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Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: TILE), the world's largest manufacturer, designer and marketer of carpet tiles, today launched a global competition named "Reconnect Your Space" that calls for architectural, interior or urban landscape design entries that put this affinity for nature, or biophilia, at the forefront. Biophilic design incorporates natural elements into manmade environments in order to help people feel and perform better.
Interface's "Reconnect Your Space" competition invites architects, designers and students of these disciplines to submit their visions for how biophilia can influence the design of a new or existing space, either inside within built environments or outside in cities. One winning submission will be selected as the most unique, inspiring and purposeful way of reconnecting this space with nature. "Reconnect Your Space" is also intended to foster dialogue, spark ideas and pique global interest in biophilic design for working, playing and living.
Participating entrants can visit the "Reconnect Your Space" page via www.interfacereconnect.com to:
- Upload an image (sketch, drawing, rendering) of their vision for reconnecting a favorite space with nature; and
- Supply a description of their entry in 500 words or less.
One winning entry will be chosen by a renowned panel of judges from the global design community. Judges include: Robert D. Fox, principal at Fox Architects based in New York City; Paul McGillick , editorial director at Indesign Publishing in Sydney; and Richard Weston, professor of architecture at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University in Wales. The panel will select the winner from six finalists determined by social media based voting at interfacereconnect.com.
The winner's prize includes travel and accommodations for four days and three nights to experience firsthand biophilia's influence in design. The winner can choose a biophilia inspired experience in one of three locations: Singapore; San Francisco in the United States; or Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Among the trip themes are discovering how Singapore is achieving its goal of becoming a "city in a garden"; exploring natural elements within San Francisco's popular monuments and dynamic architectural and design scene; and delving into the United Kingdom's Eden Project that explores humanity's dependency on nature.
Visit interfacereconnect.com to review official rules and enter the competition. Interface's "Reconnect Your Space" competition is open now through Monday April 1, 2013 at 5:00 pm EST. The winner will be announced on May 6, 2013.
About Biophilic Design at Interface
Interface's passion and commitment to innovation has been inspired by the concept of biophilic design. A new global product line known as Urban Retreat™, for example, evokes the quiet and sanctuary of an old-growth forest floor and integrates other natural elements into the collection, while made from 79 to 81 percent recycled content. The collection reflects a worldview that includes nature as an appreciated source of inspiration and explores the intersection of natural and manmade materials.
About Interface, Inc.
Established in 1973, Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: TILE) is the worldwide leader in design, production and sales of environmentally responsible modular carpet, manufactured for the commercial and institutional markets under the Interface® brand, and for consumer markets as FLOR™. To learn more about Interface design and sustainability principles and product innovations visit http://www.interface.com.