:: design we love :: BOLON

Bolon started in 1949 as a family business and remains a family business today, the grand daughters now run the company their grandfather Nils-Erik Eklund started in Sweden over 70 years ago from textile waste a nearby factory was throwing away. He decided to weave in Nylon with the fabric leftovers to create a more durable and completely recycled textile product. Initially, Eklund was creating rugs for residential use in homes, his son took over the business at 22 and started expanding to full nylon weaves used as camping mats. Now under the direction of the grand daughters, it’s an international design brand with artists from around the globe making patterns and innovating the product. Our favorite pattern is Lace in the YOU collection, the weft and weave color combinations change the look, even as the print itself remains the same. We are partial to black weft to bring out what most people will automatically associate with lace. Can you picture a speakeasy with this flooring? We sure can!