Builders and Homeowners Get in Here - 5 Innovative Flooring Trends To watch Out For In 2015

Combining time-honored patterns and craft techniques with new technology, flooring brands are offering customers a greater quality and choice than ever before. We take a look at the innovations taking place beneath our feet:


 New aggregates:

Synonymous with midcentury interiors, terrazzo surfaces are coming back in a big way with a renewed focus on their sustainable slant. ‘Marmoreal’ a new type of terrazo is an engineered marble that combines fragments of red Rosso Verona, yellow Giallo Mori, green Verde Alpi and white Bianco Verona set within strong polyester resin binders.

In the case of traditional terrazzo, which is made up of much finer pieces of marble, Marmoreal’s aggregates are large and rough cut, creating a bold but beautiful surface that is stronger, less porous and more durable than natural marbles.

Marmoreal

 Ceramic wood:

Due to Advancements in technology, ceramic and vinyl tiles can no longer be distinguished from their real wood counterparts. Soft and warm to the touch, these new sophisticated fakes are also more durable and easier to maintain than wood - they can even be used to tile wet rooms and shower cubicles.

Ceramic Wood

 

Traditions reinterpreted:

Ancient rug-making techniques are being reinterpreted for contemporary interiors through the use of new colors, abstracted patterns and contemporary production techniques. Inspired by the work of Israeli lenticular artist Yaacov Agam and made by craftsmen in Nepal, the rugs feature varying pile heights which cause them to appear more or less colorful depending on the angle they are being viewed from.


Kaleidoscopic Color:

Due to improved weaving and printing technology  manufacturers’ ability to create carpets in an almost limitless spectrum of colors and precisely printed patterns has been increased. In turn this has given way to a spate of rugs and carpet designs that feature seamless color gradients made possible by the new technology. As a perfect example of this, Danish flooring brand Fletco have introduced a line of digitally printed carpet tiles that feature an optical gradient.

Digitally printed tiles

Jigsaw:

In order to make carpet tiles more enticing manufacturers are creating customizable systems whereby customers can create their own flooring designs using a set of carpet tile components. Exemplifying the trend is the newly launched ‘Elements’ collection consists of six brightly-colored geometric shapes – four end elements and two rectangular connecting elements -  the tiles can be joined together to form infinite variations. This system can also be used to create area rugs or unconventional carpet runners for walkways.

Element Collection

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