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No.7 Ta l k C a r p e t . c o m February 2021
table of contents
HI HI, 4
Beauties of Interior Design: our hotel
favorites from the last six months 22
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My dear design friends, Four creative restaurants that
feed our interior design appetite
Welcome to a new issue of Talk Carpet Magazine. This month we’re
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taking you on a tour of the Spring Summer 2021 fashion trends, Reform Transition is a brand new
giving you tons of fashion inspiration. gradient carpet tile collection
Our mood boards are taking color and pattern ideas from this
season’s runway looks. It is great to see how fashion brands 10 Chanels signature tweed translated
onto this pink carpet design
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got creative showing their collections outside of the traditional Gradient carpet and forest neutrals
crowded shows. Inspirec by SS21 undercover look
In that same spirit, we did some out-of-the-box thinking for our
custom carpet patterns. We took it upon us to design matching 12 Christian Lacroix Carpets Bring Fun
and Innovative Design to this office
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runway carpets for some of the spring-summer looks. They make Collaborate, Connect, Create:
for some very cool and fashionable corridor carpets. The best Coworking that works for you
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Mood boards
On the travel side, we’re doing a round-up of our favorites in several
of the month
categories. After six months of traveling, we felt it time to take a
pause and look back at all the marvelous things we discovered.
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Talk Carpet proudly joins DIFFA’s
Specify With Care program
Enjoy & stay awesome,
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Visual Elements: favorite pattern
inspiration sighted on our recent trips
Christophe Prosper Rammant,
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Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne
Creative Director Westwood SS21 Custom Pattern Feature
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Custom
patterns
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Using Biophilic Interior Design to
Bring the Outside Inside
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Everyday exuberance in luxury fashion
Texture inspiration found in
everyday places along our travels
inspires this soft material palette
Talk Carpet Spotify Talk Carpet Socials Talk Carpet Vlog
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H i g h l i g h t s o f v i s i t e d h o t e l s H i g h l i g h t s o f v i s i t e d h o t e l s
Beauties of
Interior Design: Lily of the Valley in Saint Tropez
Lily of the Valley is located in the hills
our hotel favorites from of Saint Tropez, overlooking the Gigaro
beaches. This new hotspot opened in July
the last six months of 2019 and is designed by the legendary
Philippe Starck.
We are continually looking for places to visit with a personality that This hotel sits 20 minutes away from
exhibits or tells a story about their surroundings. Saint-Tropez, making it the perfect escape
from the hustle and bustle of Saint
Tropez’s marina and beach clubs. Lily
of the Valley aims to provide a wellness
reset for their guests. Providing wellness-
centric activities, like private yoga
sessions, expert-led hikes, waterskiing,
and more. The hotel shades, including
fawn and beige, are all neutral. With
mostly wood for the floors, walls, and
furniture, material choice is largely raw.
The L’Arlatan Hotel in Arles
A Swiss billionaire, Maya Hoffman,
turns an old private residence
into a gigantic 6000 square meter
masterpiece. The L’Arlatan hotel is
covered with an eruption of color,
light, and contemporary architecture.
Each chamber and entrance is a work
of art that is unique.
In designing the boutique hotel,
Mexico-based Cuban artist Jorge
Pardo sought to preserve L’Arlatan’s
history while infusing a new creative
spirit. L’Arlatan Hotel takes travelers
through history, culture, and senses
on an extraordinary, magical journey.
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H i g h l i g h t s o f v i s i t e d h o t e l s H i g h l i g h t s o f v i s i t e d h o t e l s
August Hotel in Antwerp
The August hotel is quickly rising as one of
the top places to stay in Antwerp. A former
Augustinian cloister becomes a modern-day
sanctuary. Developed by Vincent Van Duysen,
this hotel features an elegant interior with
fantastic dining and hospitality experience.
The August hotel features pared-back finishes
to give the spotlight to the architecture of the
building. Furnished in various raw and warm
materials, this hotel blends scandi chic and
modern perfectly.
The hotel experience has stopped being a
single-dimensional place to stay. Still, it is the
place that offers tourists the chance to get
in touch with the culture of the region they
visit, to open up new areas of awareness, to
feel, to explore, to relax, and even to reflect on
ourselves through new experiences.
