Entropy Carpet Biomimicry

He created entropy for interface the world s first biomimetic carpet tile.

Entropy carpet biomimicry. Biomimicry guarantees new innovation perspective from the built environment and consumer packaged goods to organizational development and green chemistry. He studied the way the random but beautiful ways pebbles amass in a riverbed and leaves blanket the ground in a forest to create a something unique. Entropy is a tufted patterned structured tip sheared pile carpet tile with graphlex backing and pile material made from 100 solution dyed nylon with pre consumer recycled content. This variation means dye lots need not be matched during production carpet tiles can be placed in any order or direction and individual tiles can be replaced without the need to re carpet an entire room.

Interface s david oakey developed a carpet reads implications. The intentional color variations removed the need for consumers to purchase large quantities of attic stock in order to ensure matching replacement tiles. Entropy revolutionized the flooring industry because it featured carpet tiles with random non directional patterns and gradations of colors for the first time. Designers for interfaceflor were challenged to think about how nature would design flooring.

The design concept for entropy is based on biomimicry simulating the random patterns shades and colours found in nature and since every entropy tile is. The non directional pattern also results in installation savings resulting in only 1 5 average installation waste versus 14 average for broadloom carpet. Inerfaceflor s entropy carpet tiles are made with varied patterning and coloring within one style. Our consulting staff of biologists chemists business leaders and designers work with client teams to incorporate nature s time tested strategies into products organizations and services.

But what about interior design. And what does biomimicry look like on the product level. Entropy has become the best selling carpet in the company s history and biomimicry is now part of interface s dna. Entropy mimics the random patterns of the forest.

Biomimicry from bios meaning life and mimesis meaning to imitate is a design principle that seeks sustainable solutions to human problems by consulting and emulating nature s time tested patterns and strategies. Our modular system helps customers create beautiful interior spaces which positively impact the people who use them and our planet. Tiles are made with multiple dye lots and can be set in any direction significantly reducing production and installation waste.