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Trend-watching at Stockholm Furniture Fair

March 3, 2023

The venue? Stockholmsmässan. The dates? February 7th to 11th. The event? In interior design circles, only one of the most talked about of the year! In fact, in the run up to 2023’s long-awaited Stockholm Furniture Fair (SFF), exhibitors and attendees were even more enthused than ever – the result of a long, post-pandemic hiatus…

HeadFirst: The Floor as a Connector

February 27, 2023

HR services provider HeadFirst Group has unveiled its new headquarters in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The company asked architecture firm Fokkema & Partners to renovate the former ANWB building – a well-known location in the north of the Netherlands. To support HeadFirst’s sustainability ambitions, 1,950m2 of Interface’s Embodied Beauty carbon negative carpet tiles (as measured from cradle…

Setting the Tone: The Colors of 2023

February 14, 2023

There’s one event in a designer’s calendar that generates a great deal of anticipation and spurs excitement for the year ahead – Colors of the Year releases. And in a year where people have returned enthusiastically to commercial environments, designers have been bringing the outside in with projects inspired by both the natural environment and…

How Sensory Design Can Create Efficient Workplaces

January 13, 2023

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Work Design Magazine’s website on April 29, 2022. At the start of the pandemic, remote work was an adjustment for many employees. However, after forming new habits and routines, people began to embrace the flexibility that working from home can offer. Workplace habits continue to shift, with work-from-home being an…

Color Spotlight: Nourishing Greens

December 13, 2022

Color trends can be tricky to navigate – what’s in, what’s out and, most importantly, what works for a particular space? Natalie Makowski, Product Design Manager for Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, shines a spotlight on emerging global color trends, exploring how to apply these tones to commercial spaces. Take nourishing green, which has become…

Finding Art in Industry: An Interview with Chris Payne

October 21, 2022

Last year, The New York Times Magazine included our carbon negative innovation in its Climate Issue, highlighting our journey to develop the world’s first cradle-to-gate carbon negative carpet tile. The NYT Magazine hired industrial photographer Chris Payne to photograph our factories in Troup County, Georgia, for the piece. In addition to capturing the people and…

Seven Design Themes on Display at NeoCon 2022

August 5, 2022

It’s clear that hybrid work is here to stay and will continue to influence our workplaces of the future. As a result, commercial furniture and product manufacturers showed their willingness to embrace this new frontier with fresh introductions at NeoCon 2022. Amid the new products on display, several themes—some recurring, others new—stood out. The design…

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Mindy O'Gara

With a passion for design and learning, Mindy O’Gara blends both of these talents into her daily role as Director of Product and Learning Experience at Interface.

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