Luxaflex® Duette Shades Brochure

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TIMELINE LUXAFLEX® DUETTE® SHADES

RISE OF AN ICON THE ORIGINAL HONEYCOMB BLIND

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1990s

2000s

In the mid-1980s, energy efficiency was becoming a priority for homeowners, but few window furnishings combined insulation with style. In 1985, American product developer Wendell Colson introduced the Duette® Honeycomb Shade, the first cellular window covering.

Inspired by natural honeycombs, its internal cell structure trapped air to reduce heat loss and gain.

The design improved thermal performance, offered a sleek, quiet operation, and quickly became a favourite among homeowners, designers, and energy-conscious builders.

Additional designs were added to the Duette® Shades family.

This included Top Down, Bottom-Up operation for flexible light control, as well as Skylight and Vertiglide. A range of new fabrics, colours and textures were also added to the collection as well as room-darkening and sheer options combining function and style.

Duette® Architella® Shades was introduced to the market - a revolutionary cell-within-a cell honeycomb construction with three insulating air pockets for enhanced thermal performance.

This design earned recognition in sustainability circles for reducing energy consumption at the window.

The birth of Duette® Shades

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T IMELIN E

Expansion and refinement

Energy efficiency and environmental leadership

2010s

2020s

2025

Duette® Shades became one of the first shading solutions integrated into smart motorisation systems like PowerView® Automation. Being compatible with voice assistants and smart home ecosystems elevated Duette® Shades from a functional window covering to an intelligent home comfort solution. The introduction of new cordless lifting systems in compliance with evolving global safety standards ensured child safety options.

The introduction of Duette LightLock®, a patented system that eliminates light gaps, enabled complete darkness for home theatres and bedrooms.

In 2025, Duette® Shades celebrates four decades as a global pioneer in window furnishings-renowned for award-winning design, trusted performance, and lasting style.

Today’s Duette collection includes:

Smart home integration

Design meets architecture

With an increase in emphasis on wellness and circadian lighting, Duette® Shades played a key role in light modulation and interior comfort.

Celebrating 40 years of innovation

Architella®: Advanced honeycomb design for exceptional thermal insulation LightLock®: Innovative sidechannel technology for complete room darkening PowerView® Gen 3: Smart automation for effortless control Eco-certified fabrics: Made with recycled content and low-VOC finishes Modern aesthetics: Designer colorways and minimalist hardware to suit contemporary interiors More than a product, Duette® Shades has helped lead the way in energy efficiency, daylighting, interior wellbeing, and sustainable design- continuing its legacy as the original trailblazer.

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OVERVIEW LUXAFLEX® DUETTE® SHADES

WHERE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEETS TIMELESS ELEGANCE

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t the forefront of innovative design, Luxaflex Duette Shades are specifically engineered to provide both beauty and energy efficiency at the window all year round.

Offering the ultimate in light control, privacy and sophistication, Luxaflex Duette Shades provide the largest honeycomb range, including honeycomb fabrics, design options and operating systems.

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OVER VIE W

Original Design For over forty years, Duette Shades have been the ‘original and the best’ honeycomb shade in Australia, and only brought to you by specialist Luxaflex dealers.

High Performance Honeycomb Duette Shades provide a striking interior look whilst our patented and industry leading honeycomb fabric design offers superior insulation.

Fabric Collection Available in a wide variety of luxurious fabrics, colours, and textures to complement any interior style, Duette Fabrics have undergone stringent testing to ensure they remain beautiful for years to come.

Light Control Control and vary the amount of light entering your home with the choice of three opacities – sheer, translucent and blockout.

Complete Control Choose from an unrivalled range of manual and motorised operating systems, designed for convenience and enhanced child safety.

Warranty Enjoy complete peace of mind when investing in Luxaflex Window Coverings. We stand behind our product by offering a Five Year Manufacturer’s Warranty #.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY LUXAFLEX® DUETTE® SHADES

REDUCE YOUR ENERGY C O S T S B Y U P T O 5 4 %* W I T H D U E T T E ® A R C H I T E L L A® SHADES

Duette Architella Shades

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ne of the greatest benefits of Luxaflex Window Fashions is the ability to control a room’s temperature. Luxaflex Duette Shades offer the highest level of energy efficiency compared with any other window covering.

The revolutionary Duette Architellla fabric range features a double honeycomb cell construction with four layers of fabric and three distinct insulating air pockets which traps air to provide extraordinary, energy efficient comfort throughout your home all year round.

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ENERGY E F F ICIE NCY

DID YOU KNOW? Up to 30%^ of total heat loss from a home occurs through uncovered windows.

