06 Feb 2012 Giving voice to those who create workplace design & furnishings
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NeoCon 2006: Carpet Preview

6.9.06 | -Amtico (#7054, 8th floor): Amtico has added eight new woods to its range of flooring: classic oak, fresh oak, American cherry, blonde oak, ivory maple, spalted beech, wenge wood and reclaimed chestnut. For more information, visit www.amtico.com.

-Atlas Carpet Mills (11-122): Miravena and Koari

These broadloom carpets are available in 24 standard as well as custom colors.

Atlas Carpet Mills: Mod Squad

This broadloom carpet comes in four retro patterns:Hip, Cool, Jazzed, and Fab. For more information, visit http://www.atlascarpetmills.com.


-Bentley Prince Street (#1060): Blue Highway

Blue Highway is a striped broadloom intended to coordinate with Bentley Prince Street’s Scenic Drive and Overlook patterns in corporate, hospitality and retail environments.

Bentley Prince Street: New Town

New Town is a broadloom carpet intended for public spaces.

Bentley Prince Street: Urban Scene

Urban Scene is an elegant, high-luster, tufted tip-sheared, solid broadloom.

Bentley Prince Street: Urban Tribe

Urban Tribe is a broadloom collection with several patterns: New Demographic, Civic Generation, Social Network, Found Freedom, Urban Tribe and Family Ritual. All of them are richly textured, with intense colors and structured background stripes. For more information, visit http://www.bentleyprincestreet.com.

-Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet (10-160): Art and Soul

This broadloom carpet comes in three geometric patterns: Performing Art; Artisans, and Impressionist. For more information, visit http://www.blueridgecarpet.com.


-Chilewich (#6030, 8th floor): Plynyl Tile

Chilewich has revamped its standard Plynyl weave, yielding recyclable 18” floor tiles with 20% recycled content. They are available in eight colors: Caramel, Holly, Jade, Mocha, Russet, Rattan, Slate, and Terra. For more information, visit http://www .chilewich.com


-ECOsurfaces Commercial Flooring (#7070, 7th floor): ECOmax-Versatile Modular Tile System

ECOmax is a modular tile collection available in 16 standard colors and two thicknesses. It’s slip-resistant and suitable for indoor and outdoor use.


ECOsurfaces Commercial Flooring: ECOsand ECOsand is a collection of recycled rubber flooring available in twelve colors. For more information, visit http://www.ecosurfaces.com.


-Interface (440 North Wells St., Ste. 200): Rawhide

Interface describes this modular collection as “refined, yet comfortable…cowboy chic.”

Interface: TacTiles

This modular collection offers a revolutionary new installation technology.

Interface: Tea Rose

Inspired by both Pop Art and a feminine Victorian aesthetic, Tea Rose is a modular collection available in red, orange, pink and yellow.


Interface: The 1968 Collection

These six modular styles are based on art created by designer David Oakey during his college days. For more information, visit http://www.interfaceflooring.com.

-J&J/Invision (10-118)

J&J Commercial: The Newsworthy Collection


The four coordinating loop patterns in this broadloom collection -- Newsflash, The Scoop, Special Edition, and Hot Off The Press – are intended for a broad range of applications. For more information, visit http://www.jjcommercial.com.

Invision Carpet Systems: Phantom Block and Parallel Motion.

These two coordinating broadloom products evoke the elegance of woven carpets. For more information, visit http://www.invisioncarpet.com.

-Johnsonite (#4022, 8th floor): Design Freedom Customization Program

Johnsonite states that this program “allows a designer to create the perfect rubber tile for the space, in the pattern they want, in the color and quantity they want, when they want it at a reasonable cost.”

Johnsonite: rePLACE Demountable Wall Base System


This innovative system reduces installation time because it hangs on a track. First introduced in 2003, this year rePLACE has been enhanced and expanded. For more information, visit http://www.johnsonite.com.

-Lees Carpets (#3-101): NeoFloor Moments

Moments’ spa-inspired motifs brings make the nylon textile sheet flooring ideal for healthcare environments.

Lees Carpets: WovenSquare Phase 2

WovenSquare Phase 2 is a 2’ modular jacquard-woven vinyl, designed for easy maintenance. For more information, visit http://www .leescarpets.com

-Mannington Commercial (1039): Arpeggio

Available as both broadloom and modular carpet, Mannington calls Arpeggio a colorful “fusion of traditional and modern styling.”