Casa de Sao Lourenco
in Serra da Estrella
Sitting proudly in Portugal’s
highest mountaintops, this hotel
has one of the best panoramic
views. Casa De Sao Lourenco is
a lodge nestled in the peaks of
Portugal’s remote Serra da Estrela
range. Burel, a wool style unique
to the Serra da Estrela region, is
one of the hotel’s central themes.
Walls, hand-painted panels,
art installations, and intricate
ceiling constructions covered
by Burel wool. This inn gives
the feeling of a Mountain SPA
where the simple themes are the
fresh air of the altitude and the
panorama’s elegance.
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N e w C o l l e c t i o n N e w C o l l e c t i o n
Reform
Leaf
Leaf is the second design of the
Transition Collection. It beautifully
Transition portrays the leaf’s transitional phases
of a plant. With an appearance more
like clusters, the design makes it feel
like you are walking on a pile of foliage.
is a brand new gradient
carpet tile collection
We introduce you to Reform Transition by ege Carpets, a gradient carpet
tile collection. A unique concept designed by Manganese Editions that
blends sustainability with luxury.
Seed
The Seed design reflects the
beginning stage of a plant. When
multiple seeds land into the ground
and start planting roots, it creates
these little speckles in the soil. The
design is decorated in porous shapes
Fibre
that imitate the image of a plant seed.
There are seven colors available in
Lastly, Fibre is a pattern that
three organic color palettes, including
mimics the last seasonal cycle of a
shades of green, gray, and black.
plant: when it loses its leaves and
turns into a withered and wilted
skeleton of a plant. This process
is reflected in the carpet through
the sharp block-like patterns
throughout. With brighter tones to
choose from, it signifies a place for
a new life to emerge.
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M o o d b o a r d s M o o d b o a r d s
Gradient The lookbook titled The Sixth Sense shows six
transitional parts, each with different themes according
to the season. We are particularly drawn to the sixth
carpet and forest The Royal Family of the Basement theme. This section
features casual streetwear fashion styled with elegant
jewelry and royal sashes. The ready-to-wear collection
neutrals
blends classic and modern, showing the transformation
of Takahashi’s brand. It is the inspiration for our mood
board featuring a green gradient carpet.
Just as the collection shows the transitional phase with
inspired by SS21 Undercover look his modern and bold designs, we use the leaf design
from the new Reform Transition collection by ege
carpets. The Leaf is a design by Manganese Editions
that portrays foliage’s growth and decay throughout
the various seasonal changes. The Leaf designs blend
multi-tonal colors through gradient carpet tiles. From
organic forest green to a golden brown, the colors show
the transitional hues of a leaf from when they grow on a
branch to when they fall on the ground. Like Takahashi’s
designs featuring monochrome sweatsuits layered with
bold statement jewelry, the Leaf design is in one color
tone that can be blended with complementary colors.
You can also mix two or three complementary colors to
show a smooth gradient flow across your carpet flooring.
Products used via Material Bank:
Reform Transition Leaf by ege carpets
Alpi Verde Panel by Porcelanosa
Old Castle by Durasein
Café Blend by Walker Zanger
Island Weaves Japan Paperweave by Maya Romanoff
Sereno by Bernhardt Textiles
Impress Braid by Garrett Leather
Jun Takahashi amazed us with his new Spring/Summer 2021 Women’s
Collection featuring his collaboration with Sanrio at Paris Fashion Week.
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Highlights of coworking spaces Highlights of coworking spaces
Collaborate,Connect,Create:
The Best
Coworking That
Works For You
The most sustainable source of competitiveness is engaging your minds,
hearts, and hands with talent. When working, being comfortable with the
environment and workplace is the most satisfying of all.
Feel Young With Yust
Yust intends to attract young adults
seeking such a versatile lifestyle. An
old industrial telecommunications
factory transformed through POLO
Architects into an innovative design
featuring coworking with a long-stay
apartment, hostel, and hotel.
