2020 Commercial Flooring Product Guide
During this unprecedented year, flooring manufacturers have been working hard behind the scenes to keep showrooms and A&D partners flush with beautiful products to use in their projects. We’ve rounded up a selection of some of the hottest introductions launched by our creative and determined friends in the industry. How do you plan to showcase the latest in flooring in your commercial spaces this year?
Posted: June 3, 2020
Ann Sacks
Teigen captures the simple beauty of Terrazzo in an easy maintenance, lighter-weight porcelain tile, and the fresh, modern color palette, makes it an ideal candidate for mos tsurfaces in and outside the home. Crafted in Spain, Teigen’s large-format design–available in a 24x24-in. square field tile, a 10-in. hexagon, and complementing 3x24-in. bull nose–is sold by the box with additional sizes available by custom order. Teigen requires only one to two week’s lead time and is competitively priced.
Armstrong
MedinPure with Diamond 10 Technology Coating is a PVC-free homogeneous sheet alternative that integrates science, technology, and design to advance quality of care in healing environments. Its patent-pending formulation—including coordinating PVC-free weld rods for aseptic areas—is shaping the future of resilient flooring. The Diamond 10 Technology coating is a no-polish, low-maintenance solution that offers category-leading scratch, stain, scuff, and slip resistance that’s vital in the healthcare community. MedinPure is free of Ortho-Phthalates, Halogens, Isocyanates and Red List Chemicals of Concern.
ASM Modular
The Starnet Low-Profile Wire Management System by ASM is a raised access flooring system delivering data, electrical power, voice, and audio visual products anywhere you need them. Ideal for new construction and commercial office renovations, the flooring system provides easy maintenance access for upgrades and repairs, along with accepting a variety of floor coverings to beautify the space.
Aspecta
Aspecta Contours offers the design community four new patterned flooring design platforms for ultimate design flexibility. Two plank patterns include Chantilly, a whalebone single plank (think large-scale herringbone); and Tarascon is a long and wide plank with a pre-assembled basketweave design. Two chevron designs include Chambord, a single plank chevron, which creates a large-scale chevron pattern; and Versailles, a pre-assembled chevron plank which, when installed, produces a smaller scale chevron pattern. Available in eight colors.
Ava by Novalis
Meticulously designed to look like hardwoods and built to endure heavy traffic, Ava 2DSGN™ glue-down planks offer soft wood grains and contemporary styles with a balanced palette of 22 colors. The Alpine and Tuscany collections feature registered embossed finishes with microbevel edges while the Peninsula and Weathered collections are straight-edge planks. The durable AMP finish provides 30% more scratch resistance over typical coatings, making 2DSGN suitable for high-traffic retail, healthcare, education and corporate environments, as well as multi-family settings.
Bentley
Everyone has it in their wardrobe—a proverbial uniform, that go-to, ensemble. Now you have it in your design repertoire too, with Suitable from Bentley. Dress it up or dress it down, Suitable fits a variety of spaces, from education interiors and corporate offices to quick turnaround jobs to tight-budget projects. Its deeply textured pattern is reminiscent of tweed plaid, and the product’s 14 colorways are just as timeless. Available in 18x36-inch and 24-inch square carpet tiles and 12-foot broadloom.
Carlisle
The Tranquil collection was created to meet tdemand for smooth-face flooring in a matte, layered finish in warmer tones. Available in 8-in.-wide signature-grade planks the collection comes in six soothing colors. A special process deposits a subtle layer of color without brushing, resulting in a smooth, refined surface. A UV-cured oil eliminates the need for specialty cleaning products or frequent reapplications of finish. Offered in ¾-in. plank thickness and in two- to 12-foot lengths, with a choice of engineered or solid construction. Planks are end matched for ease of installation.
Concrete Collaborative
Concrete Collaborative partnered with Cooler Gallery to manufacture artist-designed tiles for the architecture and interiors market. Each artist selected was either known for bold pattern making or beautiful craft in ceramics. The tinted encaustic patterns are unidirectional, multidirectional, or randomized and made through a labor-intensive hand process in Concrete Collaborative’s California factory.
DinoFlex
Sophisticated and elegant, Nature’s Collection blends the durability and versatility of recycled rubber with the style of sustainably harvested cork. By infusing cork granules, the company adds depth and texture to the surface, while the vivid colors of the EPDM offer contrast, coming together for a perfectly balanced design that is sure to leave you impressed.
