Designlog

How does your FloorScore?

Our Amtico Rep came by this week and mentioned that their product has been certified by Greenguard and FloorScore.  We had heard of Greenguard before, but not FloorScore.

So what is it?  "The FloorScore program, developed by the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) in conjunction with SCS tests and certifies flooring products for compliance with indoor air quality emission requirements adopted in California. Flooring products include vinyl, linoleum, non-PVC resilient flooring, wall base, and associated sundries." Source: http://www.scscertified.com/iaq/floorscore.html

Many of the other resilient flooring companies have the certification within their product lines... Armstrong World Industries, Jonhsonite, Mannington Mills, Congoleum Corporation...   

Another way to improve indoor air quality! 

Footprint Carpet? ViVA L.A.

Want to cover your floors with outlines of feet?  Well, you can get it with Bentley Prince Street's ViVA L.A.'s "Feet on the Street" product.  It was designed in collaboration with L.A. based pop artist Andre Miripolsky who created a large 3-D wall sculpture of his vision of downtown L.A.'s exploding skyline.  Sure it's fun and different, but it's definitely a carpet design I wouldn't recommend... not even for podiatrists, or kids areas... too corny for me!  There is also a pattern in the collection with arrows all over it called " Which Way Now" and one that I would consider using.... "Linked to the Vibe" because it's an interesting pattern without being an exact representation of something (of anything that I can tell at least!).

No Orange or Blue Iris Here... Antron's Carpet Color Point of View

Previous posts have addressed the prevalence of orange in unexpected places and the usability of Pantone's color of the Year... Blue Iris...  Well a couple of the designers here at DTE recently attended a CEU presented by Antron carpet fiber that didn't pick up on either of these colors. 

Instead of a more typical "color forecast" they title their research "color point of view"... basically their opinion of where the colors in carpet are heading.  They had designers from around the country submit color inspirations in the form of paint chips, tile samples, magazines pages, pieces from nature, etc. and compiled them into collages.  They addressed four market segments: Healthcare, Corporate, Education, and Hospitality.  For each of these segments they created "buzz" words to address how design is/should be changing in each of these areas. 

Healthcare:  "Enlightenment and Healing"... "Emotionally Supportive Designs Offset Natural Stresses"

Corporate:  "Restoration and Performance"... "Natural Environments Promote Positive Emotional States"

Education: "Cultivation and Diversity"... "Perceptions Change Through Exposure and Interaction"

Hospitality: "Authenticity and Experience"... "Local Experiences Establish Meaningful Connections"

For more in depth info... to order you own Point of View Literature Kit with sample color chips, or to mix and match colors within each segments color palette with the Color POV tool visit: http://www.antron.eu/en/content/style/ant03_02.shtml