EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as

of this 30th day of July, 2003, by and between INTERFACE, INC., a corporation

organized under the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A. (the "Company"), and

CHRISTOPHER J. RICHARD, a resident of the State of Michigan ("Executive").



                              W I T N E S S E T H:



         WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement for the

Company's employment of Executive on the terms and subject to the conditions

contained herein;



         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and

agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration

(including, without limitation, certain stock option and restricted stock awards

granted to Executive in connection with Executive's entering into this

Agreement), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the

parties hereto agree as follows:



         1.       Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this

Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company initially as Vice

President of the Company (and President and Chief Executive Officer of Interface

Fabrics Group, Inc.), and shall perform such duties and functions for the

Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates as shall be specified from time to

time by the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") or Board of Directors of the

Company. Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to perform such

executive duties as may be assigned to Executive.



         2.       Duties. Executive shall devote his full business related time

and best efforts to accomplishing such executive duties at such locations as may

be requested by the CEO of the Company acting under authorization from the Board

of Directors of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive initially

shall have primary management responsibility for the Company's fabrics

subsidiaries, and shall provide the Services described in Section 9(a)(v)

hereof.



         3.       Relocation. Executive intends to reside in Grosse Pointe Park,

Michigan, until his son graduates from the high school currently attended;

following such graduation, Executive shall relocate and reside in Guilford,

Maine or Grand Rapids, Michigan, as determined by the Company after consultation

with Executive. The reasonable and customary expenses of such relocation shall

be paid by the Company (or reimbursed to Executive) in accordance with the

Interface Fabrics Group, Inc. policy in effect at that time. Until such

relocation occurs, Executive shall be provided with the use of an apartment in

or around Guilford, Maine, with the rent, utilities and other operating costs of

such apartment paid by the Company (or reimbursed to Executive, as the case may

be).



         4.       Avoidance of Conflict of Interest. While employed by the

Company, Executive shall not engage in any other business enterprise without the

prior written consent of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive

shall not serve as a principal, partner, employee, officer, or director of, or

consultant to, any other business or entity conducting business for profit

(excepting







DNG Enterprises, a family relocation business) without the prior written

approval of the Company. In addition, under no circumstances will Executive have

any financial interest in any competitor of the Company; provided, however,

Executive may invest in no more than one percent of the outstanding stock or

securities of any competitor, the stock or securities of which are traded on a

national stock exchange of any country.



         5.       Term. Executive's employment pursuant to this Agreement shall

commence as of the date first set forth above and continue for an initial period

of one year (the "Initial Term"). Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, this

Agreement shall automatically renew on a daily basis and shall continue in

effect until one party gives the other party notice of termination as provided

in Section 6 below (the entire period during which Executive is employed under

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