Creative Concepts With Fosbury & Sons
By combining apartment, hotel, and
Many coworking places intend to make
hostel styled rooms, the innovative
you feel more at home; however, it often
concept provides a wide variety
remains a hollow marketing slogan that is
of accommodation options, with
not supported by space’s reality. Fosbury &
unique approaches for long and
Sons is a brand of coworking that genuinely
short stays. Yust provides trendy
delivers with this promise.
accommodation and is an affordable
option for stays and/or work.
Fosbury & Sons offers opportunities for
working people to help manage their balance
between work and life. During and after work,
beneficial professional services, fun events,
and educational lectures improve life quality.
Before, during, and after work, it has a quality
workplace culture that can inspire everyone.
The outcome is a beautiful combination of
warm and cool materials. The designers
have personally selected all furnishings,
sourced worldwide, and with the concept of
designing a home. Concrete panels sustain
the spectacular plateau and the 6-meter-high
windows scenic view of King Albert Park.
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Highlights of coworking spaces Affiliate Program
Talk Carpet proudly joins
DIFFA’s Specify
With Care program
At Talk Carpet we are excited to announce that we are now an affiliate
of DIFFA’s Specify With Care program.
Starting January 2021, we are donating 1% of sales
revenue in our custom carpet program to DIFFA (Design
Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). Our participation
helps DIFFA in procuring resources to support HIV/AIDS
organizations year-round and respond quickly to their
needs. As an ally and friend to the community, we believe
it is vital to support causes that impact lives daily.
As design leaders and suppliers of unique carpets, we
have a mission to change the mold of what carpets
traditionally are. We want to show people that carpet
Feel at home With Alma can be a canvas for art through new and innovative
carpet designs. Since August of 2020, we team up with
In Stockholm, Alma is amongst those local freelance designers and artists globally to create unique
community and coworking concepts that we carpet designs every week. Our custom designs are
would like to see expand internationally. Several always out of the box and relevant to current trends. As
original window paintings and drawings remain members of the design community, we pride ourselves
in the building, as a nod to the building’s past on our work, continually pushing the way people think
as design school. As a result, it adds a slight about carpet.
historical node to the coworking space. The
interiors are very welcoming and well-balanced, DIFFA is one of the largest supporters of direct care
with a distinctly Scandinavian theme. The paint and preventive education for people impacted by HIV/
palette includes soothing colors such as greys, AIDS. Supporters of DIFFA come from all fields of design
blues, and teals. and the visual arts. They have affiliates in architecture,
fashion design, interior design, consumer product design,
Alma has cultural programmings, drinks, cuisine, and photography. Serving a broad range of organizations
art, music, product design, and interactive and communities, including LGBTQ youth, at-risk
architecture. Alma was developed by the very minority populations, and incarcerated populations.
same people it caters, all pulled together by DIFFA believes that prioritizing and helping the most
Alma Founder and Artistic Director Fredrik at the at-risk communities can help educate and minimize new
center, creating welcoming environments where HIV/AIDS cases.
members feel more at home.
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C u s t o m P a t t e r n s C u s t o m P a t t e r n s
Uniquely shot by her husband Andreas Kronthaler
Plaid patchwork carpet on an iPhone, the fashion collection features a new
twist on her designs. Vivienne Westwoods collection
represents minimalism, with a brand message that tells
inspired by the avant garde people to buy only what they need. She creates unique
and timeless apparel using a small number of materials
Vivienne Westwood on each piece. Being eco-conscious is a core value for
the company. Westwood uses thin cotton, linen, and
sheath fabrics to create her clothing. She also uses
recyclable materials that are organically FSC Certified.
Vivienne Westwood is known for incorporating modern punk into
her luxury fashion brand. Similarly, we translate the bold plaid designs into our
custom carpet pattern. The different types of plaids
we use in our patchwork carpet make the floor stylish
and fun, just like Vivienne’s British punk fashion.
Traditional red and green plaid, overlaid with more
modern versions, creates a contemporary design for
this commercial carpet.
We are in love with Westwood’s
iconic SS21 collection virtual
debut. Posing herself for this new
collection, Westwood appears
in red plaid and mesh stockings
to represent her rebellious
creativity. In our fashion February
special, we are creating a runway
carpet to match the SS2021
Vivienne Westwood looks. Doesn’t
this plaid patchwork carpet look
stunning as a corridor carpet?
