It’s been a busy spring, and our team has been racking up the frequent flyer miles and wearing out shoes visiting trade shows and conferences across the country. From Coverings and AIA to the NWFA Expo and HD Expo, it has been a whirlwind of groundbreaking design in every category of the flooring industry.
In this issue, Managing Editor Danielle Clair checked in with leading commercial manufacturers and the design community to find out what’s at the forefront of commercial design. Now more than ever, manufacturers are saying they must take cues from those in the architecture and design community to engineer flooring products that work as the foundational elements of an entire space. We repeatedly hear from designers that flooring is one of the first products they choose for a project, and suppliers and retailers who get in early on the planning can help to direct the design direction and solidify sales.