As Stuart Beattie, vice president of Styling at Mannington, says, "(resilient) stone looks more like stone, and (resilient) slate looks more like slate. Before, they were always shiny and plastic looking."
Today, through the use of chemical and resin embossing agents, resilient representations of natural flooring materials have the texture and appearance of the real thing. To be fashion savvy in this business, you need to have timeless design. Nature smartly fits into that theme, which accounts for the ongoing proliferation of natural design elements. Perhaps that's why Ludovico refers to the resilient industry as "the National Geographic of floors."