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I n t e r i o r s I n t e r i o r s
Using Biophilic Hobo Hotel and Ett Hem’s natural
elements in Stockholm, Sweden,
Interior Design
where potted plants filled every inch
of space, are surreal. At the same
time, Downtown Camper hotel is
unforgettable with its moss-covered
to Bring the
pillars and wood branch chairs.
The biophilic design of those spaces
makes us feel we were a part of
Outside Inside nature and the environment around
us. Instead of separating from the
design, we are immersed in it.
Over the last year, we’ve seen new interior design ideas go outside
to accommodate the influx of outdoor dining.
Our human love of nature – biophilia
– is an innate desire, and that’s where
the term biophilic interior design
derives. Biophilic design is the interior
design trend of bringing the outdoors
inside. The outdoors in this context
can mean colors, textures, materials,
plant life, lighting choices, and more.
We’ve had the opportunity to see this
trend firsthand at places like Cordoba,
Spain, at the Palacio de Viana
Courtyards filled with climbing vines,
or Mama Shelter Patio in Marseille,
France, with their eclectic rooftop.
We adore Restaurant
Botanica in Madrid, Spain,
where plants and herbs
are part of the décor and
design; and Le Jardin
Secret hotel in Brussels,
Belgium, where large bay
windows bring hidden
outdoor gardens inside.
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Everyday Bold fashion has returned to the mainstream with
honest clothes that have practical magic about
exuberance in them. Designers such as Dries Van Noten and Emilio
Pucci are both masters of color and print. They
have long been advocates for eccentric everyday
luxury fashion
clothing. Younger designers such as Molly Goddard,
Christopher John Rogers, and Matty Bovan are now
getting on board.
inspires this soft material palette We are recreating the everyday exuberance of Emilio
Pucci on our fashion materials palette. Combining
In February we are bringing a fashion focus at Talk Carpet. The entire gold and silver tones in our carpet design and using it
as the background, we were able to make the palette
month will be inspired by looks from the SS2021 (virtual) shows. stand out. Pairing the carpet with multiple contract
products to bring it to life.
With our brand new Transition Mix Tiles, you are able
to create a smooth flow of color. Gradient carpet tiles
transition by blending a color combination of your
choice. A dark to a light color combination would
best create a smooth transition of colors. These tiles
will definitely vamp up your interiors project. Reform
Transition is available in carpet tile, planks, special tile
shapes, area rugs, and wall-to-wall carpets. Mix tiles
are available in only 48x48 cm.
Products used via Material Bank:
Barnwood by Durasein
Kabuto by Wolf-Gordon
Mist by Vision wood
Sonnet by Wolf-Gordon
Café Blend by Walker Zanger
Paradise Marble by Marble Systems
Brushed Bronzetoned Aluminum by Formica
Reform Transition Fibre by ege carpets
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Four creative Le Pristine
restaurants that Opened just June of last year by three
star Michelin chef Sergio Herman,
feed our interior
Le Pristine has quickly grown to be
one of Antwerps hottest spots. We
were pleasantly surprised to see what
Space Copenhagen designers created
design appetite with this stunning interior using the
exposed concrete columns and brick
walls as a backdrop for their theme.
These four creative restaurants in Belgium and Spain left us more Dutch designers Maarten Baas
than satisfied. With top-quality cuisine and stunning interior design, and Bertjan Pot collaborated on a
these restaurants are a multi-sensory experience to remember. whimsical reception desk and lined
it with exposed light bulbs to greet
guests. Featuring a dark color palette
of green, black, and grey may seem
somber. But it is offset with pops of
color and unique light displays that
bring intrigue.
El Nacional
Located in the center of Barcelona
is a unique multi-restaurant cuisine
experience, El Nacional. This luxury
food hall combines four concepts into
one grand venue providing different
experiences within the same location.
Using reclaimed materials, the Lázaro
Rosa-Violán interior design team
managed to fuse four restaurants and
four bars into one cohesive modernist
garage venue.
