Industrial Landscape

Explore ege’s launching collection ‘Industrial Landscape’ by Tom Dixon At Clerkenwell Design Week, Tom Dixon makes his debut as a designer of such an extensive carpet collection when ‘Industrial Landscape’ exhibits in the ege showroom. With this collection, Tom Dixon interprets the rough everyday surfaces of an impressive capital in seven head-turning carpet designs. London is the departure point for the collection and for Tom Dixon a world of inspiration. Perhaps not the prettiest, nor the most glamorous, but certainly one of the most characterful cities in the world. The collection expounds the gritty backdrops of railways, tunnels, factories, workshops and warehouses. Materials so prevalent that they make a huge impact. Surfaces - cracked paving stones and brick blocks make up the crumbling industrial landscape while the massive tidal River Thames splits the city in two, and new reflective glass towers begin to dominate the skyline. Tom Dixon explains: "We have created a deconstructed brick pattern, a pattern inspired by the railway lines of London and one that refers to the Thames and the grey muddy water of the river. We also have a pattern that has more to do with down market aesthetics in the form of crazy paving. So, the collection is a series of patterns and textures that come naturally from the building or erosion process." The seven designs are available as carpet tiles and broadloom creating different expressions within each design theme. Tiles and broadloom can be mixed or combined with other ege collections to get a truly unique flooring solution for one room or projects with several spaces. Carpet is a powerful decor element Industrial Landscape is Tom Dixon's first carpet collection comprising tiles and broadloom and on this, he elaborates: "I am obviously very interested in the materiality, and the carpet in itself is an extraordinary thing when you see the tufting process and the selection of the yarn. But, I am interested beyond the material and the kind of impact it has on the architectural perspectives. Colour is a very powerful thing as is pattern, particularly when you use it in large expanses as you do with a contract carpet." The green choice All carpet tiles have the patented Ecotrust felt backing. An innovative production technique turns used water bottles into a soft, yet strong and highly durable PET felt that also holds great acoustic performance. Combined with the Highline 1100 face quality that is made of regenerable ECONYL® yarns produced from used fishing nets, the product is 100% green. All ‘Industrial Landscape’ carpets are Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM signifying that they are some of the most pro-environmental textile floorings on the market. Feel inspired by the beauty of decay in the ege showroom on 13-16 Britton Street.