June 2016 Product Briefs: Flooring
There's more technology under your feet than meets the eye.
Topography
Designed in collaboration with Austrian architecture and design firm 13&9, this collection features five textured carpet tiles that work alone or together to create landscapes rife with pattern, color, and gradient shifts. Available in square and rectangular sizes, the Red List–free flooring may be constructed from either Mohawk’s premium or standard Duracolor nylon fiber.
Outdoor
Although measuring a dainty ¾" thick, these porcelain pavers hold their ground, with their combination of quartz, clay, and feldspar rendering them stain-, moss-, and frost-resistant. The 24"-square tiles come in six stone, three wood, and two flagstone patterns; they also are available with rectified or pressed edges.
Satori
Part of the Laminam by Crossville collection, these superthin, large-format porcelain panels are 0.2" thick and available in sizes up to 9.8' by 3.3'. A new production process creates the strength without the bulk, making the slabs suitable for interior floors and vertical applications. Offered in three oxidized looks (brown, shown), they may be installed directly over existing concrete or tile surfaces.
Safety Zone Sheet
This linoleum flooring for dry areas features a through-pattern wear layer embedded with particles that, when compressed, provide extra slip-resistance throughout the life of the product. Unlike the tile version of Safety Zone, the sheets have an added fiberglass layer and textured cellulose backing. They are available in eight colors, on rolls up to 66' in length.
Oak Visions
Part of Carlisle’s Versallia collection, this wide-plank vinyl flooring with a commercial-grade wear layer resists water, stains, and scratches. Each of the six oak-inspired patterns, rendered on 60" x 7¼" planks, has its own hue and grain texture to mimic the random patterning of real wood. Made from 25% post-consumer and 20% postindustrial material, the product (including Plymouth, pictured) is LEED compliant.
New products from Mohawk Group, Crossville, Florim USA, and Armstrong Flooring.
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