Patricia Urquiola collaborates with Bolon
Swedish design company Bolon has launched a collaboration collection with influential architect and designer Patricia Urquiola.
BOLON by Patricia Urquiola comprises one design that comes in four colours: grey, beige with blue details, a clay-coloured pink and a calm green. Made in Sweden, the roll of flooring contains recycled material, is easy to maintain, has a high-performance classification 33 Heavy commercial and a 15-year warranty.
“For many years, both myself and Marie have dreamt of doing something together with Patricia,” says Annica Eklund, Chief Creative Officer at Bolon. “Her great sense for colours is something that reflects the collection and it’s a new palette that we haven’t worked with before, which is a great complement to our existing range. We are proud to add Patricia to our portfolio of Bolon friends.”
While working on the collection, Urquiola found a resemblance between the weaving technique of Bolon flooring and the Japanese tradition of Sashiko stitches. By developing, experimenting and combining Bolon with Sashiko, the colours, patterns and designs emerged naturally.
“Sashiko means craftmanship, a sense of materiality,” explains Patricia Urquiola. “When we started to work on this collection, we wanted to give the flooring a more authentic feel. We started researching as we do for all textiles but applied the approach to weaving techniques. We wanted to communicate cosiness, a feeling of warmth and Sashiko came up as the leading concept for the collection.”
Available from 7th September, Bolon by Patricia Urquiola is ideal flooring for office spaces, hotels or other areas with room for crafted details. The characteristic three-dimensional look of Bolon flooring adds a tactile feel to any interior.
