A terrazzo-like print covers the surfaces of this installation, which Note Design Studio created for flooring brand Tarkett, and won Small Interior of the Year 2018 at the Dezeen Awards.

Named The Lookout, the two-level installation comprises of a sequence of muted rooms with subtly patterned surfaces, and was praised by the awards judging panel for its "clever detailing and beautiful aesthetics".
Note Design Studio created it for this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair, after they were approached by Tarkett to redesign a typical fair stand in a way that would encourage visitors to "experience how floor materials can be used in new and unexpected ways".

"Tarkett is a monumentally large company and Note is a very small design studio. When we started working with the project it was like trying to turn an ocean liner with a rowing boat," Cristiano Pigazzini, design manager at the studio, told Dezeen. "Together we did not only find a fresh and relevant way to show the potential of an overlooked material, but we'd also like to believe that we injected some energy and inspiration within Tarkett."

Note Design Studio had free reign over Tarkett's extensive catalogue of materials, but they decided to make use of flecked homogeneous vinyl – the brand's most unpopular flooring finish. This has been used to cover the installation's six-metre-high walls, display counters and chunky rust-red staircase where visitors were invited to sit and r...