Durapalm
Sustainable interior finishes pioneer Smith & Fong Co. introduces six new colors to its award-winning palmwood flooring. “We have worked hard to develop a strong supply of high quality palm from our sources in India,” said company founder and co-owner, Dan Smith. “And the success of this has enabled us to develop the next generation of palm flooring products, including rich new colors and textures, the convenience of click-lock installation and sustainable eucalyptus or bamboo core materials, which provide superior stability.”
Durkan
The Inherent Spontaneity carpet collection explores the intersection of design and play for hospitality. Designs and textures within the collection were created by exploring everything from identity and politics to travel and handicrafts. Suitable for public spaces, corridors, guestrooms and other hospitality environments, the collection features in Definity, a sustainable technology that creates multi-level textures and superior performance. Available in Precision Dye Injection (PDI) carpet tile in 12" x 36" and 24" x 24" formats and broadloom.
EF Contract
Game On and Contact Sport from EF Contract are two playful patterns perfectly paired to complement one another in scale and contrast. The collection is offered in a spirited color palette so that you can find your true colors and get in the game. The 24X24-in. solution-dyed carpet tile comes in six colorways and is constructed of Encore SD Ultima nylon and Nexus modular backing.
Expanko
Expanko Stain Cork introduces four new colors: Whitewash, Cornsilk, Fossil and Sable to be used in combination with the custom pattern guide. Acoustics, thermal warmth, comfort under foot, and sustainability are features with Expanko cork flooring and make it ideal for use in any commercial or residential application.
J+J Flooring
Tweed by J+J Flooring celebrates the timeless appeal of woven fabric in 12x48-in. carpet tiles. The rugged texture and 17 earthy colors make this enduring Donegal tweed design a classic, yet fresh and essential backdrop.
Mannington Commercial
Bloom is three coordinating styles of high-performance heterogeneous sheet designed for healthcare and senior living spaces. As part of the launch, Mannington Commercial is also announcing a partnership with Mercy Medical Angels, a non-profit organization that provides medical transportation to patients in desperate financial need. For every square yard purchased, the company will donate 3% of the purchase price to Mercy Medical Angels. Each new style of Bloom is available in eight colorways.
Mohawk Group
Large & Local is a wide-plank resilient collection that celebrates nature and domestic manufacturing operations in the North Georgia mountains. Eight clean wood visuals with minimal graining, together with eight rustic visuals with coarse graining and a circle-sawn texture. The line is recommended for specification in a variety of contract interiors, from workspaces to restaurants and retail, and is produced using 100% pre-consumer recycled materials.
Nydree
The Maverick Collection takes Nydree’s high-performance floors to the next level for condominium, apartment, hotel guest room, and commercial spaces. Specifiers are often forced to choose between cost and performance, Maverick bridges the gap by offering world class performance, fast installation, and value pricing. This click floor uses Woodura technology to harden the real wood veneer.
Panaget
The French company, long known for supplying flooring for retail and hospitality, introduces two new French Oak floors in Café crème and Honey finishes. Café crème is an alternative to natural parquet. Its subtle veil, slightly milky, gives it both charm and modernity and the floors feature knots, slits and traces of heart. Honey parquet appeals to fans of ultra-natural finishes. Its golden color, crème brûlée style, makes it a new classic.
Patcraft
Anew is a 7.75x48-in. resilient collection directly inspired by designers’ requests for a widened plank format. Featuring modern, updated wood visuals, and the incorporation of a stone look for unique installation options, the collction is USA made and available in 2.5 mm and 5 mm thicknesses. The ExoGuard finish provides enhanced scratch and stain resistance,a nd products are available to ship within 10 business days.
Protect-All
The new Protect-All Designer Series is manufactured with the same durable vinyl properties as traditional Protect-All flooring, and was developed to bridge the gap between functionality and aesthetic appeal. Featuring a solid base color with varying accent colors throughout, this unique flooring can withstand high-traffic areas without showing wear while enhancing the design of any space.
Shaw Contract
Creating Space is a new Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver collection of 18 x 36-in. carpet tiles that represents an eco-friendly, durable style in four patterns. Designed for the adaptive spaces of today, the collection focuses on the impact of designing healthy spaces and environments with a focus on wellbeing. The soft, abstract, textural patterns of this collection establish zones of calm and concentration that provide the visual cues to move through the day in a mindful way. The line features PVC-free material chemistry, biophilic design and textural and acoustical.
Tarkett
iD Latitude is a sustainable and affordable LVT flooring for almost any interior space. Recently third-party certified carbon neutral, every installation helps to decrease the company›s carbon footprint, reduce greenhouse gases and reverse the effects of climate change. It also contributes to improving the health and wellness of the space with low TVOCs and is certified asthma and allergy friendly. The line features a clear, stronger layer of protection, while its matte finish eliminates distracting glare.