Bolon's new Botanic floor coverings are a collection of vinyl flowers that also look like large, hanging artichokes. The flowers were created by Form Us WIth Love using the floor coverings.
Shown at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, the Botanic floor coverings are made of sound-absorbing, fire- and slip-resistant materials. The flower looks more like a light fixture than a floor covering, but I doubt, given the material, if you placed a bulb inside much illumination would be produced.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Vinyl Flowers
- Opportunity for innovative use of vinyl materials in decorative elements.
- Sound-absorbing Flooring
- Potential to incorporate sound-absorbing properties into flooring solutions for improved acoustic environments.
- Multifunctional Floor Coverings
- Disruptive potential for floor coverings that serve dual purposes, such as lighting or decorative elements.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Interior Design
- Opportunity for interior designers to explore new ways of incorporating vinyl flowers as decorative elements in spaces.
- Flooring Manufacturing
- Potential for flooring manufacturers to develop sound-absorbing materials that enhance the acoustics of spaces.
- Lighting Design
- Innovative possibilities for lighting designers to create lighting fixtures integrated with floor coverings for unique visual effects.
