Community Collection

13 Apr 2020 CW Staff

Shaw Contract, a design leader in commercial flooring solutions and surfaces, has launched Community in India. The collection gives designers unlimited options to meet the demands of the new hospitality-centric environments.

Community is a multi-platform collection with a versatile suite of solutions to bring context and intention to each area within a space. The collection’s rich diversity and strong visual impact come from the surprising interplay of organic lines and shapes, their imperfections coming together and drawing apart in seemingly random ways.

The collection owes its pure origins to the artisan communities in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco who have practiced their crafts for millennia. This collective of products honours the heritage of community, and awakens our sense of kinship. Now, the same thread continues, as architects and designers use this versatile collection to create the spaces that foster communities everywhere.

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