On The Edge

On The Edge features pattern and color sketched, washed and traced along 18”x36” tile edges to create daring layers of design. Rectangular carpet tiles create dynamic spaces using the expanded installation methods available through this unique tile size. By “activating the edge,” a whole new dimension of design is achievable to emphasize scale, movement or define wayfinding. Design is liberating.

 

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The Music Project

The Music Project is a visual extrapolation of the universal language of music, a harmony of sound, design and science. Signifying a shift in the design process toward collective creativity, The Music Project engaged a web of disciplines: Brooklyn-based industrial designer Todd Bracher, a team of software engineers, the sounds of musicians, and the Shaw Contract Group Design Studio. The collection was created by working with custom written software that used data from various audio sources and converted them into a visual image, curated by Bracher. Design is sound.

 

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Bright Work

Shining design in a flash. The entire Bright Work collection is Quick Ship. Vivid styles in broadloom and tile, all set and ready to glow. Arriving at your space faster than the speed of color. And light.

 

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alterNATURE

The Shaw Contract Group design team seeks verdant inspiration. An avante garde runway show, cutting edge textile techniques, the weathered and worn bark of a tree. alterNATURE is a broadloom and tile collection of rich textural variations lifted from the natural world, exaggerated with a synthetic edge. The authenticity of nature in appearance and hand, engineering organic occurrence into the man made.

 

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Integrate

And now for some fresh thinking. This is Integrate. Youthful, mixable patterns designed for demanding spaces. Constructed of Eco Solution Q® solution dyed nylon and EcoWorx® performance broadloom backing, it's unendingly durable and thoroughly cradle to cradle. How smart is that?

 

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No Rules

The rules say you have to put down your carpet in a certain pattern. No Rules begs to differ. This high-performance cradle-to-cradle collection of carpet tile is designed to give you a flexibility and freedom to do as you please. So go ahead, install your tiles in any configuration you choose. Random is all the rage. Chroma and Spectrum feature Solution Q Extreme nylon, which resists tough acid based stains, typically requiring only water for removal, giving facilities a high performance product that doesn’t sacrifice aesthetics or recyclability.

 

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Design Is… Award Winners Signify Excellence in Design
Firms honored for innovative design, creativity

The six winning firms in Shaw Contract Group’s fifth annual Design Is… Award competition promote innovative solutions that positively impact the people who inhabit a space and the functions that take place there.

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Westparks+Associates Inc,
Cara Corporate Headquarters
Thornhill, ON Canada

 

id+s Design Solutions,
Heenan Blaikie
Montréal, QC Canada

 

Perkins+Will
Confidential Technology Company
Minneapolis, MN

 

EwingCole
AtlantiCare Cancer Institute
Philadelphia, PA

 

Richärd+Bauer
Prescott Valley Library + Yavapai College
Phoenix, AZ

 

Cynthia Urbanik Interiors LLC,
Dress For Success Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Shaw Contract Group defines design not only by great appearance, but also performance and sustainability. Our design teams work collaboratively in studios to create products designed to meet the needs of specialty markets within the commercial interiors industry. More than 300 products are installed in millions of offices, hospitals, schools and managed property spaces worldwide. Shaw Contract Group is a leading proponent of cradle-to-cradle design as a means to reduce landfill waste, preserve resources and increase recyclablility of products. As a division of Shaw Industries, Shaw Contract Group combines the expertise of the world’s largest carpet manufacturer with the financial stability of a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.