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Inspiring beautiful thinking from the ground up: Interface
reveals latest global collection Human Nature
Global carpet tile manufacturer,
Interface has launched its latest
collection, Human Nature™, designed
by David Oakey longtime Interface
collaborator and world leader
in sustainable design practices.
Available globally, the collection is
built on the premise that designing
spaces which evoke the senses
through light, colour, texture and
detail spark the human creative spirit.
The collection provides a foundation
for organisation’s to curate beautiful
spaces that inspire beautiful thinking.
Drawing on the innate connection
humans have to the earth, Human
Nature takes its cues from the visual,
tactile textures found in the most
elemental of floor coverings – forest
floors, grassy fields and pebbled
garden paths.
“The more we learn about our natural
world, the more we’re inspired
to change the way we approach
design,” said Interface executive
creative director Chip DeGrace. “This
collection has both brains and beauty,
and we’d like to believe Mother
Nature would be both flattered and
impressed with what Interface has
produced…what architects and
interior designers can create with
it…and what beautiful thinking
those creations can inspire in the
workplace.”
Like everything in the natural world,
transitions are varied. Human Nature
features five 25cm x 1m skinny
plank carpet tile patterns that pair
seamlessly with 50cm x 50cm square
tiles, ideal for composing imaginative
floor designs and encouraging design
diversity. The planks are also available
in a range of textures, from tumbled
pebbles to freshly cut grass, helping
to delineate different working spaces.
The Human Nature planks offer
a significant advantage over hard
surfaces, absorbing sound and
improving acoustics, creating
more comfortable, productive work
environments.
“Scientists have found that humans
crave sensory change and variation,
though our work environments
are often flat, unnatural places,”
Oakey said. “And though there’s no
doubt that the design community is
drawn to the aesthetics of concrete,
stone, and wood, the physical and
acoustical benefits of soft surfaces
are impossible to ignore. In Human
Nature we’ve combined the best
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of both worlds — the hard surface
look of planks with the benefits of
soft, textured carpet tile that feels
comfortable and natural underfoot.”
Human Nature embodies Interface’s
20-year history as a sustainability
pioneer. Made with 100 percent
recycled content nylon yarn, it will
be manufactured on 4 continents
in 6 Interface factories that are, on
average, 39 percent more energy
efficient and consume 83 percent
less water than when the company
began to rethink its impact on the
environment two decades ago.
Additionally, these manufacturing
facilities now receive an average
35 percent of their energy from
renewable sources.
For more information
T: 08705 304030
www.interfaceflor.co.uk