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Buddy Buddy
This small 70-meter café and
nut butter shop is a design
lover’s dream. The cafe has a
very unique design concept
split dramatically right down the
Le Leopard middle.
Le Leopard sits within French fashion house Devised by Amsterdam studio
Darial, both housed in a once abandoned HOP Architects, Buddy Buddy
modernist textile warehouse in Barcelona’s features a two-tone interior. The
BarLe Dreta de l’Eixample neighborhood. The far side is a setting with metallic
brasserie features chic French-Italian haute red paint, high barstools, and
cuisine amid a lavish interior inspired by the bronze mirrors. The other side
1963 film “The Leopard.” of the cafe features milky-white
colors and large, open windows
The interior design inspires awe with gold-leaf with lower seating options.
ceilings, and red velvet banquettes.
However, the most dramatic
The hidden garden, with vaulted ceilings feature is the intersection of the
and concrete design elements, doubles as a two. In the middle of the cafe,
temporary exhibition space for collaborations the color meets in sharp contrast
with contemporary artists and leaves you and provides the perfect
feeling like you’ve found a secret paradise in the dramatic background for images.
middle of Barcelona’s trendiest neighborhood.
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Chanels signature tweed
translated onto this
pink carpet
design
We are obsessed with Chanel’s new SS21 Ready-To-Wear Collection,
which premiered at the Grand Palais during Paris Fashion Week.
Chanel’s new creative director Virginie Viard
amazed us with a Hollywood-inspired fashion
show. We are creating a custom runway
carpet to match Chanel’s looks. Doesn’t
that pink carpet design look marvelous as a
corridor carpet?
Maintaining the iconic Chanel look,
Viard showcases many tweed outfits in
combinations such as baby pink and black,
which are perfect for this spring season.
Throughout the collection, she brings back
some of Chanel’s vintage silhouettes but with
a modern twist. She uses embellished floral
charms and belts as elegant accessories.
Chanel’s assembly of different pink shades
features crop tops and robe dresses lined
with black trim. Bright pink monochrome
suits with shoulder pads and blush pink
tweed blazers are also featured. All of
the pink tweed showcased is the primary
inspiration for this custom design.
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Christian
Lacroix
Carpets
Bring Fun and Innovative
Design to this office
We recently had the honor to collaborate with architecture and
interior design firm Eastlake Studio.
They selected one of our Christian Lacroix carpets for the
expansion of design tech company ActiveCampaign’s
headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The office is a showcase
of the power of using color, texture, and layout to create
a great space. The company had expanded to three
continents and reached maximum capacity in their Chicago
offices. Instead of moving, they re-envisioned the area.
Eastlake Studio did the original design in 2017, so they knew
there was an opportunity to re-imagine the floorplan and
gain square footage. The plan was to take the open floor
plan and create various gathering areas filled with lush
motifs, impactful branding, and memorable spaces. As a
significant part of the interior, the flooring had a big job. It
had to seemingly separate the open floor plan while adding
to each space’s uniqueness without overwhelming but still
supplying interest.
Eastlake Studio selected our Atelier collection carpets for
their variety of textures, designs, and themes inspired
by the fashion icon Mr. Christian Lacroix. Selected to
complement each room, the collection ranges from the
Lacroix Mineral design theme of beach stones and quarry
tiles; the Gravure motifs inspired by antique engravings of
birds, butterflies, and mountains landscapes in Provence;
and the Textile theme with the look of foreign fabrics,
patchwork, velvet, and paisley. The specific carpet that is
featured in this project is our velours red from the Christian
Lacroix collection.