Mannington Commercial: Twisted and Wired

These 24” modular carpet collections have undulating wave-like patterns that “diminish the appearance of uneven walls,” according to Mannington. For more information, visit http://www.mannington.com.


-Masland Contract: The Moderns (broadloom)

A broadloom collection of eight mid- to large-scale patterns, piece-dyed and available in ten colorways. For more information, visit http://www.maslandcontract.com.

-Milliken Contract (10-115): Foreign Intrigue

This 36” modular collection features seven coordinated patterns of varying complexity and an integral cushion backing.

Milliken Contract: Forma and Linea


This 36” modular collection evokes timeless materials such as linen and silk and features an integral cushion backing.


Milliken Contract: Fusione, Litho and Graphia

This 36” modular collection was inspired by “weathered” textures such as tree bark and features an integral cushion backing.


Milliken Contract: Ombra, De and Chiaro

This 36” modular collection has a three-dimensional look and patterns that are reminiscent of woven and coiled structures. It features an integral cushion backing. For more information, visit http://www.millikencarpet.com.


-Mohawk Group (377)

Bigelow Commercial: myEarth

Inspired by nature and geological formations, this broadloom and modular collection comes in four patterns (Happy Trails, Off the Beaten Path, Out on A Limb, and Bird’s Eye View) and twelve colorways.

Durkan Commercial: Mind, Body, & Soul

This modular collection is available in nine patterns and 15 colorways.

Karastan Contract: Continuum


Architect Robert Cox designed this woven broadloom collection, made with Invista yarn. Its six patterns are suitable for the most fashion-forward installations.

Karastan Contract: Poetry in Motion

The two patterns in this broadloom collection, Meditations and Fluidity, have the luxurious appearance of hand-knotted Oriental rugs, but are rigorous enough for commercial environments.

Mohawk Commercial: Milan Square/Milan Plaza

These woven broadloom carpets include a geometric pattern and a highly textured linear “partner.”

Mohawk Commercial: Breaking News


This modular collection is comprised of three patterns: Top Story, Newsworthy, and Headlines. It features Mohawk's Ecoflex cushion backing, which has 15% post-consumer recycled content.

Mohawk Commercial: Post Modern

This modular collection is comprised of three patterns with complex tonal effects: Hyper Reality, Complexity, and Abstraction. For more information, visit http://www.themohawkgroup.com.

-NOOD (#4112, 8th floor): Urban Optimist

This collection is tufted and piece-dyed, then cut into carpet tiles. Designed for random installation.

NOOD: Spork

This tufted nylon “soft flooring” looks more like grass than carpet. Currently available in black, white and green, it will also be offered in custom colors later this year. For more information, visit http://www.noodfashion.com.


-Shaw Contract Group (10-167): Angela Adams Collection

Angela Adams’s broadloom and modular collection translates the famous rug designer’s hip aesthetic to commercial carpet. It will feature Shaw’s Eco Solution Q nylon and an EcoWorx backing.


Shaw Contract Group: Silk

This modular and broadloom collection was inspired by the culture, artistry and craftsmanship associated with silk and is suitable for high-end interiors. For more information, visit http://www.shawcontractgroup.com.

-Tandus Group (#391)

C&A and Monterey : Beneath the Surface


These four styles – Amaranth, Datum, Ogee and Fossel – were inspired by Persian handcrafted goods. Offered as modular carpet by C&A and broadloom by Monterey.


C&A: Turbulence


Available in 18" and 36" tiles, Turbulence was designed by Jhane Barnes. Intended for big spaces, it has a large repeating wave pattern and rich multi-colorations inspired by a double woven shirt.

Crossley: TeaHouse Collection


The TeaHouse Collection spans a variety of broadloom and structured back constructions, enabling designers to “single source” coordinate product across entire projects. Its designs include Onsen, a timeless bamboo; Chado, a subtle geometric; the organic Ikasu and Kura; and the more traditional Asaba, available in 6’ and conventional tiles.

Monterey : Full Volume

Made with Tandus’ specialty CrossWeave looms, Full Volume is a new kind of woven carpet that emphasizes volume rather than scale. Monterey suggests that the collection offers the “look of old wool Berbers,” but the “performance of today’s contract carpets.”


Monterey : Sol (broadloom)

The first pattern concept from Colouresce, Sol is a broadloom that blurs the boundary between pattern and ground. The collection has a positive-negative color relationship with C&A’s 6’ tile Sira. For more information, visit http://www.tandus.com.

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