NeoCon Preview – Masland Contract
June 3, 2008
Sneak peek of what’s coming to NeoCon from Masland Contract!
Touch
May 29, 2008
New modular tile collection from The New Patcraft and Designweave (ugh, that name!). The Touch Collection: featuring 16 different combinations of 4 different patterns and 4 variations of each pattern. An added bonus is that the fiber type used on these tiles is Eco Solution Q, Shaw’s environmentally responsible fiber with recycled and recyclable content.
NeoCon Preview – Bentley Prince Street
May 21, 2008
New collection from Bentley Prince Street: ‘Concrete interprets into textile a natural floor of stone with random horizontal blocks in deep carve and a glimmer of natural accent. Asphalt is texture that balances continuing the effect of the natural spark.’
ICFF Preview – Bev Hisey
May 13, 2008
At ICFF this year, Bev Hisey will be debuting two new hand-knotted wool rugs.
The rugs are homages to her grandmother’s oil paintings of the 50′s, in the spirit of the Canadian painters, the Group of Seven.
The colors are gorgeous, the design is yummy!
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
May 5, 2008
Great video of an interview with Ray Anderson, Founder of Interface Inc. The video was shown during an episode of The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth this past weekend focusing on sustainable building. Click on the links below to view the video (be prepared for a 30 second ‘sponsor’ message before the interview begin to play).
Interface have been pioneers in the field of sustainability for years. From powering their plant using methane from a landfill to being the first carpet manufacturer to recycle carpet back into carpet. See Interface’s dedicated sustainability website for more information on their extensive goals and processes.
The Lab will be touring the Interface modular tile (Flor) mill in the fall and will bring an in-depth report afterwards!
Frequency
February 21, 2008
New from J&J Commercial Carpet, Frequency – available in Broadloom and Modular Tiles. This is a great looking carpet for a great price (approx. $10 material cost)!
An environmental benefit can be added when you specify different backings from J&J such as their Nexus modular backing which contains 15% pre-consumer recycled content and is 100% recyclable at the end of its life. Use the ecoScorecard on J&Js website to evaluate the products environmental features.Samples are available in the Library.
Uncontrollable Urge
December 11, 2007
Yea yea yea yea, yea-yeah, yea-yeah, yea-yeah-yea-yeah! OK, if you’re not a fan of Devo you have no idea what I’m going on about. (Think, Whip It – or maybe you remember the band from the 70s and 80s who wore red flowerpot-like hats on their heads.)
Anyways, one of their founding members Mark Mothersbaugh is a musician whose created themes for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse and Nickelodeon series The Rugrats. Mark is a creative wunderkind who also scores music for movies like Rushmore.
Mark started designing rugs six years ago. “I liked the idea that you had a functionality with rugs that you missed with framed art pieces. They are much more pleasant to lay on, walk on, play on than pieces of paper. Rug burns are generally better than paper burns.”
See a slideshow of some of Mark’s designs here.
Via MoCo Loco
Eco-Backing
November 29, 2007
Now, at your request, Shaw EcoWorx Performance backing can be applied to any of the manufacturer’s broadlooms. This recyclable backing is the industry’s first 100% sustainable, non-PVC tile backing system.
EcoWorx Performance Broadloom can help decrease the amount of raw materials used in manufacturing due to its recyclability in a closed-loop process. Since all EcoWorx products are backed by an environmental guarantee, Shaw will collect and recycle EcoWorx Performance Broadloom, at no additional charge to the customer.
Read more about Shaw’s efforts in recycling nylon back into nylon at their Evergreen facility here.
Dressed2Kill
October 17, 2007
Shaw introduced the second generation of the Dressed2Kill Collection at NeoCon this year. A gorgeous selection of 11 patterns in 12 colorways it creates a splash on the floor. Samples are now available, view a selection now in the Library. Check out Shaw Contract’s website for the full selection of patterns and colors.
Modular Tile from Masland
May 4, 2007
Masland has introduced 13 new styles of modular carpet tile. Made of 100% Antron Legacy nylon the styles come in up to 11 different color ways. Shown above is (L to R) Aqueous, Contour, and Oceanic. Tiles are 24″X24″.
The binders are in the Library.
