Today, we're tackling these acoustic challenges with a deliciously sophisticated approach: Pantone's 2025 Colour of the Year, Mocha Mousse (PANTONE 17-1230). This rich brown tone brings comfortable glamour to any restaurant space, while FR-One’s contract fabrics help manage sound levels. When Mocha Mousse shows up in our fabric collections, you know you're in for something special that looks as good as it performs acoustically!
The Pantone Colour Institute describes mocha mousse better than we ever could:
“An evocative rich brown infused with sensorial warmth, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse blends our desire for comfort and opulence to present a tasteful touch of glamor. An earthy yet refined brown, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse nourishes our senses. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse evokes a feeling of comfort, whether appearing on flooring, a painted wall or wall coverings, within home and commercial decor, or in more natural materials including wood and stone, rattan and wicker, and leather and linen.”
Mocha Mousse draws out the nurturing indulgence of chocolate and coffee, making it the perfect shade for people seeking stability or simplicity. Its soft sophistication reflects our collective desire for grounding, inviting us to slow down and savour the present moment.
On a practical level, the warm sophistication of this particular tone creates spaces where guests naturally want to linger and can actually hear each other talk.
How can you resist?
Poor sound management can negatively impact the overall experience of everyone in the space. We’ve all been in restaurants or cafes that are as noisy as a swimming pool on the weekend: a nightmare. Definitely not the kind of grounding environment where you can slow down, savour the present moment.
It’s easy to see why sound is so important: but what does ‘acoustic control’ look like in reality? Can you enhance the visual or tactile aesthetic a space as well as its ambiance without wrapping the whole place in bubble wrap?
Short answer: Yes! Thanks to us, of course.
We don’t limit acoustic performance to specific, specialised collections – it’s something our designers are already thinking about no matter what fabric characteristic or end-use application they’re tackling. We’re talking across the whole spectrum: sheers, blackouts, upholstery, dimouts, you name it. This means that building a ‘mocha mousse’ mood is easy with our fabric ranges, even in commercial spaces like restaurants.
Did you know that all drapery fabrics naturally absorb sound to some degree? It's true! But at FR-One, we supercharge this natural property.
When you choose fabrics with better baseline sound absorption (like many in our collections), your draperies automatically create a more pleasant acoustic environment from the moment they're installed. But we don't stop there - we can boost this performance even further with smart design choices. What really makes the difference?
It comes down to three key factors:
Those beautiful pleats aren't just for show. Each fold creates additional layers that trap and absorb sound waves instead of letting them bounce around the room.
Our tightly woven fabrics create more opportunities to capture sound energy within the textile structure itself.
How and where you position draperies relative to windows and other reflective surfaces dramatically affects their acoustic performance.
That's technical speak for "these fabrics really know how to hush a noisy space." This matters especially in restaurants, where the ability to hear dining companions directly affects how long guests stay and how much they enjoy their experience.
When you combine these hardworking acoustic properties with the rich visual depth of Mocha Mousse, you create dining spaces that feel as good as they look.
Our fabrics can do so much more than just dress windows, and restaurant designers love how versatile drapery fabrics like ours can be in a dining space. Here are our favourite suggestions:
Imagine track-mounted fabric panels in that rich Mocha Mousse shade that staff can quickly reconfigure to accommodate different group sizes. The best part? The fire retardancy of our fabrics, like that beautiful earthy tone, stays true and rich, meal after meal, year after year.
Our fire-retardant fabrics in Mocha Mousse can create stunning ceiling installations while meeting all safety requirements (plus it’ll really impact the sound). We’re talking about stretched fabric ceiling systems, retractable canopies, and suspended fabric elements.
All of these options absorb sound while adding that comforting Mocha Mousse warmth overhead, showcasing the depth and richness of the colour.
When you’re selecting fabrics for a commercial project, we know that your final decision will be about more than just their colour. So, while we might be focusing in on sound absorption today, but let's have a quick look at other factors when you’re specifying fabrics for a restaurant space:
It’s no secret that fire safety standards and compliance vary across different countries and regions. Every country has its own set of regulations and testing protocols.
FR-One drapery and upholstery fabrics are fire-retardant, meeting key, relevant FR standards the world over. This gives our customers a unique fabric offering without compromising the excellent quality and market-specific focus that defines us. All FR-One fabrics undergo rigorous testing to international standards including certifications with a global impact.
Restaurant textiles take a beating - constant traffic, accidental spills, regular cleaning. Our contract-grade fabrics stand up to everything your busy establishment throws at them while keeping that sophisticated Mocha Mousse tone looking fresh. Learn more about our durability testing and specs.
Each piece in our collections delivers superior performance while retaining an effortless drape, perfectly blending residential-style comfort with contract-commercial strength. Our fabrics available in extensive colour lines too!
We understand that today's restaurant owners care about their environmental footprint. That's why we use GRS-certified recycled yarns and ensure all our fabrics meet OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification. Our unique STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certification number is 0611045 and can be confirmed on the Textile Exchange’s online label checker. This means that designers get technical performance without harmful chemicals, and zero PFAS or VOCs.
Explore our sustainability commitment.
We can provide comprehensive support, in anything from colour matching your fabric specifications to PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, to our special fast track service.
Contact our team to discuss your project requirements and discover how FR-One's fire-retardant fabrics can showcase Pantone's 2025 Colour of the Year in your restaurant space.