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Ta l k C a r p e t . c o m Ta l k C a r p e t . c o mMaterial used: Sunshade RECOLORED by ege carpets, Airy Concrete by Caesarstone, Vitrine by Maharam, Zellige by Riad Material used: Hot Madison Reloaded by JAB, Brushed with Fame by Wold-Gordon, Zellige by Riad Tile, Graphic Wall by
Tile, Big Arrow by Haworth, Perception by United Fabrics, Tinted Mirror Glossy by Goldray Glass, Lateral by CF Stinson, TURF, Paper Silk RECOLORED by ege carpets
Stripemania by KnollTextiles, Avenue by KnollTextiles, Fullerton by Richloom Contract
Serene Tunics Everyday exuberance
by Kenneth Ize by Bethany Williams
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Ta l k C a r p e t . c o m Ta l k C a r p e t . c o mMaterial used: Poetry Slam RECOLORED by ege carpets, Nightingale by Anzea, Raw Concrete by Caesarstone, Graffiti by Material used: Broadmoor by Kravet, Garrett Wovens by Garrett Leather, Terrazzo Renata by Ann Sacks, Epoca Rasp by
Astek Wallcovering Inc., Black Tie Porcelain Panel by Crossville, Impress Alligator by Garrett Leather, Champagne Stainless by ege carpets, Brushed Corridor RECOLORED by ege carpets
Formica, DecorFlou Reflecting by OmniDecor Glass Design, Rice Paddy by Sherwin-Williams, Urban by TURF
Everyday exuberance harp shoulders
by Ellery by Sukeina
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Ta l k C a r p e t . c o m Ta l k C a r p e t . c o mMaterial used: Grezzo by Highstyle Stone and Tile, Cords by Kravet, Regine by Valley Forge Fabrics, Axis Too! By CF Material used: Norwegian Rose Marble by Riad Tile, Drop by Febrik, MB20-014 by Terrazzo and Marble Supply, Stafford
Stinson, Sonar by kvadrat/Raf Simons, Pearlessence by Garrett Leather, Diablo by DUCHATEAU, Fresh Mesh by Brown by Cambria, ReForm A New Wave Grass by ege carpets, Bradfield by Monarch Plank, Orleans by Fil Doux Textiles,
Wolf-Gordon, Tuscan Gold by Rookwood, Fushion Square Large RECOLORED by ege carpets Paloma by Design and Direct Source, Cotton Bloom RECOLORED by ege carpets
Stylish Sweatsuits Stylish Sweatsuits
by Prada by Rodarte
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Visual Elements: Ace And Tate
Ace and Tate shop is an Amsterdam
favorite pattern inspiration eyeglasses company in Antwerp. The
shop collaborates with the startup
sighted on our recent trips company Plasticiet for Belgium to be
eco-friendly. The brand uses sustainable
materials such as recycled plastic and
A pattern is a repetition of specific visual elements. When we think of acetate instead of oil-based plastic. Their
patterns, we think of the standard repetition, but there are different shop’s interior design space is beautifully
variations of how designs can appear. colored in blue, yellow, green, and red.
Mima Museum
The Mima Museum in Brussels holds an
exhibit that displays anthropomorphic
contemporary artwork. The pop culture
exhibition shows multiple graphics that
incorporate animal drawings, graffiti, and
tattoos. Interior designer Piet Parra is a
visual artist and fashion designer who uses
colorful aesthetics to portray humans as
animals. His expertise is graphic art, so he
paints cartoon characters on the windows,
including birds, monkeys, and bugs.
Modernist Barcelona
Antoni Gaudi is a master of patterns and designs. Thanks to
Gaudi, Barcelona is a center for modernist architecture and art.
The Casa Batllo is a landmark that best represents its rich
Valerie Traan Gallery history and beautiful design elements. The bold blue tile pattern
covering the walls and floors brightens the whole interior space.
Additionally, the Valerie Traan Gallery is in
Antwerps historical center, and the exhibit Park Guell has some of the best views of Barcelona. The park
displays minimalist art and architecture. Her perfectly reflects the harmony of nature and architecture.
gallery is titled objects and subjects, and her Josep Maria Jujol designs the bench and has it wrapped
art explores homelike interior design spaces. around the perimeter of the plaza. Ceramic shards of all colors
Valerie makes the art gallery look like her cover the entire bench randomly.
own house, arranging the gallery rooms
to look like bedrooms and kitchens. The The roof terrace at La Pedrera-Casa Milà is a unique visit.
gallery is in a completely white backdrop Walking around it is like being in a museum full of sculptures.
with irregular strokes of brown and pistachio The rooftop uses cast iron and a stone base for the walls. The
colors. Valerie uses neutral tones to make patterns and colors are in the earthy gold color to make the roof
her exhibition emit a warm atmosphere. seem more sacred and ancient.
