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By taking inspiration from natural craft textiles and artistic hand weaves, Forbo Flooring Systems has launched a new softly striated carpet tile collection; Tessera In-touch. Designed to help de-formalise office interiors, the new range allows designers to create a more relaxed and calming working environment.

With an increased focus on flexibility and space efficiency, many organisations are now embracing informal workspaces to encourage collaboration and Forbo’s new Tessera In-touch carpet tile planks (100cm x 25cm) have been developed with this in mind. The collection is designed to gently reflect the shift from work-life to life-work balance by promoting a harmony between the two.

The colour concept for the range is composed of five complementing “pairs” giving a palette of ten colours in total, with each one offering colour hues that diffuse along the width of the plank. This relationship of colour and design ensures the paired colours flow easily into each other when they are installed together, and also work equally well when used on their own. This concept enables a tonal or contrasting flow across the floor and can help create stunning and relaxing interior spaces without the need for elaborate and complicated space planning.

Janet Lowe, Head of Marketing UK and Ireland at Forbo said: “The current trend for flexibility in the office environment suggests that if workspaces were more inviting and relaxed, employees would work better, collaborate more and ultimately be happier in work. Our new Tessera In-touch collection embraces the idea of a less-structured, more calming aesthetic to produce a comfortable and tranquil atmosphere.

“The collection is available in a variety of contemporary shades, which incorporate on-trend hues from mustard, blush, grey and duck egg blue –all of which can be combined to create different aesthetics. However, further designs can be fashioned by playing with the plank format itself – creating patterns such as herringbone or half drop.”

For a fully integrated office design, Tessera In-touch can be easily combined with Forbo’s Allura Flex LVT planks using the same tackifier, without the need for transition strips or a build up of the sub floor. It is also sustainable in the way it is manufactured, as it contains 60% recycled content by weight and is produced using 100% renewable electricity.

Forbo aims to create better quality environments in which people can live, work and learn. Tessera carpet tiles achieve this through low levels of VOC emissions, excellent sound absorbency and a wide range of stimulating designs and sympathetic colours to create inspiring interiors.

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/ Tessera In-touch in Crochet 3307 and Macrame 3306
/ Tessera In-touch in Watercolour 3300 and Fresco 3301
/ Tessera In-touch in Collage 3304 and Scribe 3302
/ Tessera In-touch in Watercolour 2200 and Fresco 3301
/ Tessera In-touch in Scribe 3302, Calligraphy 3303 and Tessera Layout in Frosting 2112