In 2024, Forbo Flooring Systems introduced the Evolve+ series of carpet tiles, designed for enhanced sustainability.
Now, the manufacturer has added a new product to this collection: Tessera Twine. A softly striated loop pile carpet tile, Tessera Twine meets extensive sustainability criteria, while offering a beautifully balanced aesthetic.
Inspired by the organic elements of bark and leaves, the Tessera Twine collection offers a naturally inspired colour palette. The soft organic linear flow of the range lends itself perfectly to office and education spaces, where carpet tiles are a popular specification choice.
As part of the Evolve+ series, Tessera Twine delivers enhanced environmental credentials, manufactured using Thrive matter by Universal Fibers - a 100% solution dyed nylon 6, which contains 90% recycled content. The Tessera Twine range contains 75% recycled content by weight, as a result of Forbo’s own lean production processes and the innovative yarn used within it. Manufactured using 100% renewable energy (electricity and biogas), it has a low embodied carbon from cradle to gate (less than 1.5kg CO2 per square metre eqv. A1-A3), achieved without offsetting.
Available in a standard 50 x 50cm carpet tile format, Tessera Twine features eight neutral tones and four muted accent colours, offering a variety of design choices. From the grey and beige tones of Tawny Twist to the orange accent of Blush Braid, the collection can be easily combined with other Tessera products and ranges from across the wider Forbo portfolio to create beautiful, integrated interior designs.
Donna Hannaway, Head of Marketing UK and Ireland, from Forbo Flooring Systems, said: “Sustainability is one of the most important objectives for us as a manufacturer, with our core values of Renewability, Transparency and Circularity. It’s for this reason that we wanted to create a carpet tile collection with enhanced sustainability credentials, first with Tessera Topology and then joined by Tessera Create Space.
“We’re now delighted to introduce Tessera Twine to the collection, offering even more design choices for customers looking to combine aesthetics and sustainability. Through innovating our raw materials and production processes, we have been able to increase the amount of recycled content and lower the embodied carbon value.”
Designed, manufactured and stocked in the UK, Tessera Twine is available on short lead times, ideal for office or school refurbishments that need to be carried out in a short time span. Tessera Twine also meets Indoor Air Comfort Gold, GUT standards and has 27 dB impact sound resistance for spaces that promote user wellbeing.
All carpet tiles under Forbo’s Tessera collection can be installed adhesive free using IOBAC MagTabs, allowing them to be easily removed and reused or recycled, supporting a circular economy. Forbo is also proud to have recently entered into a partnership with the Salvation Army Trading Company, supporting its Take Back scheme by donating post-consumer carpet tiles that would otherwise have been sent to landfill.
