Exclusive to LUXAFLEX®, DUETTE® Architella Shades are the ultimate in energy efficiency and distinctive design. Most of your home’s energy is lost through windows. Research revealed that up to 30% of heat loss from your home occurs through uncovered windows.
DUETTE Architella Shades feature a patented honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb construction dramatically increasing the product’s ability to insulate in the winter and filters unwanted glare while defecting heat, keeping your room cooler during the summer.
How LUXAFLEX DUETTE Architella Shades work:
- Three distinct air pockets for superior energy efficiency and increased insulation
- The inner TruPleat construction keeps every shade crisp and consistent from front to back and top to bottom
- Layers of fabric for more luminous colour
- Made from anti-static, dust-resistant polyester, making it easy to clean
Product variations
Luxaflex Duette Architella Elan
Elan translucent and Elan blockout fabric has a refined shimmering appearance with a linen look, providing an elegant addition to the Architella Collection. Available in 20mm cell sizes with eight colour choices in each range.
Luxaflex Duette Architella Panache
The 20mm Panache translucent and Panache blockout fabrics range offers a subtle, swirling look with a soft texture and smooth finish. The colour palette is heavily neutral with splashes of earthen tones. Available in 20mm cell sizes with eight colour choices in each range.
Recommended Locations
Audio Room
Bedrooms
Bathroom
Conservatory
Commercial
Dining Room
Kitchen
Lounge
Laundry
Toilet
Unique solutions
Special window shapes
LUXAFLEX DUETTE Architella is the perfect solution to almost any window shape from circles to triangles and sloped shapes. Custom-made to fit, not matter the shape or size
Room darkening
Sometimes, the absence of light is important to the overall design or function of a room. Bedrooms used during the day, or specialised media rooms require the ability to completely eliminate all outside light. 20mm Panache blockout and Elane blockout are ideal solution for room darkening.
Humid rooms
Rooms prone to humidity and condensation can, over time, damage blinds or shades not designed to withstand those conditions. LUXAFLEX DUETTE Architella are ideal for humid rooms and spaces.
Sloping roof windows and skylights
DUETTE Architella Shades are particularly suited to cover sloped windows, conservatories and skylights. DUETTES Architella can be operated with cord control or an optional extension pole.
Child Safety
With trends in cordless window fashion design gaining momentum, our extensive selection of DUETTE Architella child safe operating systems including automation, ULTRAGLIDE® Lifting System, the exclusive LUXAFLEX® LiteRise and EasyRise Lifting System, and PowerRise System.
design options
Top-Down shades
Shades lower from the top only, which allows light in whilst maintaining privacy. Available with ULTRAGLIDE®, EasyRise and Standard Cord Lock Operating Systems.
Top-Down / Bottom Up Shades
Moving centre rail and bottom rail, open the shade top down, bottom up or both. This enables you to enjoy increased light control and enhanced privacy. Available with ULTRAGLIDE and Standard Cord Lock Operating Systems.
Day-Night Shades
Having two fabrics on one shade provides the ultimate solution for both light control and privacy, as you simply adjust the amount of each fabric you would like to see, this is ideal for bedrooms. Available with ULTRAGLIDE, Standard Cord Lock and ULTRAGLIDE Operating System.
Operating systems
Standard Cord Lock
Shades stack at the top of the slim headrail for a simple traditional look. Cords can be neatly secured around cord cleats when the shade is raised.
ULTRAGLIDE Shades
ULTRAGLIDE Shades incorporate an innovative lifting system that allows you to operate your shade using a single retractable cord maintaining a consistent cord length regardless of the position of the blind.
EasyRise Shades
The EasyRise Lifting System offers a continuous cord loop for easy movement of the shade. This cord is fixed to the wall so it cannot form a loop.
LiteRise Shades
LiteRise Lifting System is a completely cordless system for operating energy efficient DUETTE Architella Shades, for the ultimate in child safety. With the LiteRise Lifting System, your DUETTE Architella Shade is simply raised or lowered with your hand on the bottom rail of the blind.
PowerRise Shades
For ultimate convenience and control DUETTE Architella Shades can be easily automated with your choice of wall switch, automated or remote options that are perfect for hard to reach windows.
AIR POCKETS
The Unique DUETTE Architella fabric provides three distinct air pockets, dramatically increasing the products ability to keep heat in and cold out
SUPERIOR COMFORT
DUETTE ARCHITELLA Shades feature a patented honeycomb within-a-honeycomb cell construction providing superior energy saving.
Vibrant Colours
The multiple layers of fabric in DUETTE Architella Shades preserve the fabric colours and textures in bright sunlight and in opaque fabrics.
Cleaning
LUXAFLEX DUETTE Architella Shades cellular fabric is made from anti-static non-woven polyester that aids in the resistance to dust making the durable fabric easy to clean and maintain.
Dusting: regular light dusting with a feather duster or soft cloth maintains a like-new appearance.
Vacuuming: for deeper cleaning, vacuum gently with a brush attachment of any vacuum cleaner. Most products may be vacuumed using vertical strokes.
Spot Cleaning: Spot-cleaning shades and blinds with soft cloth or sponge moistened with lukewarm water. Add mild detergent if needed blot gently to avoid creasing or damaging the fabric rubbing can damage fabrics. Spot cleaning my result in showing up cleaner areas.
Cleaning Service: You can also have the blinds cleaned by a professional cleaning service, please find your nearest service provider under FAQ
Note: when cleaning windows, spray glass cleaner on a cloth rather than spraying directly on the window. This will prevent damage to the fabrics by splattering cleaner.
DUETTE ARCHITELLA Shades Insulation
R-value measures a product's ability to keep heat in and cold out. The higher the R-value, the greater the insulation.
Research reveals that up to 30% of heat loss from your home occurs through uncovered windows, so choosing the appropriate window protection can save you money on energy bills.
DUETTE Architella Shades, with R-Values ranging from 0.67 - 0.84, are the most energy efficient internal window covering in our product range.
What is the value of R-Value in Winter?
