Fall is nearing its end and winter is approaching, that time of year when the biggest flooring shows and markets get ready to showcase aisles upon aisles of manufacturers eager to unveil their latest products and get the 2016 selling season under way. Before we rush headlong into next year’s styles and innovations, we thought we’d pause for a moment to assess some of this year’s products in both hard and soft surface. We explore the thinking behind them and what that says about the future of flooring design, technology and sustainability.