Naturally Inspired Design

Inspired by the traditional stone floors of old farmhouses seen during various trips to Provence, we’ve long been searching for a way to recreate the same effect at home. Until now it hasn’t proved easy to incorporate a pebble floor into a typical Scandinavian apartment full of bare wooden floors but thanks to 2 Form Design there’s now a simple way to accomplish it.

Based in Oslo, 2 Form Design have created an excellent range of rugs inspired by textures found in nature and promise to add furniture and other interior accessories in the near future. Current designs for rugs include Sand, Desert, Memento (inspired by leaves) and the incredibly realistic looking Pebbles. Take a look below at images from the collection:

Not only do we love 2 Form Design’s innovative rugs but we also applaud their company philosophy, which amongst other things states: We are dedicated to the expression and appreciation of beauty. Our wish is to encourage positive emotions through our designs. We respect the uniqueness of diverse cultures and peoples, including our customers and staff. We maintain a strong sense of ethical, social, corporate, and economic responsibility.

2 Form Design was founded by Ksenia Movafagh, originally from Tallinn in Estonia, but now based in Oslo. Following graduation from The Oslo School of Architecure and Design, Ksenia worked with product design at Formel Industrial Design, architecture at Aviaplan and object and location design at Qvisten Animation Studio. She also has a background as a graphic artist and has studyed art at the Art Academy in Estonia.

Memento was recently chosen as one of "the most inspired (and inspiring) new products from Nordic producers and designers" by Forum AID and earlier this year Sand received an Award for Design Excellence 2007 from the Norwegian Design Council.

Pebble - 100% Wool

Memento - 100% Wool Felt

Sand - Handtufted 100% Wool

Desert - Handknotted 100% Wool

2 Form Design

Comments

[Elizabeth from a ND Theatre]

Holy moly those rugs are awesome! I was looking for pictures of stones when I came across a picture of the pebbles thinking that they were real. But when I read I found out that they aren't real! This is perfect for me because in theatre we are always looking for ways to make things look real using other materials.