noticed at first glance, similar to the coveted nub in raw silk or the natural markings of fine leather. Batiste offers slight variations in its weave, adding authentic charm and intrinsic beauty. |
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Encore™ Double Honeycomb Semi-Opaque – With two or three layers of honeycomb cells, these fabrics set the standard for energy efficiency and depth of color. A beautiful selection of popular hues is available. |
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Panache Encore™ Double Honeycomb Semi-Opaque – Soft swirls combine with a smooth finish to create the subtlety of Panache, pairing beauty with durability. A fabric worthy of its own color palette. |
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Phenomena™ Triple Honeycomb – With two or three layers of honeycomb cells, these fabrics set the standard for energy efficiency and depth of color. A beautiful selection of popular hues is available. |
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3/8″ and 3/4″ Duette Commercial™ – These semi-opaque flame resistant fabrics meet stringent fire codes, making them ideal for commercial applications. |
Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades Provide Optimal Light
Whether you want complete privacy or sunlight filtered through a beautiful sheer fabric, you’ll find fabric options ideally suited to your light control needs. Hunter Douglas Duette shades provide a variety of light control and privacy options.
Translucent fabrics allow you to enjoy the light, while preserving privacy. For maximum light control, the blackout fabric blocks 99% of the light and assures absolute privacy.
In 2007 the Hunter Douglas Duette Architella Collection was presented with the Window Covering Manufacturers Association’s (WCMA) Most Innovative Overall Design of the Year Award for Cellular Shades.
The Window Covering Manufacturers Association’s (WCMA) proudly announced the winners of its 2008 Product Innovation Awards in February 2008.
Hunter Douglas Duette honeycomb shades in Ariosa fabric won:
Best New Style Concept in Cellular Shades for 2008
The Window Covering Manufacturers Association’s (WCMA) announced the winners of its 2009 Product Innovation Awards in May 2009.
Best New Style Concept in Cellular Shades for 2009
The new Hunter Douglas Duette honeycomb shades offering includes two new Architella fabrics – woven Meritage and Classic, the durable, non-woven fabric that Duette was originally launched in and that remains popular. With these additions, there are now 156 Architella SKUs, meaning that 40% of the Duette product line is composed of this exclusive fabric with its patented honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb construction for maximum control of energy flow through windows.
Also new, a natural street-side color option for six of the 12 Architella Classic colors. While the white street-side color reflects sunlight and increases summer- time energy efficiency, the new natural color option blends with the home’s exterior and meets the requirements of some homeowners associations. Of the 442 fabric SKUs in the collection, 30 percent are new colors, based on the latest trends.
The UltraGlide retractable cord lifting system also now features quieter, more powerful operation and shades can be ordered 50 percent larger than before. There is also a sleek new designer tassel. The EasyRise continuous cord lifting system is now available with the Top-Down/Bottom-Up design option.
The popular UltraGlide, LiteRise and EasyRise lifting systems now share a common headrail and the consistent look of a fabric-covered valance for a uniform appearance when more than one system appears in a room. This also provides superior color coordination and a soft look at the top of the shade. Duette shades boast the most extensive selection of innovative lifting systems and the widest array of fabrics, opacities, pleat sizes, colors and textures.
Best Energy Efficiency for 2009
Hunter Douglas Duette Architella honeycomb shades offer a state-of-the-art patented design, with three distinct air pockets, for the highest level of energy efficiency in the Hunter Douglas product line, reducing energy loss through windows by up to 50 percent. They also preserve color and texture in bright sunlight and on opaque fabrics.
What’s more, the Duette Architella design is also the only honeycomb product to provide exceptional pleat retention for perfect symmetry front and back. New to the offering with an upscale, luxurious look, the woven Meritage fabric features interwoven yarns of mixed colors that dazzle with depth and richness and have a soft hand as well. This semi-opaque fabric comes in the ¾-inch pleat size in 12 colors.
Also new, Classic, a durable non-woven that Duette was originally launched in 1985 and that remains very popular. This comes in semi-opaque and opaque fabrics in ¾” and 1¼” pleat sizes in 12 fashionable colors. Six of 12 Duette Architella Classic colors have a natural street-side option. While the white street-side color reflects sunlight and increases summertime energy efficiency, the new natural color option blends with the home’s exterior and meets the requirements of some homeowners associations. These additions bring the total Duette Architella SKUs to 156, nearly 40 percent of the Duette product line. Duette Architella is also offered in all specialty shapes.
