Carpet Tile Refresh
New carpet tile technologies are offering style and performance in more venues than ever before.
Posted: March 18, 2019
Live & Learn
The Learn & Live Collection by Mohawk Group is a soft surface portfolio of broadloom and 24” x 24” carpet tile designed to inspire collaboration and creativity, reduce negative behavior and encourage social interaction. Education designers, specifiers and end users can create unique installations. The collection is made with Mohawk’s new Duracolor Tricor fiber, which delivers stain resistance, colorfastness, durability, color clarity and enhanced soil performance.
Forum
New for hospitality, Forum by Shaw Contract, features a subtle palette of light, neutral tones, interspersed with calligraphic lines. The collection features contemporary clean lines blended with patterns that have a painterly edge in a set of 17 broadloom patterns and 10 carpet tiles. patterns. The tactile surfaces allude to sisal, jute and other handwoven textures. In addition, the collection is offered in four rugs.
Beyond the Wall
Beyond the Wall debuts as the newest addition the Philadelphia Commercial Surface Works collection. The carpet tile offers StrataWorx backing, Solution Q Nylon and a dynamic grafitti look in vibrant colors. Beyond The Wall is also unlimited, random-mergeable, meaning carpet tiles may be installed in various ways without limitations and dye lot issues. With Beyond The Wall, retailers move beyond remnant loss, saving time and money.
Visual Code
Visual Code by Interface marries the worlds of high-tech and high-touch through pairing images of glitch graphics and technicolor circuitry with simple textures that recall traditional woven fabrics and rugs. The collection showcases 10 face styles that coordinate, yet vary widely in color, pattern and texture. Visual Code can stand alone or coordinate with existing and future Interface offerings.
Mosaic Mix
Philadelphia Commercial’s new 12x48 carpet tile format features the environmentally guaranteed Eco Solution Q Nylon and EcoWorx tile backing. Engineered to perform in high-traffic commercial spaces, the carpet tiles offer a balance of patterns and colors projects understated sophistication. Mosaic Mix’s innovative engineering and on-trend design differentiate it in the market.
Free Flow
Free Flow is designed to help projects feel effortless from start to finish. With 20 patterns and 12 inviting color options, Free Flow provides a composed and eloquent aesthetic offered at one single price point. Shipping within two to three weeks, Free Flow is an ideal choice for new or retrofit installations. All patterns are available in 50cm x 50cm squares as well as 25cm x 1m planks.
Artefact
Artefact by Patcraft features four distinct products inspired by an oxidation experiment exposing fabrics to metal, rust and water. Through a six-week process, vibrant colors and designs emerged to create a flooring collection aimed at bringing off-kilter nature into the built environment. Artefact is available in four 12x48 carpet tiles with a multi-level pattern loop.
Discord
Discord, a modular carpet tile by Bentley, artfully juxtaposes jagged lines, organic scrawls and subversive patterns in one harmonious toolkit of design. Ideal for large, open interiors, Discord is made with Antron Lumena Type 6,6 nylon for ultimate color and performance. Available in three sizes.