Flooring

Staff -- Interior Design, 5/31/2007 12:00:00 AM

Hewitt Marx

Pdf_II (Poisonous Dart Frog) is hand-woven in dense wool pile with additional mohair, but is also available in a silk and wool combination. Durable enough to withstand heavy traffic, stilettos, children, pets, and is harmless to the amphibian population. 428 28th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131; 415-731-1306; hewittmarx.com. circle 650

J. Milo Design

Jessica Miller Lobeck brings us a taste of Eden. Garden is a hand-knotted wool carpet with an ornamental Art Nouveau aspect. Spring flowers hang heavy on delicate stems picked out in cut pile on a lawn of loop and cut pile. Every rug is hand-knotted to order. 5636 40th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98199; 970-870-3030; jmilo.com. circle 656

Emma Gardner Design

Wiggle is a hand-tufted rug with cut and loop wool pile that reflects the artist's journey. Born in Japan, reared in NYC, and now living in rural Connecticut, her influences include Asian art, urban fashion, pop art, and natural forms, with familiar organic shapes taken out of context and repeated to create something hypnotically new. PO Box 1807, Litchfield, CT 06759; 877-377-3144; emmagardnerdesign.com. circle 651

Groundplans

Be a globe trotter in a glance with these flatweaves from around the world. The diamond maze pattern in the jute and cotton rag rug hails from Guatemala, while the wool flatweave is from Thailand, and the hand-spun wool rug from China hits the bull's eye. 136 East 56th Street, Suite 4G, New York, NY 10022; 212-888-9366; groundplans.com. circle 655

LG Floors

Far too courtly to hide under a round table, the Camelot Collection, part of the DecoStone line, comes in four end-grain wood patterns: Taunton, Tiverton, Dorchester, and Salisbury. All are 18-inch square tiles, with a 12 inch gauge. Luxury vinyl has never seemed so regal. 920 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; lgflooring.com. circle 652

Tibetano

From the Sky collection comes Blossom, which blooms in four colorways: Lava, aqua, Mink, and Oat. The fragile branches swoon under the weight of budding flowers with a treatment redolent of painted vignettes on Japanese screens. Hand knotted in wool with silk accents and available in custom colors and sizes up to 25 feet wide. 1 Grand Avenue, Englewood, NJ 07631; 800-995-5784; tibetano.com. circle 653

Alicia D. Keshishian Carpets of Imagination

This collection of area rugs draws upon the designer's Armenian heritage. Leonora is striking and unexpected, with saturated colors and a gentle variation in tone and texture endemic to hand-carded, hand-spun, hand-dyed, hand-knotted, and hand-finished Tibetan wool. 717 Oak Terrace, Petaluma, CA 94952; 707-775-3494; acarpets.com. circle 654

Designtex

If Les Parapluies de Cherbourg was ever remade as a sepia-toned Japanese movie, then it would look something like Ginko from the Enchanted Garden collection. Its fanciful orientalist motif conjures up an aerial view of a sea of delicate paper parasols. 200 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014; 800-221-1540; designtex.com. circle 661

Shaw Industries

Take a moment to stare into Mirror Image tile from Urban Reflections in Seaglass. Complementary products include Prisma and Beam of Light tiles. These 2-foot square, multilevel patterned, loop-faced tiles can be arranged with monolithic or ashlar configurations. 616 East Walnut Avenue, Dalton, GA 30722; 877-502-7429; shawcontractgroup.com. circle 657

Martin Patrick Evan

Using a sepia photograph of trees glimpsed beyond a living room window, Gregg Evan Lempp has reproduced the image in plush cut pile, worsted wool, and silk accents. The rugs of Sepia Branches Collection are available in custom colors and sizes. 979 Third Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10022; 800-734-8214; martinpatrickevan.com. circle 660

ECOsurfaces

For a consistent corporate identity, you can inlay your company logo into ECOstone recycled rubber flooring. This durable, slip resistant, non-laminated, single-ply surface is made from multiple tones of reprocessed EPDM rubber for a marbleized effect and is appropriate for indoor and outdoor use. Available in 18-inch or 3-foot square tiles, or 4-foot wide rolls. PO Box 989, Lancaster, PA 17608; 877-326-7873; ecosurfaces.com. circle 659

