--- title: Lululemon Take Form Mat: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 description: Find out why Lululemon Take Form Mat is one of the best inventions of 2021 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113154/take-form-mat/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2021-11-10T11:08:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-02T23:55:29.089Z og:title: Lululemon Take Form Mat: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 og:description: Find out why Lululemon Take Form Mat made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113154/take-form-mat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta436c297c4bd8a8e/698a1e8fd07533748be6c22a/best-inventions-2021-Take-Form-Mat-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Lululemon Take Form Mat: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lululemon Take Form Mat: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 twitter:description: Find out why Lululemon Take Form Mat made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta436c297c4bd8a8e/698a1e8fd07533748be6c22a/best-inventions-2021-Take-Form-Mat-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # A More Straightforward Stretch Lululemon Take Form Mat by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  Practicing yoga usually requires you to look at your hands and feet, at a mirror or at your instructor to determine alignment on the mat. Now, after years of research and development, [Lululemon](https://shop.lululemon.com/) has released the Take Form Mat (from $128), which gives the mat itself a role in the process. That’s because the Take Form is printed with three-dimensional visual and tactile cues that resemble water droplets—or, more helpfully, targets—to help yogis find the proper place for their feet and hands. Made from a cushiony and sustainable FSC rubber material, it’s designed to create a more focused yoga experience. “The critical interaction between the yogi and their mat has been unlocked,” says Chantelle Murnaghan, Lululemon’s VP of research and science of feel. _—Mariah Espada_ **Buy Now:** [Take Form Mat](https://shop.lululemon.com/p/yoga-mats/Take-Form-Yoga-Mat-5mm/%5F/prod10370187?sz=ONESIZE) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113154/take-form-mat/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113154/take-form-mat/"},"headline":"A More Straightforward Stretch","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:08:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:55:29.089Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113154/take-form-mat/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta436c297c4bd8a8e/698a1e8fd07533748be6c22a/best-inventions-2021-Take-Form-Mat-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta436c297c4bd8a8e/698a1e8fd07533748be6c22a/best-inventions-2021-Take-Form-Mat-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113154/take-form-mat/","name":"A More Straightforward Stretch"}}]}] ```