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THERE ARE SIX SIDES TO EVERY CONNECTION Hexagon reflects the cultural shift toward more collaborative environmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; influencing the ways we work, walk, communicate and create. This new shape of carpet tile design will change the way you move through a space, veer you off the beaten path and encourage collaborative chemistry. Build a social hive. Form new communities. DESIGN IS NETWORKED

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GENIUS A natural evolution of form beyond square and rectangle. Hexagon creates more connection points and removes the linear path. It will change the way you move through a space. Reesie Duncan | Creative Director, Shaw Contract Group

A natural evolution of form beyond square and rectangle, hexagon is the next logical move for the design of carpet tile. And while it may be geometrically perfect with six equal sides, it’s anything but linear. This new shape reinforces the social aspect of a space, as well as the physical and mental interaction that occurs within it. “In commercial

spaces, we achieve the best outcome when we pay respect to order and process, or implied natural proportions. Repetitive forms remain a cornerstone of good architecture and design,” says Reesie Duncan. As a society, we depend on more connection points than ever before, and our workplace reflects this. “Today, nothing is linear,” Reesie adds. “Hexagon creates more

Linear provides a classic, striated visual to create a random herringbone texture when installed in a Plane, the multi-directional foundation of the manner. collection, is available in 29 colors of varying hue and value, ranging from cool to warm.

connection points and removes the linear path. It will change the way people move through the space, to develop social communities that facilitate networking and collaboration. We often see our customers create angular, organic seating areas or workspaces. Now, Hexagon allows for a similar system to be implemented on the floor.”

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Six-sided Sustainability Hexagon is Cradle to Cradle Silver Certified and uses premium Eco Solution Q® fiber with 45 percent recycled content.* All tiles feature EcoWorx® backing, which is completely recyclable, PVC-free and contains 44 percent recycled content. Hexagon contributes to LEED credits, including recycled content, low-emitting materials and innovation in design.

* Recycled content is based on allocated nylon fiber from Shaw’s total nylon fiber production and determined as a percentage of total Eco Solution Q output. Actual recycled content in this product will vary.

Bevel offers a visual deconstruction of the hexagon—both through a dimensional layering of the shapes and through a plush, sheared finish.

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There are limitless ways to install Hexagon, yet there is a constant, rhythmic pattern that occurs from the geometric blocking of the tile. The palette is designed in a color wheel of related values and nuances of tone. Color families can be combined in groups of three tonal values to create unique social hives of color on the floor. This concept encourages unlimited connections, combining colors and patterns to create an interconnectedness among the inhabitants of the space.

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Network Visualization How will you network Hexagon throughout a space? We have a visualization tool for that. Go online to construct your own interconnected installations. Social hives now forming.

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OF CONNECTIVITY Building a social hive is one thing. Defining a new path is entirely another. The Hexagon palette is thoughtfully planned to color any sort of connection in every kind of space. These neutrals network from warm to cool with pops of bright, so you can form subtle color shifts or plan vibrant groupings.

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INSPIRED NETWORKS

We collaborated with some of designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most respected connectorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;designers who network to bring people, minds and causes together. We wondered what they would create with Hexagon. The result? Three dynamic installations that reflect their idea of design.

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Hendrick, an Atlanta-based firm, provides interior design and facility consulting services in the corporate office and healthcare industries. Focused on design excellence and responsive client service, the Hendrick team attributes its success to innovation, soundÂ businessÂ practices and developing long lasting client relationships.

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Principal + Design Director | Senior Designer Hendrick | Atlanta, GA

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Conceptualizing with the Hexagon products led us down a path of thinking about the chemistry of collaboration. The way Hexagon brings groups together for community and conversation is a lot like what a molecular compound does. And great chemistry is important to how teams can bond and come up with great ideas.

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SOCIAL WEB

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John is the Founder and President of Public Architecture, whose 1% program has built a national network of design professionals providing $42 million in pro-bono services annually. The program facilitates further social change through an annual Design Access Summit, which was born out of necessity for true collaboration between the design and social sectors. The summit serves as a conduit, bridging the design, government, foundation and non-profit worlds to explore cross-sector relationships. At the core, there exists an ambitious hive of diverse professionals who share the common interest of giving the underserved access to good design. Together, they are making a powerful statement.

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COLLECTIVE MOMENTUM Michael Murphy

Co-Founder + Executive Director, MASS Design Group | Boston, MA Networks for global impact Michael is Founding Partner and Executive Director of MASS Design, a global innovation incubator, Partnerships across the uniting design and public health to stymie public, social and private some of the greatest global crises of our time. Twenty-first century innovations in sectors are invaluable design, technology and communications in leveraging individual are revolutionizing the capacity to strengths for collective, improve lives through previously unacknowledged mechanisms and monumental impact. mediums. Partnerships across the This idea-sharing is the public, social and private sectors are invaluable in leveraging core principle fueling individual strengths for the partnership between collective, monumental impact. MASS Design is MASS Design Group and bringing about massive Shaw Contract Group. change in terms of synergistic, global Our work connects research progressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all through in the global North and South, leveraged networks.

and that idea is reflected in my installation.

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