Top Floor Rugs

Esti Barnes took a discarded scrunched up piece of paper, smoothed it out, and made it her muse for Esquire from the Expressions collection. This stylishly sculptural carpet has the pristine appearance of a glacier and the ethereal delicacy of origami. The pile of this hand-tufted wool carpet is 6/10 inches deep. 2/6 Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, London, SW10 0XE, UK; 44-20-7795-3333; topfloorrugs.com. circle 658

NeoFloor

NeoFloor Wood and NeoFloor Stone reproduce authentic wood and stone visuals, using high definition imaging to combine homelike aesthetics with the warmth, underfoot comfort, acoustics, slip resistance, and low maintenance of carpet. All available in 4-foot, 11-inch-wide rolls with .17-inch high pile in nylon. 500 Town Park Lane, Suite # 400, Kennesaw, GA 30144; 800-545-9765; neofloor.com. circle 662

Nying Zemo

Naturetronic, anyone? Anthony Aziz + Sammy Cucher's striking collection blends motifs from nature with a techno sensibility. In hand knotted Nepalese rugs such as Bayberry, a digital aesthetic is merged with the ancient craft of Tibetan rug weaving. In wool and silk with pile sheared to a uniform 1/3 inches throughout. 134 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001; 646-234-0559; nyingzemo.com. circle 667

Capri Cork

Mediterra Cork veneer pattern glue-down tile is a natural, durable, and renewable resource. It is acoustical and thermal, easy to walk on, clean, has a long life cycle, and versatility. The product is available in 1 and 2-foot square tiles and is 3/16 or 5/16-inch deep. Cable Dark veneer has a unique striped appearance. 1860 Charter Lane, #104, Lancaster, PA 17601; 800-492-2613; capricork.com. circle 663

Texstyle

Delicious Silk Swirls is cut pile in silk and New Zealand wool with the frothy texture and milky coils of a cappuccino dusted with chocolate whirls. 200 Lexington Avenue, Suite 423, New York, NY 10016; 800-524-1598; texstyledesign.com. circle 666

J & J Commercial

Opposites attract with the multiple options of Vice and Versa, two patterns of Nexus modular tiles that use geometric units with defined grid arrangements. 11 harmonious neutrals such as In-and-out, Front-or-back, and Up-or-down allow the two products to be used collectively or individually. PO Box 1287, Dalton, GA 30722, 800-241-4585; jjcommercial.com. circle 665

Blue Ridge

From the Mission collection comes Teco, a 2-foot square carpet tile introduced to complement the low horizontal lines and open interior spaces of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School. Colors such as Stained Mica, Leaded Glass, Cucumber Glaze, and Cast Brass effortlessly integrate with the abundant use of brick, wood, and other natural materials in the Usonian ideal. PO Box 507, Ellijay, GA 30540; 800-241-5945; blueridgecarpet.com. circle 664

Bentley Prince Street

Saturnia Collection shares its design philosophy with that of Gio Ponte, who believed that modern ideas and decorative elements are not incompatible. The collection includes florals, scrolls, and other traditional motifs with 16 tufted tip shear patterns available in broadloom and tile, piece dyed in 12 colorways. 14641 East Don Julian Blvd, City of Industry, CA 91746; 800-423-4709; bentleyprincestreet.com. circle 672

Classic Rug Collection

Pretty doesn't begin to describe the power of Pink, by Barbara Barran from a painting by New York abstract artist William Engel. The New Naturals collection are hand-tufted in Peru from alpaca and wool with luxuriant 1/2-inch cut pile. 235 East 60th Street, Suite 1, New York, NY 10022; 888-334-0063;classicrug.com. circle 668

Tai Ping

The Fret series is based on variants of ancient latticework. Each motif is named for a Chinese dynasty such as Shang I. Three different techniques—hand-tufting, hand-knotting, and needlepoint are employed—often within a single carpet. Each has a different texture, combining wool with silk or flax along with hand-carving. 860 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003; 212-979-2233; taipingcarpets.com. circle 671

