Mermet Sofia Fabric
12 colourways, openness <1%, light-filtering / blackout, up to 118 inches wide. Every swatch and every published specification, from the workroom that cuts Mermet in Fort Lauderdale and installs it from Miami to Palm Beach.
A light-filtering and blackout pair in six colours
Sofia is a matched pair rather than a single fabric. Sofia Daylight is a 100% polyester light-filtering weave at under 1% openness, 118 inches wide and 5.10 oz per square yard, that gives full daytime privacy while passing 10% to 40% of the visible light, so a room reads bright rather than shaded. At NRC 0.45 it has the highest published acoustic rating of any privacy weave Mermet makes, which matters in a bedroom with a lot of glass and hard floors. Fire listings are ASTM E84 (Class A) and California Technical Bulletin 117.
Sofia Twilight is the blackout half: polyester with an acrylic coating, the same 118-inch width, 11.0 oz per square yard, Tv 0 and about 100% UV blockage, listed to ASTM E84 (Class B) and California Technical Bulletin 117. Both cards carry the same six colour names, Oat, Barley, Poppyseed, Rye, Buckwheat and Pumpernickel, so one room can run the Daylight weave by day and the Twilight by night without changing colour. The Twilight colours reflect 68% to 84% of the solar energy that reaches them, and each has a photograph of its reverse face on this page.
Sofia Daylight
6 colours. Openness <1%; up to 118 in wide; fire listed.
Colourways
Sofia Twilight
6 colours. Up to 118 in wide; fire listed.
Colourways
Every Sofia colourway, with Mermet's published figures
| Swatch | Fabric | Colour | Code | Openness | Tv | Ts | Rs | As | Rv | SHGC int. | Width | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Daylight | Oat | 000OAT <1% | <1% | 40 | 40 | 56 | 4 | 59 | 0.41 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Daylight | Barley | 000BAR <1% | <1% | 35 | 38 | 51 | 11 | 51 | 0.43 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Daylight | Poppyseed | 000PPY <1% | <1% | 25 | 33 | 46 | 21 | 40 | 0.45 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Daylight | Rye | 000RYE <1% | <1% | 18 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 0.47 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Daylight | Buckwheat | 000BUC <1% | <1% | 17 | 28 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 0.47 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Daylight | Pumpernickel | 000PUM <1% | <1% | 10 | 17 | 25 | 58 | 19 | 0.52 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Twilight | Oat | 000OAT | Opaque | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 88 | 0.19 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Twilight | Barley | 000BAR | Opaque | 0 | 0 | 82 | 18 | 89 | 0.18 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Twilight | Poppyseed | 000PPY | Opaque | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16 | 91 | 0.17 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Twilight | Rye | 000RYE | Opaque | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 87 | 0.19 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Twilight | Buckwheat | 000BUC | Opaque | 0 | 0 | 68 | 32 | 77 | 0.26 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page | |
| Sofia Twilight | Pumpernickel | 000PUM | Opaque | 0 | 0 | 82 | 18 | 87 | 0.18 | 118 in | Spec sheet (PDF) · Mermet page |
Tv = visible light transmitted, Ts = solar energy transmitted, Rs = solar energy reflected, As = solar energy absorbed, Rv = visible light reflected, in percent, as published by Mermet USA for the fabric on its own. SHGC int. and SHGC ext. = solar heat gain coefficient of the fabric mounted inside or outside residential double glazing, from the same spec sheets; UPF = Mermet's ultraviolet protection rating where it publishes one. We bring the sample books to the consultation.
Where Sofia works here
Sofia goes where the light matters more than the view: street-facing rooms, guest suites, baths and the bedrooms of Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach condos where the water is on the other side of the apartment. The usual specification is Daylight in front of Twilight on a dual roller, one colour through the room, so mornings can be soft and nights can be dark on the same bracket.
Sofia is the smoother, more acoustic of Mermet's two Daylight and Twilight pairs; Elba is the textured jacquard version in stone tones.
Sofia: frequently asked
What is the difference between Sofia and Elba?
Colour and texture rather than function. Both are Daylight and Twilight pairs at 118 inches. Sofia Daylight is a smoother polyester weave in six food-named colours with a higher acoustic rating at NRC 0.45; Elba Daylight is a textured jacquard in five stone names. The blackout halves are close in construction and performance.
Is Sofia Daylight private at night?
By day, fully. At night a lit room shows shapes through the pale colours; Pumpernickel, which passes 10% of the visible light, is the most private of the six. Where a room has to be private and dark after sunset, that is what Sofia Twilight in the same colour is for.
How wide can a Mermet Sofia shade be?
Mermet publishes standard roll widths of 118" (300 cm) for Sofia, so a single shade can run to about 118 inches wide before a seam or a second shade is needed. Wider openings are covered with two shades on one headrail programmed to move together, or with a seam placed where the mullion hides it. We confirm the exact limit for the chosen system when we measure.
Which shades can be made in Sofia?
Sofia is a roller shade fabric. We source it directly from Mermet, so the same weave goes on Lutron, Somfy, Crestron or Vertilux motors or a manual chain, cut and finished in our Fort Lauderdale workroom and installed by our own team from Miami to Palm Beach.
Can I see Sofia samples before ordering?
Yes. We keep the Mermet sample books in the Fort Lauderdale workroom (4539 Powerline Rd, by appointment) and the Miami Beach showroom (500 South Pointe Dr #150), and we bring the colours you shortlist to the in-home consultation so you can hold them against your glass in your own light.
Compare Sofia with
Vizela
The fiberglass light-filtering weave, with a blackout partner
Zora Twilight
A 126-inch blackout with a white or colour-matched back
Sparta Twilight
The 126-inch blackout that keeps the NFPA 701 listing
Flocké
A flock-backed fiberglass blackout with a European fire listing
Elba
A textured light-filtering and blackout pair in stone tones
Mermet Sofia shades in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We source Sofia directly from Mermet for any project from Miami to Palm Beach, cut and finish the shades in our Fort Lauderdale workroom on the Lutron, Somfy, Crestron or manual system the window calls for, and install them with our own team. Both showrooms, 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale (by appointment) and 500 South Pointe Dr #150 in Miami Beach, have motorized shades running so you can see the fabric in motion.
See Sofia in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the colours you like and we bring the Mermet samples, demo motors, and honest answers about openness, colour and what your windows actually need.