FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*  Lanier, II                 J.        Smith		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Interface, Inc. (IFSIA)					6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)   X   Director                    ___ 10% Owner ___ Officer (give               ___ Other (specify                   title below)                     below)
(Last)     (First)     (Middle) 2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 2000		3. I.R.S. Identification     Number     of Reporting Person,     if an entity     (voluntary)		4.  Statement for      Month/Day/Year October 21, 2002
(Street) Atlanta, GA  30339				5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)			7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)  X   Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)		Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction     Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed        Execution Date, if        any        (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction     Code     (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially Owned     Following Reported     Transactions(s)     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership     Form:     Direct (D)     or Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of     Indirect     Beneficial     Ownership    (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	10/17/02		P		26,400	A	$2.92	36,700	D

FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.3)

2. Conversion     or Exercise     Price of     Derivative     Security

3. Transaction     Date    (Month/Day    Year)

3A. Deemed        Execution        Date,        if any      (Month/Day      Year)

4. Transaction     Code     (Instr. 8)

5. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Acquired     (A) or     Disposed     of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4     and 5)

6. Date Exercisable     and Expiration      Date     (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and     Amount of     Underlying     Securities     (Instr. 3     and 4)

8. Price of     Derivative     Security     (Instr. 5)

9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     Following     Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership       Form of       Derivative       Securities       Beneficially       Owned at       End of       Month       (Instr. 4)

11. Nature       of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.        4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

  /s/ J. Smith Lanier II J. Smith Lanier, II **Signature of Reporting Person  10/21/02 Date

Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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