Shaw Contract

Shaw Contract places a premium on design: “from conception to production to installation, design is the answer. It permeates all that we do and is evident in our carpet.” With multiple design studios—each focused on different market segments—Shaw Contract reliably responds to the needs of the home and the office, as well as healthcare and educational venues.

• Lush Life Line — Lush Life is an elegant, classical collection of broadloom carpet and modular carpet tiles. Modeled after the intricate Baroque designs historically favored by royalty, Lush Life evokes the finer things. Yet the line is utilitarian as well. Lush Life’s synthesis of vintage chic and clean modernism makes the collection extremely versatile and thus appropriate for a wide variety of venues—home, office, and hospitality.
• Alter Nature Line — Inspired by the endlessly fascinating forms found in the natural world, Shaw Contract’s Alter Nature Line features patterns with a distinctively organic character. Based on varied phenomena—everything from the peeling bark of an aspen tree to the textured layers of the earth’s crust—Alter Nature evokes the wonders of the great outdoors while meeting the need for a durable, long-lived floor covering.
• Envirocore Hardwood Line — Shaw Contract’s Envirocore line represents the state of the art in engineered wood flooring. Constructed of four different layers—a balancing hardwood veneer, a non-directional wood fiber fusion core, and a top layer of premium hardwood veneer, Shaw Contract’s Envirocore Line provides excellent structural integrity and unsurpassed aesthetics. And all Envirocore products contain 50% recycled content, thus demonstrating Shaw Contract’s commitment to conserving resources and protecting the environment.

Shaw Contract is committed to conserving the earth’s resources, minimizing waste in the production process, and limiting the use of toxic or potentially dangerous materials. Many of Shaw Contract’s products have earned the comprehensive Cradle to Cradle Certification designation. Awarded by the industry-independent McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), Cradle to Cradle certification indicates that a product embodies the highest standards for health, sustainability, and reutilization of materials over multiple product life cycles. Shaw Contract’s many Cradle to Cradle certified products include Eco Solution Q Extreme Fibers, the LokDots Installation System, and the ClassicBac Latex Backing.

While maintaining their high standards for aesthetics, performance, and environmental integrity, Shaw Contract is consistently on the leading edge of flooring technology. The company routinely conceptualizes and develops industry-altering innovations in all facets of flooring. Examples include the LokDots non-adhesive installation system, the 100% recyclable EcoSolution Q Nylon Textile, and the impressively imaginative Music Project carpet line.