Tarkett recently showcased two new collections at BDNY for the hospitality market. Style’s Life, a line which represents a well-traveled life, capturing WHERE we’ve been, WHAT we’ve seen, and WHO we want to show the world; and Blume, the newest Tempt Concept Collection shows vintage-inspired florals that add a dramatic pop of color to any space.
See below for press releases on each:
Tarkett Introduces Style’s Life at BDNY
New Soft Surface Collection Captures a Life of Travel and Offers Endless Creative Possibilities
Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, launches Desso’s latest collection for hospitality with Style’s Life, a soft surface collection designed by Amanda Gala and Lisa Herreth.
Designs for Style’s Life are based on objects assembled and reimagined like a painter’s canvas. These still lifes portray a traveler’s journey, representing a visual memoir of the experiences that have shaped and guided them.
With Style’s Life, the designers sought to direct, instruct and manipulate, working more as painters than photographers, they assembled still lifes from the objects found during travel, items that tell the story of a life that has wandered, explored and discovered.
The collection demonstrates individuality through the lens of where they’ve been and what they’ve seen. It is a carefully curated assortment, showcasing only the souvenirs that are worthy of permanent display on a shelf or dresser.
Designer Lisa Herreth spoke of the collection, saying, “Style’s Life is about the journey: Who is travelling, What you find and Where you go. Discovering places, people and objects through our lenses and our senses. It is an artistic display of these treasures that encompasses the way we travel, incorporating mapping patterns, topography and flight paths, mixed with the souvenirs that we find on our travels, the ones that we place on our shelves to keep the memories real. These still lifes portray our style: our Style’s Life.”
Designs from the collection are available in each of the below product platforms; any of the designs can be converted to any of these constructions, so the possibilities are endless.
- Axminster broadloom and tiles
- Injection Dyed broadloom and tiles
- Colorpoint
- Handtufted
- Infinity
The collection works in a variety of hospitality environments for luxury hotels & resorts, casinos, mid-scale & economy lodging properties, to aid in crafting interiors that reflect authentic, intrinsic character. Examples of where our soft surface is used includes lobbies, corridors, suites, guestrooms, casino gaming floors, ballrooms, meeting rooms, convention halls, spas, and back of house environments.
Tarkett believes in placing people in the center of every space. As part of Tarkett North America’s sustainability measures and commitment to people-friendly spaces that perform and inspire, Style’s Life meets CRI Green Label+, offering a higher standard for indoor air quality.
Doing Good—Together means that Tarkett is bringing its best thinking and efforts toward making a positive impact on people and the planet. Through its three pillars—Designing for Life, Closing the Loop, and Driving Collaboration—it is working with its customers and the entire flooring industry to build a circular economy that creates a healthier, more prosperous future for all.
More information about all of Tarkett’s products can be found at www.tarkettna.com.
Tarkett Introduces Blume at BDNY
Vintage-inspired florals burst from a deep moody blue background setting the backdrop for this dramatic collection called Blume. Blush and crimson are blended with cream to create an ethereal hint of a flower without the stigma of being old fashioned and will add a fresh pop to stark modern spaces.
Brought to life on our Vivid tufting technology, a 12 color cut and loop CYP machine, we were able to add depth with loop creating the feel of a hand-carved carpet.
“Blume developed as a response to the overwhelming appearance of florals in fashion. We wanted to create that for the floor but not in a way that looked overdone. By blurring the forms, it is less literal and more about the shapes rather than trying to be realistic. “ Amy Jaekel, Creative Director, Tarkett.
About Tarkett
With net sales of more than €2.8 billion in 2017, Tarkett is a worldwide leader of innovative flooring and sports surface solutions. Offering a wide range of products including vinyl, linoleum, carpet, rubber, wood, laminate, synthetic turf and athletic tracks, the Group serves customers in more than 100 countries worldwide through its major brands: Tarkett, Desso, Johnsonite, Tandus Centiva, Tarkett Sports, FieldTurf and Beynon. With approximately 13,000 employees and 34 industrial sites, Tarkett sells 1.3 million square meters of flooring every day, for hospitals, schools, housing, hotels, offices, stores and sports fields. Committed to “Doing Good. Together,” the Group has implemented an eco-innovation strategy based on Cradle to Cradle® principles and promotes circular economy, with the ultimate goal of contributing to people’s health and well-being, and preserving the natural capital. Tarkett is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A, ISIN: FR0004188670, ticker TKTT) and is included in the following indices: SBF 120, CAC Mid 60. www.tarkett.com.