Interface, the worldwide commercial flooring company and
leader in sustainability, launches its latest nature-inspired carpet tile
range, Ice
Breaker .
Organisations
today are asking architects, designers and flooring specialists to create
interiors, that offer simple, mindful and nature inspired environments with an
emphasis on tactility and sensory contact.
With the
pervasiveness of technology in every aspect of work, they desire spaces that
prevent overstimulation and create a sense of calm, and seek softer colours,
comfortable materials and subtle transitions.
Ice Breaker mimics scratched ice to provide bespoke
gradient shapes and natural flow across the floor. Available in nine
grey and neutral tones in a 50 cm x 50 cm square,
it is designed to be installed in a non-directional pattern and can be used
alongside Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) or nora rubber flooring to create multiple
spaces that offer people in the space a variety of serene and sophisticated
environments.
With a
simple colour palette, quick delivery options and a price point to suit all
budgets, Ice Breaker is easy to work into any interior design scheme.
Mandy
Leeming, Design & Development Manager, Interface EMEA, said: “Workplaces
are much more than a space to get a job done. By incorporating design elements
that are familiar in the consumer space; softer colours, texture and
sustainable materials to accessories; designers can create mindful spaces,
engineered to energize, encourage collaboration and drive results at work.
"Beginning
the design process with a nature-inspired flooring solution, ensures designers
are positioned to set the tone of the work environment and support the ecology
of the workspace as it evolves to mirror the needs of its users.”
To create a workplace acoustic experience that actively
contributes to employee wellbeing, the Ice Breaker product comes with three
standard backing options, Graphlex and SONE and
CircuitBac Green. SONE technology improves the acoustic qualities of a room
by increasing sound absorption and reducing the impact of sound to aid
concentration for workers. The cushioned backing also improves under-foot
comfort ensuring users have improved working conditions providing an added
benefit for business.
CircuitBac
Green gives you the best possible environmental performance of any Interface
backing. The backing uses plant-based natural oils as well as recycled content.
The
bio-based content provides a carbon-negative alternative to existing backing
materials, meaning it absorbs more carbon than it emits during its production.
This significantly reduces the overall carbon footprint of the finished carpet
tile.
Ice Breaker is carbon neutral through its entire product
lifecycle, as standard and at no extra cost, through the Interface Carbon
Neutral Floors programme.
By selecting Interface products customers are committing to
use products that reduce embodied carbon, a key contributor of greenhouse gas
emissions in the built environment, helping the planet and supporting the Climate
Take Back mission to reverse global
warming.
