In every floor-covering segment there are times when technology and innovation cross paths, shake hands and come together to take some seriously large steps forward in product advancement. In the tile industry, nowhere has this been more apparent of late than in format; when you walk into a showroom and encounter single tiles of scope and scale larger than a full-grown human, you know something’s changed.
“Green,” “environmentally friendly” and “sustainability” are terms that have become synonymous with life in 2012. Regardless of the region, industry or market, manufacturers, distributors and consumers have taken notice of how lifestyle choices influence product selection, and how those selections impact the environment.
Just when you think the elder statesman of the floor covering industry couldn’t possibly have any more tricks up its rough-hewn, finely grained sleeve, new advances in manufacturing, finishes and more bring the spotlight back around to hardwood flooring.
Vintage, revisited and revived for modern dwellings and public spaces – that’s the takeaway with American Heritage, Marazzi’s newest wood plank series in color body porcelain.
MAPEI has combined the latest trend in large, thin tile with cutting-edge installation methods and new-technology products to provide a definitive guide to successful, sustainable installations.
Illuminating and connecting interiors with a softer approach to geometrics, Play of Light from the Mohawk Group takes end-users on a journey through light and dark motifs.
Combining the beauty and benefits of linoleum with the proprietary xf finish, Johnsonite offers enhanced design opportunities with the new Lenza and Tonali Harmonium xf collections.
TORLYS Inc., has reinvented its entire line of eco-friendly cork floors to include forty distinctive styles, some in almost six foot lengths, and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification for its entire collection.