The Luxaflex® Duette® Architella® covered window on the right demonstrates significantly improved energy savings versus the uncovered window on the left:

Without window coverings

With Luxaflex Duette Architella Shades

S AV E O N Y O U R H E AT I N G C O S T S W I T H L U X A F L E X D U E T T E FA B R I C S Fabric Ranges

Single Glazed Windows

Double Glazed Windows

Architella Translucent

36%

50%

Architella Blockout

43%

54%

Single Cell Translucent

25%

44%

Single Cell Blockout

32%

48%

*Savings are based on the installation of fully-recessed, reveal-mounted Duette Architella 20mm Blockout Fabric Shades in an average home in Sydney, with double glazed windows, compared with the House Energy Rating standard of Holland Blinds from AccuRate, in that home. These calculations have been modelled by an independent third party. Savings will vary based on window type and installation. ^ Based on information from NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System). Visit www.nabers.com.au for more information.

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ENERGY E F F ICIE NCY

Sheer wave curtains paired with blockout Duette® Architella® Shades

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F E AT U R E S A N D B E N E F I T S LUXAFLEX® DUETTE® SHADES

Q UA L I T Y T H AT PROVIDES A LIFETIME O F E N J OY M E N T

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n addition to enhancing and managing the natural qualities of sunlight, the Duette Shades range is designed to provide a stylish and sustainable home environment.

Technically advanced and made to measure with precision, Duette Shades have undergone stringent quality testing so you can be sure you’ve invested in a reliable window covering that will look good for several years to come.

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FEAT URE S A ND BE NE F ITS

Noise Reduction

Automation Throughout the Year

Improve your room’s acoustics and keep exterior noise out. Duette Shades can absorb sound energy, helping to create a more quiet and tranquil room.

PowerView ® automation lets you schedule shades to open and close according to the sun’s movements, so your home’s temperature is regulated automatically.

Sustainable Fabrics

Expansive Sizes and Small Stacks

Duette ® Architella ® Alexa and Thea fabrics are innovatively crafted with 90% recycled materials.

Duette Shades can cover large and tall expanses of glass with minimal stack for unobstructed views.

Durable Headrail Finishes

Streetside Fabric

Textured matte headrails are colour coordinated to the fabric for a cohesive design.

Duette Shades feature a white backing that reflects sunlight and provides a more neutral look.

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CUSTOM MADE TO MEASURE LUXAFLEX® DUETTE® SHADES

Select the finishing touch

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STEP 1 SELECT THE FINISHING TOUCH

S E L E C T A N I N N O VAT I V E O P E R AT I O N U LT R A G L I D E ® , L I T E R I S E , V E R T I G L I D E , E A S Y R I S E

EasyRise Shades

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esigned for effortless control and enhanced child safety, the energy efficient Luxaflex Duette Shades offer smart lifting solutions to suit any home and lifestyle.

Ve r t i g l i d e S h a d e s

Ultraglide® Shades

Ultraglide® A cord-less click and walk away system using a retractable wand mechanism to ensure the wand remains a consistent length when raising or lowering. With no cords, this system offers enhanced child and pet safety and sleek interior finish.

LiteRise An easy and completely cordless operating system, LiteRise Shades feature a contoured bottom rail handle, for user comfortability for raising and lowering the shade by hand.

Vertiglide A cordless side-to-side operation ideal for wide applications, sliding doors or as a room divider. Vertiglide can be operated manually by hand using a rail handle.

LiteRise Shades

EasyRise An intuitive continuous cord loop operating system that you can easily raise, adjust and lower by simply pulling on the cord. The cord loop returns back to the sleek headrail during operation, creating an endless cord.

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STEP 1 SELECT THE FINISHING TOUCH

S E L E C T A N I N N O VAT I V E O P E R AT I O N P O W E R V I E W ® A U T O M AT I O N

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owerView Automation is an innovative wireless operating system which automatically controls and powers a wide range of Luxaflex internal and external window covering products creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.

Control your shades via the Pebble ® Remote, smart device via the PowerView App or by voice control through Apple HomeKit ®, Google ® Assistant and Amazon ® Alexa ® integration.

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“ PowerView is a cost effective automation solution. Integrate with your existing home automation systems to create a whole-home connected experience. ”

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owerView allows you to quickly create customised schedules that control all the shades in your home to operate together or in any combination you desire. Easily schedule your shades to move automatically so you don’t have to. PowerView also allows you to easily link to sunrise and sunset times, to control solar energy throughout the seasons or wake with the sun.

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Duette® Architella® Shades with PowerView® Automation

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STEP 2 SELECT THE FINISHING TOUCH

CHOOSE A DESIGN OPTION

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uxaflex Duette Shades feature some of the most innovative and sophisticated design options to maximise light and privacy control.

Bottom Up

Top Down

Top Down/Bottom Up

Features traditional operation where the bottom rail is raised to open the shades.

Fixed at the bottom of the window, shades are lowered to let light in and raised to the desired height for privacy.

Allows the shades to open from the top and bottom for complete light and privacy control.

