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LUXURY VINYL TILES & PL ANKS Gerflor theflooringroup

LUXURY VINYL TILES & PLANKS CREATION 55 DARE to befriend the NEW LVT trends and Creation collection? That’s what we’re inviting you to do. This dedicated brochure is a one of a kind, we turn the spotlight onto the latest trends in the Luxury Vinyl Tile and Plank world for 2016/17 and also focus on the stunningly realistic Creation 55 LVT collection. What you have in your hands is the logical culmination of our expertise and a comprehensive range that is not only widelyacclaimed but also continually renewed… the time has come to fuel your imagination with a spectrum of possibilities offering...

RED DOT DESIGN AWARD TRENDS FOR 2016/17 THE RAW ELEGANCE OF NATURAL WOOD SHADES OF MINERAL CONCRETE TRENDS ROLLING WITH MARBLE TEXTILE TRENDS WARM-ACCENTED RETRO CHIC NEW-FOUND LOVE FOR TROMPE-LfflL THE FLOORING CREATION PROCESS LVT FLOORING FORMATS CREATION INSTALLATION SOLUTIONS COLOUR INDEX & PRODUCT SUMMARY EXCLUSIVE EMBOSSES CREATION 55: WOOD CREATION 55: MINERAL WHO ARE WE? INTERIOR DESIGNER MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE DEDICATED SERVICE FREE SAMPLES CONTACT US Keep track of the latest trends on www.luxuryvinyltrends.com

RED DOT DESIGN AWARD WINNER 2016 Created in Germany in the 1950's, the Red Dot Award is the highest global recognition in the design world - in terms of innovation. It’s like the American Oscar’s for designers. In 2016 the Red Dot Award recorded over 5,000 products the highest number of entries in its history from 57 nations. Products were registered in 31 categories: from consumer electronics, furniture, jewellery or watches to entire interior decorations and lab technology. Global brands like Google, Apple, Sony, LG, Philips, Kartell or Artemide submitted their products to have a chance...

reddot award 2016 winner

TRENDS FOR 2016|17 As a global manufacturer competing in world-wide markets, excellence in design is fundamental to our floorings. Headed by the Creative Director, Gino Venturelli and our in-house design and research team, Gerflor work closely with designers from around the world, studying international design influences and identifying key trends related to the world of fashion, interior design, architecture and surface finishes. Drawing inspiration from natural materials such as wood, stone, marble and concrete as well as graphics and architectural forms, whilst adding new colour blends...

NATURAL WOOD Forget waxed floors, varnished boards and polished parquets: timber is stripping away all artifice and going back to basics. Wood-look LVTs are adopting darker hues, donning more traditional, elegant shades. Interiors are gravitating towards a 100% natural look, free of all varnish and frills: wood infuses rooms with a hint of luxury, set against aluminium or chrome. Now freed from its shackles, wood is also gaining depth. Today’s consumers are happily inviting pre-loved, age-worn wood into their homes, such as this vintage barrel whose unique texture came from the tannin in...

SHADES OF MINERAL Concrete and stone, the perennial interior design classics, are being given an extreme makeover and adopting cruder, more natural textures… and they’re even appearing side by side! Concrete is taking on a more matt like appearance and is no longer afraid to flaunt a textured, worn look. The eye caresses its porous texture and rough, unstructured lines, admiring a new range of hues that move away from the traditional palette of greys and enable it to flow and blend into our interiors with greater ease than ever before. Natural stone is treading the same path, shaking off...

The result? A striking contrast that oozes a trendy yet comfortable vibe! EMBRACING DARING PAIRINGS Over the past few years, concrete’s understated mineral appearance has made it a material of choice for minimalist interiors. The latest trends, however, have seen it gradually gaining a foothold in warmer settings, notably through a bold marriage with terracotta. With its cool grey palette and raw pared-back style, concrete had its heyday from the 1950s to the 1970s when Le Corbusier’s brutalist movement championed vast concrete buildings with repetitive flanks of angular geometric features....

MARBLETREND ROLLING WITH MARBLE More refined and less crude than stone, marble has always enjoyed enormous success in the interior design field. With its polished, satin-smooth texture, it continues to be a true classic, synonymous with luxury. Marble looks set to make a big comeback over the course of the next few seasons, with the economic crisis now encouraging consumers to turn to a product known to last! But the trend is also about hope: the time has come to turn our backs on the monotone hues of off-white marble and embrace more colourful shades symbolizing renewal, expressed...

THE FRESH TAKE ON CARPET A grubby, grimy dust trap, carpet has had its day. But abandoning it completely is totally out of the question! The LVT range pays homage to carpet’s textile roots, offering a classy and elegant take on the fabrics donned by style-conscious businessmen in 1970s New York. These Mad Men-esque floors conjure up images of the classy modern man, totally in-tune with modern-day trends. To put it simply: tweed is back with a trendy twist!

RETRO chic This is a trend with well-established roots: it’s “goodbye” extreme vintage decors and “hello” to a retro style that revives the ‘60s vibe. But colourful retro-pop interiors are taking on a fresh new look, casting aside their traditionally flashy hues in favour of warmer, more elegant tones. From Paris to Milan, it’s the subject on everyone’s lips. Nostalgic yet optimistic, the retro style has invaded our interiors from ceiling down to floor. Furnishings have joined the party too! Foscarini pendant lights, formica tables, curvaceous Verner Panton chairs… Even the oft-maligned...

Pixels are escaping from our gaming screens and setting up home in the lounge, with the latest trend being to recreate 3D forms and trompe l’œil effects using highly stylized geometric shapes. Directly inspired by nature, every shape is painstakingly reworked into non-realistic designs that create a striking illusion of relief. The thickness of each line and component plays a part in the end result, ranging from ’90s-style trompe-l’œils to delicate lace effe