What an awesome pattern inspiration.
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Polka dot carpet pattern reinvents Moss carpet inspired by the runway
Thebe Magugu’s SS21 collection during the Raf Simons’ Prada debut
We are utterly obsessed with Thebe
Magugu’s Spring 2021 collection.
This collection has hidden spy
themes he incorporates into his The Raf Simons’ SS21 womenswear
abstract designs. Just as spies show is nothing less than
are still concealing and revealing impressive. For his Prada debut,
themselves as part of their job, he amazes us with a truly stunning
he notices that clothes also have presentation. His rebellion theme
the same purpose. We’re taking for the collection is about youth
inspiration from his work for our counterculture in the U.S. He
modern polka dot carpet. pays tribute to horror films such
as Nightmare on Elm Street and
Scream. We’re super excited to
design a matching runway carpet.
Doesn’t our moss carpet look so
cool in that corridor?
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Futuristic carpet inspired by the Jacquemus SS21 collection inspires
Mugler Spring Summer 2021 collection this cooking-themed carpet print
Designer Porte Jacquemus
amazes us with his new SS21
L’Amour collection. The collection
features menswear and
womenswear and is streaming
by a wheat field in the French
Vexin Regional Natural Park. He
uses sustainable and lightweight
materials to create his clothing,
making the apparel a closet
essential for spring and summer
seasons. We’re designing a
matching runways carpet with
our cooking-themed carpet print.
Mugler stuns in the new SS21
ready-to-wear collection,
premiered digitally. The show’s
designers use cinematics
to make models look like
they are on top of The Paris
Opera. New Hampshire born
Casey Cadwallader imagines
a post-pandemic world with
his innovative apparel, where
people can attend parties and
workspaces in his beautiful
suits. We envision a futuristic
carpet for the runway.
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Dries Van Noten’s fresh SS21 collection Make a space feel like a party with this
inspires this psychedelic carpet Balmain inspired fluorescent carpet
Olivier Rousteing does it again with
his Balmain SS21 collection. For this
collection, he desires to bring back
business and party apparel amidst
the current pandemic. In contrast to
the other luxury brands, Balmain is
not designing for the stay at home
lifestyle. Instead, his collection
brings a hopeful change for the
future with his social and travel
wear. We design for his matching
runway with our fluorescent carpet.
Dries Van Noten’s SS21 fresh and
optimistic collection is inspired
by psychedelic and experimental
movies created by New Zealand
artist Len Lye in the 1920s. By
incorporating nature in bright
and energetic colors, the Belgian
designer provides us the inspiration
for our psychedelic carpet pattern.
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Texture
inspiration found
in everyday places
along our travels
Textures are a powerful technique for creating exciting and unique design
projects. The texture is the surface quality or feel of an object and can be
found anywhere you look.
Pink Salt Lakes
The first is the Pink Salt Lakes in Camargue,
France. Nestled deep in the rural area of Burel Wool Factory
France lies this fantastic tourist attraction.
The salt lakes, aka Salin d’Aigues-Mortes, is Isabel Costa’s Burel Wool Factory
the largest salt marsh in the Mediterranean. is a company that makes burel, a
The lakes are one of the biggest salt Portuguese fabric dating back to
producers in Europe, and the high salt the 19th century. Originally from
content makes the lake water turn pink. Burel Mountain sheep’s wool, burel
The sandy textured salt molecules are pink is naturally handcrafted to make
because of the beta carotene inside the various fabrics. The factory is in the
algae. Dunaliella Salina is the algae that Manteigas village in Portugal and
make the water pink as it grows, just like how even saved Portugal’s economy from
it makes flamingos pink. failing in 2000. Burel wool is tightly
woven to create all kinds of items,
such as clothing, furniture, and plaids.
Design Museum Ghent
Additionally, the Design Museum in Ghent
is showcasing an exhibit called Kleureyck.
The exhibition displays eight color groups
as part of the experience to commemorate
Jan Van Eyck and his artwork. Curator
Siegrid Demyttenaere and eleven interior
designers create an installation for the
Ghent altarpiece, and it shows the different
layers of design practices.
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