The Floor is Yours
PRODUCT OVERVIEW 2011-2012
THE FOUNDATION
CONTENTS
About Desso 3
Our innovation strategy 5
Creativity 6
CARPETECTURE® 7
Circles of Architects® 7
Functionality 8
DESSO AirMaster® 9
DESSO SoundMaster® 10
Cradle to Cradle® 13
DESSO EcoBase® 15
Our business segments 16
The Foundation 21
About this catalogue 21
Overview of the symbols 22
Carpet tiles 24
Broadloom 112
Woven 176
Custom Made 186
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ABOUT DESSO®
Desso focuses primarily on superior floor design and Cradle to Cradle®, in providing high quality carpet tiles
and broadloom. It’s commercial product offering, business carpets, represents more than half of total sales
and can be found in offices, banks, retail units, public buildings, schools, universities and care centers. Clients
include Allianz, Canon, EDF, HSBC, Porsche, Procter & Gamble, SNCF, Nestlé and many more.
Desso’s innovation strategy is concentrated in 3 key areas: Creativity, Functionality and Cradle to Cradle®. For
Desso, creativity is synonymous with CARPETECTURE®, which is a powerful example of Desso’s commitment
to creative carpet design and its dedication to meet the needs of architects, interior designers, building owners
and end users. In the field of functionality, Desso develops pioneering solutions that make a difference for
health, wellness and well-being. As a result of this innovation and creativity strategy, Desso has launched
a number of patented products like DESSO AirMaster®, for 8 times lower fine-dust concentration in the air
(versus hard floors), and DESSO EcoBase®, which enabled the world’s first and only Cradle to Cradle® Silver
Certification for an entire carpet tile product.
Desso Consumer Carpets is represented by three strong brands: Parade, Bonaparte and Desso. All with a
rich history in manufacturing high-end consumer carpets where products are available through specialist retail
traders, plus selected carpet stores and home furnishing shops. Desso Consumer Carpets is the only European
high end consumer carpet company with sales in Benelux, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria.
Desso’s creative carpet design and service oriented approach means that it has become a leader in developing
solutions for the Hospitality, Marine and Aviation (HMA) markets. Desso’s HMA division works with companies
such as Hilton, Intercontinental, Maritime, KLM, Virgin, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Holland America Line.
Desso Sports Systems is a leading player in the provision of artificial turf for sports fields and reinforced natural
grass systems that provide the perfect surface at every level of sport. Our product range includes DESSO
GrassMaster®, a sports field of 97% natural grass reinforced with Desso synthetic grass fibres.
Cradle to Cradle®
In signing a partnership agreement with the Hamburg-based Environmental Protection Encouragement
Agency (EPEA), Desso has become the first carpet manufacturer in EMEA to adopt the Cradle to Cradle®
design. It marks Desso’s radical decision to move beyond ‘mere’ sustainability in producing its carpets and
artificial grass. In the Cradle to Cradle® principles, products are made from pure components that are easy to
disassemble, in order to create new products (= up-cycling) in both the biological and technical cycles.
Today, Desso can look back on almost 80 years of proven performance, having built a reputation as a leading
manufacturer of high quality carpet tiles, broadloom and artificial grass pitches. Desso has four factories and
two major distribution centres in Europe, as well as specialist customer service centres throughout Europe,
in America, Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.
For more information visit www.desso.com

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Desso focuses on continuous innovation and renovation of its products to assure customer focus.
Our innovation strategy is concentrated in 3 key areas: