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.

When bamboo first arrived on the floor covering scene, it was akin to that third cousin you never see suddenly showing up on your doorstep, suitcase in hand.

Nothing is so hard to nail down as the tastes and preferences of the residential floor covering consumer.