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Case Study: Vegamour & Studio Murnane
Featuring SynSisal® Medina Cedar | Wall-to-Wall
(All photos by Amy Bartlam Photography | Designed by Studio Murnane)
PROJECT DETAILS:
CATEGORY
LOCATION
Capitol Milling building,
Los Angeles, CA 90015REQUEST
Stand up to typical office traffic and castor chairs for under desks and in private offices
SOLUTION
SynSisal® Medina | Cedar and Rugby | Almond
The Vision: Outfitting an Office Oasis
It’s perhaps no coincidence that Vegamour, a biotech-inspired hair wellness R&D firm and retail outlet, ended up with a natural-looking carpet fiber to complement their growing e-commerce empire’s corporate offices. The same aesthetic and performance concerns that go into a next-gen scalp serum are what prompted Curran to bring SynSisal to market back in 2021.
Woven from reclaimed nylon, SynSisal is the most true-to-life sisal-like fiber out there, with none of the drawbacks of natural sisal (prone to staining and wear and tear from heavy foot traffic).
Enter Studio Murnane, the LA-based commercial interior design firm that led the vision for this project. For reasons we’re about to explain we think they’ve made some of the smartest most beautiful applications of SynSisal for an industrial oasis that we’ve seen to date.
The Project
Design choices Studio Murnane executed amazingly:
Transitions. From the varnished wood plank floors to the earthy woven fiber of the SynSisal carpet to original brick and then back again to wood in the beautiful exposed beams.
Industrial chic. With Mid-Century Modern accents like complex light fixtures, exposed building ribs, brass accents, organically shaped office furniture, and floor-to-ceiling plate glass.
Sound design principles. Literally the conference rooms and private offices along the perimeter of the co-working space benefit from the sound-absorbing qualities of the SynSisal fiber for privacy and quietude.
A finished composition that is built to last. Wall-to-wall installation is simplified when seaming isn’t required. The narrow footprints for the perimeter offices and conference rooms allow for a beautiful seamless installation and show off the crisp edges of the carpet. SynSisal nylon fibers are strong enough to stand up to many years of heavy foot traffic and castor chair movement.
Warm and inviting. SynSisal's neutral earthy tone in the Cedar colorway acts as a base for all of the other thoughtfully curated design elements.
This project turned out so beautifully, in fact, that Studio Murnane was inspired to install near-identical flooring specs in a future project: their own studio offices!
Project Portfolio Gallery
Survey an assortment of completed project photos from the Vegamour workplace offices.
Conference Room
Image: SynSisal® Medina | Cedar
Private Office
Image: SynSisal® Medina | Cedar
Co-working Space
Image: SynSisal® Medina | Cedar
Transitional Area
Image: SynSisal® Medina | Cedar
Spotlight on SynSisal: Medina Cedar
Part of our exclusive SynSisal Signature collection, Medina has a timeless, tight loop bouclé that creates a textural, solid foundation for various design elements.
SynSisal is Curran’s proprietary and unique hard-wearing synthetic sisal alternative, unlike any other product on the marketplace for how it looks and performs in contract and hospitality settings. While there are other products out there that look like sisal, many are unbacked polypropylene which may be easy to clean but are not durable enough to withstand heavy foot traffic.
SynSisal has the closest look to a natural fiber sisal, with none of the drawbacks for commercial spaces. It is made from 100% ECONYL recycled nylon, reclaimed from plastic waste. It won’t stain like natural sisal, and is far easier to clean. It is certified for Class 33 - Heavy Contract Grade durability as well as rated to meet commercial building fire codes. SynSisal area rugs are also available with an “infinity edge” border option. The infinity edge makes a fabric border unnecessary, as the ECONYL fibers are rigid enough to form a crisp line, giving the rug a clean design-forward look.
Sit Down Interview with Studio Murnane
Cleo Murnane, co-founder and creative director of Studio Murnane, a multi-disciplinary design firm in Los Angeles, shares how today’s offices, lobbies, and shared environments are evolving to feel more welcoming, comfortable, and human.
Studio Murnane Service
Studio Murnane fuses architecture, interiors, and brand development into a seamless, multidisciplinary practice, empowering clients with purposeful design and experiences that go beyond what they imagined possible.
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Vegamour offers hair wellness® treatments to their clients. Rigorously engineered from plant-based materials using the latest in biotechnological advances, Vegamour products are designed to promote overall follicle and scalp health.
