Mohawk Group is developing flooring collections that embrace a central methodology from nature, called fractals, and bring it into contract interiors. These patterns highlight the harmony and order that exist all around us and our vision has become fluent in nature’s visual language of fractals. We are hard-wired to look for these patterns, and, when our subconscious recognizes them, we feel calmer, and our stress levels are reduced. 

For Anastasija and Martin Lesjak of 13&9 Design, buildings should help to take users out of their daily routines for them to experience environmental connectivity. As architects and designers, their team seeks to apply holistic design that puts human needs and environmental responsibility at the core of their work. 

Mohawk Group is passionate about sustainability, how products are made and what they deliver to the marketplace. The company is committed to understanding the science behind design and creating spaces for decompressing and getting away from the overload of technology we are live in every day. 

mellowD is one of two styles within the 12”x 36” carpet plank collection that mimic eye movements that occur as we view a natural landscape. Style mellowD utilizes a line-shaped seed which repeats at different magnifications. 

Starting from a high-resolution image of electrical wires of the human body, Mohawk Group designers selected an area with a pleasing pattern and pleasant properties for a seamless pattern match. Those neuron formations were then reduced to their outlines to create restD, which is a visualization of the fractals that exist within our own bodies.

With layers consisting of a three-part line repeated at multiple scales, lineD creates subtle intersections across the floor, like twigs on the ground as you walk through a forest. Based on Dr. Richard Taylor´s research, the fractals provide a dynamic that our eyes pick up fluently, leading to relaxing effects.