Products in Brief: Color Therapy
Q5 Bench and Table System
Q5 comprises five core pieces that can be configured to meet various end-user needs–from impromptu meeting areas to temporary work surfaces. The modular collection includes a boomerang-shaped two-seater, single-seat stool, round or trapezoidal freestanding table, and bridging table unit in oak or walnut.
Paper Lane Pattern for Varia Ecoresin Panels
3form continues to expand its Varia Ecoresin line through its Full Circle Program, an ongoing collaboration with artisans around the world. A new Full Circle offering for this year, Paper Lane employs the precision hand-cutting of craftspeople in Nepal to slice discarded 3form catalogs and arrange them in vertical striations, resulting in vibrant, colorful fields. Varia Ecoresin is a polyester-based material containing 40% pre-consumer recycled content.
November by Mario Ruiz
Clearly, midcentury-modern influence has staying power, and one of its recent offshoots is November, a contract lounge series by Barcelona-based designer Mario Ruiz. What differentiates the line from others is a refined chamfer detail that softens the side and back edges of each upholstered piece. Lounge and side chairs, with or without arms, rest on oak legs or a more contemporary brushed stainless-steel prong base. Round coffee or side tables are finished in oak, back-painted glass, or white Corian, also with an oak or stainless base.
Street Thread Carpet Tiles
Urban art makes its way into commercial interiors via Mohawk Group's Street Thread collection of four color-injecting designs by popular street artists Aakash Nihalani and Queen Andrea. The former uses boldly-hued stripes at 45° angles in Taped Off (shown) to evoke his well-known highlighter-tape creations. The tiles feature Mohawk's Duracolor nylon fibers and EcoFlex ICT backing, which contains 35% pre-consumer recycled content.
Futura Collection
After retro tiles in a Bay Area Rapid Transit station caught his eye, Jason Coleman, founder of Clayhaus Ceramics, created his own nod to the swinging '60s–Futura ceramic tiles. Five designs are offered: the convex Bubble and debossed Disk (both shown); the concentric-circle motif Portal; puffed, six-sided Hex; and Level, a square that comes in two thicknesses for dimensional compositions. Each tile is 3” square (with the exception of Hex at 2½” square), can be mixed and matched to achieve different effects, and is handcrafted and glazed in Clayhaus's Portland, Oregon, studio.
The end of the summer may be drawing near, but that isn't discouraging furnishings companies from employing the vibrant color palettes of the season, particularly when it comes to workplace settings. The main factor? Today's office designs continue to call for materials and appointments that spark creativity and collaboration.
