Shaw Contract’s Forum Flooring Collection Fuses Cultural and Craft Influences

“We used pattern and texture to conjure a sense of well-being but also as a means of visual stimulation,” Shaw Contract designer Alyssa Gagnon explains. She’s referring to Forum, the manufacturer’s multi-format collection that injects vitality into high-use spaces such as hotels. Over­lapping shapes and crisscross lines estab­lish a tactile template that suggests the coarseness of sisal or jute. The 17 machine- tufted broadloom options are grouped into Field, including the geometric Collect, and Corridor, including the linear Compile. Sculptural area rugs such as Arc layer in resi­dential sensibilities, while 10 modular tiles boost flexibility. Customize the palette with 280 solution-dyed nylon colors using Shaw’s online design tool, Foundry. 

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