Nora-plan uni rubber sheet Flooring - Escher Museum

The inlay floor in a visitor's room at the Escher Museum in The Hague comprises an astounding 2505 single pieces. Three colours from the noraplan uni range were chosen for the floor.

Many commercial and industrial uses of rubber have arisen since the beginning of the 20th century. In the 1930s, the production of sleeve gaskets and shoe soles made of rubber started in Weinheim, under the company’s original name of Freudenberg. The name nora evolved from the Latin form of the chemist Dr. Walter Nürnberger's name (Norimbergensis), who at that time was responsible for the development of rubber shoe soles.

This brand name was used in 1949 for the company’s newly established business unit of rubber floor coverings. Today, nora systems looks back with pride on 60 years of accomplishment and innovation, taking advantage of the unique and fascinating properties offered by rubber—many of which were discovered early on. During those 60 years, nora systems has developed floor coverings of the highest quality, brought to commercial reality by innovative developments, groundbreaking production methods and uncompromising quality assurance.

The initial product was noraplan rolls, followed by the production and marketing of tiles under the product name norament in 1967. The uni-colored round pastille norament 925 have become a popular classic as well. But this is not the only design with which nora stands out today: In the 1990s, the hammered surface and granular designs were introduced to the product range. Today, nora systems offers around 300 different types of colors, designs and surfaces in the standard range.