Yinka Ilori for Tarkett
Tarkett – exploring approaches to circularity at 3daysofdesign
For 3daysofdesign 2026, Tarkett invited three visionary designers – Yinka Ilori MBE, Laurids Gallée and Christian + Jade – to explore how carpet, homogeneous vinyl and linoleum can be used creatively, not as finished flooring products but as material starting points on a circular journey.
As part of the collaborative process, the brand took each designer inside one of its factories to see and understand the changing states of materials as they move through Tarkett’s circular systems. The material-led designs that were showcased at the exhibition Beginnings & Endings were informed and inspired by these immersive factory visits; each designer telling a material story that is truly unique to their individual approach and interpretation of circularity.
Tarkett’s showcase challenged the perception that circularity is a purely technical endeavour. Its three exhibiting designers approached the brief through different creative lenses, playing with themes of materiality, craft, permanence, memory, ritual and joy that encourage us to consider circularity as a creative practice – shaped as much by imagination and expression as by technical skill and innovation.