Patrick is Senior Vice President at Interface Inc., the global market leader in modular floor coverings, and acknowledged visionaries in the application of sustainable business and manufacturing processes. Patrick assumed this role in July of 2008, with the goal of planning and executing the development of a new manufacturing base for the company, in China. In addition to the new plant, Interface has well-established sales and design teams operating from studios in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong along with a marketing group also based in Shanghai. After a modest academic start in life, his own desire to continue learning led him to complete a degree in Marketing early in his career, whilst working. Having benefited from such opportunities himself, Patrick is now actively committed to the training and development of others. In this presentation, Patrick would be giving the first China exposure to a piece of research work Interface has commissioned, titled Human Spaces. It looks at the proven results from the use of Biophilic Design in terms of human well being, and has been prepared by a distinguished team including renowned architects.

1. interface.com
Understanding and
Working with Nature
One part of the Interface story…………………………….

2. A short story………………..

3. Definitions
Biophilia
-­‐
an
innate
love
for
the
natural
world,
supposed
to
be
felt
universally
by
humankind

4. First, back to 1994………
Working with Nature – 2015 April
1934 - 2011

5. A mountain to climb……..

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21. Up to
85%
Recycled
Content!

26. Human Nature Collection
HN840 HN850 HN810 HN830 HN820

28. The Case for Biophilic Design
• Global Survey & Report,
commissioned by
Interface
• Aims to understand more
about the psychological
impact of Biophilic Design
in the workplace
• Important in China, as the
focus on personal well-
being explodes

29. Expert collaborators

30. Research Method & Sample
• Online survey
• Wide variety of roles & sectors
• 7600 respondents in 16 countries, including
China
• 58% aged 25-44
• 40% spent > 40 hours per week in the
workplace
• Only 39% felt >80% productive at work in last
90 days

34. Impacts are measurable!

35. h:p://www.interface.com.cn/ezine/human%20space.pdf

36. interface.com
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