Article Number : 6604 |
|
Article Detail |
|
 | |
| Date | 5/4/2011 8:53:21 AM |
| Written By | LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services |
| View this article at: | //floorbiz.com/BizResources/NPViewArticle.asp?ArticleID=6604 |
| Abstract | One of Europe’s most acclaimed textile designers has created an exclusive carpet design for the offices of a major housing association in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The unique carpet design was created by artist Barbara Broekman, whose works can be seen in... |
| Article | One of Europe’s most acclaimed textile designers has created an exclusive carpet design for the offices of a major housing association in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The unique carpet design was created by artist Barbara Broekman, whose works can be seen in several collections, including the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Her design for the Stadgenoot housing association drew inspiration from an eclectic mix of sources – from aerial photographs of cities to microscopic images of blood cells, all cut in pieces, blended and mixed back together and finally woven into Axminster rugs by Desso, a leading European carpet manufacturer. The concept brief from Stadgenoot, which rents some 30,000 properties in the city, required the design to be inspirational but to also reflect the association’s core philosophy that quality living environments also enhance the social environment. The finished design, complementing the rest of the interior space, was also intended to improve acoustics while allowing for easy under-floor access. Broekman’s works are inspired by a fascination for chance experiences, and the things we glimpse from the corners of our eyes – things that impose their presence on us, but which all but elude us when we try to recall them later. Her colourful, dynamic forms and images are fairly simple when viewed in isolation, but Broekman combines them into complex compositions in which colour, movement, rhythm and depth are interwoven. In each of her works she creates an area of tension between the various details and their unifying geometric context. Broekman has worked on specific projects with Desso for a number of years, and has only recently completed an entire and exclusive collection for the hospitality sector, where her work, with its large formats, deep colours and suggestion of movement, are intended to directly confront our senses. “Our philosophy has always been to provide carpet solutions that are both functional and creative and our continued collaboration with Barbara absolutely achieves that,” said Roland Jonkhoff, Managing Director Hospitality, Marine and Aviation with Desso. For a copy of the Barbara Broekman Landscape Collection brochure contact hospitality@desso.com |