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February 15, 2021
Mohawk Group’s Smart City collection a 12″ x 36″ Living Product carpet plank system explores a future in which the urban environment nurtures its citizens through these advancements and sustainable development. The carpet plank collection reinterprets the transit maps of major cities and urban areas into soft surfaces for commercial interiors. The system includes Urban Model, an organic base pattern that reflects the texture and rhythm of a metropolitan mapscape, and Urban Mobility (shown), coordinating pattern styles with linework and accent colors inspired by the subway systems of Berlin, Istanbul, London, New York, Paris and Shanghai. Mohawk Group collaborated with Gensler, serving as product design consultant, for Smart City.
Smart City by Mohawk Group
Smart City by Mohawk Group
Manufacturer’s latest Living Product carpet system finds inspiration in the urban environment of the future
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Smart cities unite people through high-speed technology and connectivity. Mohawk Group’s Smart City collection a 12 x 36 Living Product carpet plank system explores a future in which the urban environment nurtures its citizens through these advancements and sustainable development. As cities become more desirable for business, culture and personal opportunity, they are shaping the evolution of human experience. These are the cities of tomorrow . . . and the city for today.
“The best cities and urban environments are well planned and fluid, making creative use of space to maximize efficiency and growth,” said Jackie Dettmar, Mohawk Group’s vice president of design and product development. “We looked to this model to create Smart City, specifically how this vision of metropolis and community r
By Darius Helm The sustainability movement’s drive toward transparency over the last decade has greatly expanded the scope of sustainability, with both a deeper dive into the material use phase and a longer reach upstream into the supply chain and downstream toward end-of-life or cradle-to-cradle reuse. The focus on greener chemistries has heavily influenced the flooring industry’s evolution, and greener building materials in general have helped drive the growth of models for health and wellness, expressed through organizations like the International Living Future Institute, the International Well Building Institute and the Healthy Building Network. But most of the real work lies ahead.