The Flooring Beneath Your Feet
We've always been fond of sitting on the floor; chairs, tables, and beds always seem so limited in their surface area when compared with the smooth tableau under our feet. But houseguests might not be so pleased when they're faced with an unfurnished room and left only with the floor on which to sit. So we were thrilled to come across Dutch designer Klaartje Daamen's attractive new product: Floris, a wood flooring system that does double duty as tables, chairs, and benches.
We first saw Daamen's modular wood flooring on DesignSpotter and excitedly emailed the designer who filled us in a little more. The modular system is comprised of cardboard sandwich paneled tiles finished in MDF then layered with walnut veneer. Polyethylene foam is glued underneath the tiles to provide extra cushion and soundproofing elements. (Ideally, Daamen hopes to produce the pieces in a wide variety of wood finishes.)
Each tile has a series of hooks and holes on the underside that easily slot together with other tiles, sort of like flat Lego flooring, making it easy to lay and secure on its surface, and tiles come in a variety of heights (hence can be made into higher surfaces, like tables and chairs). We can imagine the flooring either taking over a room or simply be placed in the middle, like a sculptural 3-D rug.
The only downside we can see is that the flooring is still in prototype stage. Daamen just graduated from design school, and he's searching for a producer. Any takers?
We first saw Daamen's modular wood flooring on DesignSpotter and excitedly emailed the designer who filled us in a little more. The modular system is comprised of cardboard sandwich paneled tiles finished in MDF then layered with walnut veneer. Polyethylene foam is glued underneath the tiles to provide extra cushion and soundproofing elements. (Ideally, Daamen hopes to produce the pieces in a wide variety of wood finishes.)
Each tile has a series of hooks and holes on the underside that easily slot together with other tiles, sort of like flat Lego flooring, making it easy to lay and secure on its surface, and tiles come in a variety of heights (hence can be made into higher surfaces, like tables and chairs). We can imagine the flooring either taking over a room or simply be placed in the middle, like a sculptural 3-D rug.
The only downside we can see is that the flooring is still in prototype stage. Daamen just graduated from design school, and he's searching for a producer. Any takers?
Posted by: Amara Holstein on Apr 17, 07 at 09:00 AM PDT
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