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Forbo has updated its Tessera Chroma collection, not only refreshing its colour palette but also improving its sustainability credentials. Curated to complement workspace design trends, Tessera Chroma is a textured loop pile carpet tile collection with sophisticated and trend-led colours.
in yarn system combined with Forbo’s lean production processes has resulted in an embodied designs, with 24 colourways now available. Ranging from grey and stone shades like Chanterelle, to brighter accent colours, such as Honeysuckle, all colourways can easily be combined and
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A 50m² Roman-style mosaic has been unveiled at a sea viewing platform in North Yorkshire – designed by Turner Prize-winner Jeremy Deller and Sculptor Coralie Turpin. The project has been installed as
part of the town’s Wild Eye coastal art and nature trail. Roman Mosaic c2025 is a permanent installation on the Scarborough sea front which depicts a large whale swooping under a ship, grappling with a crab. Other elements of the mosaic, which
resembles a “found” fragmentary Roman masterpiece, includes references to a Walrus which visited the town in 2022, a Little Auk which was spotted out to sea on a research trip, and a Roman god “blowing” the ship away. As part of the project which took
four months to complete, Coralie and her team of eight assistants cut up 300,000 individual pieces of porcelain to create the mosaic before it was installed on the seafront by Yorkshire- based tiling contractors Techni-Tile. “The tiles we used were Winklemans score and snap cutter, then we chopped the strips into 1cm cubes (tesserae) with
a chopping machine we bought from Rome,” said Coralie. “We had to tumble them a bit in a cement mixer so they wouldn’t be sharp and would look a bit old. “The tesserae were then attached to mesh over a giant colour print of the image, before being cut into 1ft squares. We then packed them and transported them to Scarborough where Techni-Tile installed them under my close eye.” ARDEX has supported Coralie on
previous projects and were delighted to assist by recommending ARDEX A 46 the tiles and provide a waterproof and Between the mosaic sections, the
this gives the impression of a newly excavated Roman mosaic. Manager, said: “We’ve supported Coralie on numerous projects down the years, so when she contacted us about this amazing project in Scarborough, we were delighted to be able to support it. “I visited site a number of times with
Coralie and Techni-Tile and was pleased to be able to provide technical advice and a product recommendation.
“The mosaic is a true work of art – and with the help of ARDEX will look stunning for years to come for visitors on the Wild Eye coastal art trail.” The sea watching area on Marine Drive includes a renovated seaside shelter to include an array of free telescopes for watching marine life. It is one of the best places in England to view cetaceans – the group of mammals which includes dolphins, whales and porpoises. Roman Mosaic c2025 is a collaboration
between art and science organization Invisible Dust and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
said: “We are delighted to complete the Wild Eye coastal art and nature trail with this powerful and thought-inspiring new work from Jeremy Deller. Viewing Roman mosaics can give us an unnerving sense of deep time, with evidence of lives like ours and wildlife we recognise existing millennia ago. If we project forward a similar timespan, we see a very uncertain future for the natural world of which we are part. and Coralie’s & Jeremy’s work visit
coralieturpin.co.uk
www.ardex.co.uk
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