19 June, 2019
How to Foster Creativity and Innovation in the Workplace
Innovation happens when you build physical and psychological space that allows you to think creatively. And it’s up to companies and designers to provide that space.
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Sonya Lehner 12 June, 2019
Designing for Success with Monterrey Institute of Technology
Monterrey Institute of Technology needed to modernise its facilities in order to attract and retain the next generation of learners and innovators. So, the university launched a new mission to update its spaces with design that was fresh and colourful.
13 March, 2019
Spotlight on Scandinavian Design
Design shows like SFF are of course mechanisms for companies to showcase their latest products, hottest trends and freshest colour palettes. But more and more, companies are using this arena to talk about how they’re tackling broader design issues such as wellbeing, sustainability and community in the office environment.
Donna Dent 16 January, 2019
Finding a “Ray” of Inspiration
Where do our in-house designers seek inspiration? Safe to say it’s not found staring at computer screens all day. So, what do you get when you combine 20 designers, 16 paint colours and one giant “paint-by-number” canvas? This inspirational artwork of our founder Ray Anderson is to hang in ‘The Studio’ at our LaGrange office in…
Lauren White 7 January, 2019
Base Camp Designed for…Employees
Our company is driven by much more than the products we deliver… Our mission to run our business in a way that is restorative to the planet. Our constant sense of exploration and innovation to design a better way. And most importantly, while developing the plans for Base Camp, our commitment to creating +Positive spaces…
Interface 4 December, 2018
A Workspace Designed For…Designers
When we began this journey to renovate what has since become Base Camp, one of the biggest questions we faced was how to create a collaborative and inspiring space for our designers. In continuation of our blog series on the construction of Interface’s new global headquarters, this post features a behind-the-scenes look at the environment…
29 November, 2018
Biophilic Design improving the Hospitality experience – Hobo Hotel Stockholm, Case Study
Biophilic Design interventions play a key role within many hospitality spaces. They can help us to relax, sleep better and feel happier – so much so that we’re willing to pay significantly more for a room with a high presence of biophilia (even if we don’t realise that that’s what we’re paying for!) A room…
Oliver Heath 15 November, 2018
A New Global Headquarters Designed For…Customers
At Interface, we want our surroundings to reflect who we are as a company, with a healthy blend of our personalities, passions and products. In designing our global headquarters, we took this approach to new levels by considering our customers, a critical audience, in our decision making.
18 October, 2018
Materials in Design
An Interview with Kari Pei, product designer Louis Kahn famously told his students to interrogate their materials for design inspiration. The modernist architect would phrase this advice as hypothetical dialogue: “You say to a brick, ‘What do you want, brick?’ And brick says to you, ‘I like an arch.’ And you say to brick, ‘Look,…
3 October, 2018
From Rendering to Reality: Navigating the Construction of a New Global Headquarters
When Interface started its headquarters project in 2016, there was a lot to consider: location, design of the building, sustainability of the building, well-being of the employees who work there and much more.