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Duo-Lite

TrackGlide®

LightLock®

Combines two fabrics on the one shade offering both the ultimate day and night solution.

Enables full functionality of a tilt and turn window allowing the shade to stay in place when the window opens or turns.

Provides the next level in ultimate room darkening with patented side channels that restrict the halo effect.

Skylight

Shapes

Sloping top & Angles

Ideal for skylights, sloping windows or any hard to reach windows.

Duette ® Shades are available for unique shapes like arches. These specialty coverings are fixed and not operable.

For high and hard-to-reach specialty shapes that slope at an angle, operate them with PowerView ® Automation.

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STEP 3 SELECT THE FINISHING TOUCH

SELECT A CELL SIZE CONSTRUCTION & FA B R I C O PAC I T Y

Fabric Cell Size and Construction Duette Shades feature honeycomb air pockets designed to insulate your home & help you save on your heating and cooling costs all year round.

Choose from either a single-cell construction or upgrade to the industry-leading Architella fabric range which features the patented cell-within-a-cell construction for superior insulation. Duette Architellla Shades feature three distinct air pockets which trap air within each cell deflecting heat, reducing heat loss in winter and keeping the home cooler in summer.

Fabric Opacity Customise the level of privacy and light required through the choice of three distinct opacities -sheer, translucent and blockout. Control the amount of light entering your home and create the perfect ambience in every room.

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FA B R I C C E L L S I Z E & C O N S T R U C T I O N

20mm Architella Double Cell

20mm Single Cell

10mm Single Cell

FA B R I C O PAC I T Y

Sheer Sheer softly filters the light and allows for view-through.

Translucent Translucent screens out harsh light whilst still providing daytime privacy.

Blockout Blockout gives you the ultimate in privacy and light control by completely blocking out light.

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STEP 4 SELECT THE FINISHING TOUCH

CHOOSE FROM OUR L U X U R I O U S FA B R I C S AND COLOURS

S U S TA I N A B L E S T Y L E The use of recycled materials not only reduces waste but also minimises environmental impact, making it an ideal option for those looking to create a greener home. This combines ecological consciousness with well-being at home.

The colours in the Duette range that are inspired by this trend are Thea and Alexa which are made from 90% recycled polyester. This fabric is a sustainable choice that combines eco-friendliness with durability. The use of recycled materials not only reduces waste but also minimises environmental impact.

UTOPIA OF NEUTRALS Warm neutrals, such as creamy beiges, soft browns, and muted terracottas, bring a sense of warmth and comfort to any space. Unlike cooler tones, these hues create an inviting atmosphere, making them perfect for crafting cosy interiors.

Warmer neutrals can transform a room into a serene sanctuary, providing a peaceful retreat from the outside world and encouraging relaxation and unwinding. Whether used in furniture, textiles, or wall colours, these shades effortlessly enhance the overall ambiance of your home. The Classic Architella range complements this style beautifully.

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N AT U R E I N S P I R E D : SHADES OF GREEN These refreshing hues bring a sense of renewal, optimism, and nature’s beauty into our homes bringing a calming and natural element to rooms allowing pops of colour.

Green is well known as the most calming of colours: with strong links to nature, it is often used to bring a sense of the outdoors into the home to create spaces that feel tranquil.

While soft greens are soothing and tranquil, deep greens are warm and luxurious. Fabrics: Elan Fern & Arugula

“ Warm neutrals, such as creamy beiges, soft browns, and muted terracottas, bring a sense of warmth and comfort to any space.”

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THE LUXAFLEX DIFFERENCE LUXAFLEX® DUETTE® SHADES

Innovation is our Heritage

Australian Made Quality

Luxaflex Window Fashions has been a leading brand in Australian homes since 1954. With a Dutch heritage, design and innovation are at the core of the brand. The Luxaflex brand has continued to expand the Australian product range, combining the best of international and local innovations.

Supporting local jobs, most of our product range is made to measure in our Australian factories. Our local production ensures we maintain strict quality controls and faster lead times for our customers. We stand behind our products by offering a 5 Year Manufacturer’s Warranty #.

Industry Leading Designs

Child Safety

Many of our products are patented and exclusive to Luxaflex Window Fashions. Our entire range is engineered and thoroughly tested to meet the high quality standards of the brand, but also to deliver high performance in our harsh Australian environment.

All Luxaflex Window Fashions are designed with safety in mind and are compliant with the latest ACCC Child Safety Regulations to ensure they can be operated in a safe manner.

Personalised Service

Earn Qantas 1 Points with Luxaflex

All Luxaflex products are custom made to your window requirements so they fit perfectly.

Our Luxaflex showrooms provide the ultimate experience, from your initial enquiry and showroom visit through to the after-sales service.

Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now earn 1 Qantas Point per $1 spent across the entire Luxaflex Window Fashions range.

Not a member? Join for free at luxaflex.com.au/ qantas-signup

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