Human Spaces: Flooring & Design Blog by Interface

Revaluing Waste Material

August 21, 2018

By revaluing existing materials and exploring design options using items that others consider to be waste, business can protect its long-term future.

Better Products Make for +Positive Spaces

August 10, 2018

People’s expectations of interior spaces are becoming increasingly complicated. To keep pace (and even outpace) our complex lives, today’s built environments must offer more than ever before. It’s not enough for the spaces we live and work in to simply exist – they need to contribute to our lives, offering something positive.

+Positive spaces

How the Next Generation is Tackling Global Warming

July 24, 2018

In November of last year, we announced our support of a student-led competition inspired by Paul Hawken’s Project Drawdown, which identifies 100 of the most substantive solutions to reverse global warming. A panel of judges from Net Impact and Interface recently judged the projects and found four projects to be outstanding, all in the field of food waste or regenerative agriculture.

Colours Clash and Influences Mesh: Design Trends from Clerkenwell to NeoCon

July 20, 2018

2018 design trends spotted at Clerkenwell Design Week in London and NeoCon in Chicago featured a modern mash-up of both strength and softness. Read more.

NeoCon

Expanding our Product Line with nora

July 16, 2018

Interface plans to expand its product line with the acquisition of nora systems, a leading global company in performance flooring. Together, Interface and nora are committed to providing great flooring products and service and to improving the environment with our sustainability strategies.

Carbon Neutrality – A Shared Ride

July 10, 2018

As carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to rise in our atmosphere, more and more companies are realizing they can make a difference by becoming carbon neutral. That is, ensuring their products or processes result in no net release of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Climate Take Back

Get Inspired by WELL

July 6, 2018

With more than half the world’s population now living in cities, chronic illnesses are a growing issue. Globally, 76% of employees report a struggle with wellbeing1, and work-related stress costs the US approximately €255 billion and Europe €550 billion annually.2 With this in mind the WELL Building Standard™ (created by the International Well Building Institute…

The changing needs of higher education spaces for students and universities to thrive

June 28, 2018

Where we learn matters. On the face of it this might seem like an obvious statement. There’s no questioning the fact that the UK is home to some of the best universities in the world. In fact, four of the top 20 universities in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 20181 are in the…

Taking a New Perspective on Climate Protection

June 18, 2018

Project Drawdown Launches in Europe “It is time for Europe to reframe its climate protection efforts,” said German Energy Agency Chief Andreas Kuhlmann, at the recent Drawdown Europe launch in Berlin. “Project Drawdown shows how this can be done in a way that encourages cooperation, understanding and action. It is an exceptional coalition of some…

Concept Design meets LVT

June 7, 2018

Today’s spaces are all about variations in texture, from sleek metallics and bright acrylics to warm woods and woven textiles. This unusual juxtaposition is exactly what happens when carpet meets LVT. When it comes to textures, as Interface Concept Designers, we have the luxury of designing with the market’s most versatile choice of carpet tiles,…

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