Room

Judy Ross designs are recognizable for their clean and clear modern lines, progressive color sense, and light-hearted approach. Necklace is a hand-knotted wool-piled Tibetan rug with a jaunty graphic appeal in shades of amethyst, lavender, violet, and pansy-purple. Three strings of beads appear to undulate and even dance in space. 182 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-226-1045; roomonline.com. circle 670

Delinear Rugs

Bananas prove to be not only nutritious, but decoratively delicious. Chris Baisa's Banana rugs use these eco-friendly fibers from the trunks of banana trees, and then spinning the organic filaments into yarn. The finished product has a texture similar to silk but a price tag that is much more appetizing. 536 14th Street, #4, San Francisco, CA 94103; 800-282-8961; delinear.com. circle 669

SoFar/SoNear 100% Human Design

With motifs found on antique Japanese scrolls and panels, Bamboo has an understated elegance reminiscent of the sparseness of Oriental calligraphy. These hand-woven carpets from a Milanese design team are tightly knotted by Nepalese artisans with an impressive 100 knots per 4/10-inch, using wool and silk. So far so good. 24 Via Solferino, 20121 Milan, Italy; 39-340-543-5370; sofarsonear.com. circle 677

Kasthall

Comfortably retro, Greta is inspired by the cotton fabrics of the 1960's. The shaft-woven wool carpet comes in these 10 colors, in either a bright or earthy variety: green, Aubergine, blue, light blue, pink, multi-dark, multi-light, orange, raspberry, and yellow. Box 254, 511 23 Kinna, Sweden; 46-320-20-59-00; kasthall.com. circle 673

Hokanson

As effortlessly chic as your favorite pair of faded jeans, C104 is striped in denim and stonewashed blue overlaid with alternating indigo and shirtfront white circles. Hand tufted in wool and silk and available in custom sizes and colors. 5120 Woodway, Suite 190, Houston, TX 77056; 800-255-5720; hokansoncarpet.com. circle 676

Igloo Design Group

Nought has the electrical energy and negative spatial quality of a solarized silver photographic print from the 1920's. Tracey Sawyer and Jason Fischer used wire, shadow, and saturated coloring to create this hand-knotted silk carpet. Other colorways are yellow, turquoise, red, or black. 185 Varick Street, Suite 505, New York, NY 10014; 212-620-0972; igloodesigngroup.com. circle 674

Amy Helfand

These trailblazing landscapes investigate our relationship with nature both actual and imaginary. The topological paths of Wesser, North Carolina with their sensation of remoteness, verdant vistas, and views bring the spirit of the Appalachian Trail indoors and underfoot. They work equally well as wall art or as floor coverings. 106 King Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231; 718-643-9577; amyhelfand.com. circle 675

Karastan Contract

Landmark modernist buildings are paid homage to by Architectural Grid, which references icons such as Lever House and Richard Meier's High Museum of Art. The woven construction of this small-repeat broadloom successfully echo the glass, metal, and other structural materials associated with these edifices. 508 East Morris Street, Dalton, GA 30721; 800-234-1120; karastan.com. circle 678

Merida Meridian

With Woodstock area rugs, a natural wonderland is afoot. Sixteen variations combine the simple lines of twisted and woven paper with the softness of wool. Take one to your favorite summer music festival. 643 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210; 800 345-2200; meridameridian.com. circle 682

East Teak Fine Hardwoods

Each plank of Recycled Teak brings with it the unique characteristics of more than 60 years of aging. Using reclaimed woods that have been recovered by hand from old structures lessens the need to fell more trees. Salvaged materials are individually hand graded to ensure high quality. 3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 450, Dallas, TX 75219; 214.521.8596; eastteak.com. circle 679

Woodnotes Oy

The colors of Archipelago derive from the earthen tones of the Finnish islands. The juxtaposition of warm wool and cool paper results in a balanced design and the ribbed weave has an updated Scandinavian aesthetic. Wool-paper carpets are supplied in 12 organic shades, and in various sizes up to a maximum of 11 by 33 feet. Through Orangeliving, PO Box 1253, Carrboro, NC 27510; 919-942-1608; woodnotes.fi. circle 680

Fort Street Studio

Brad Davis and Janis Provisor create painterly abstractions without the repeating patterns of most rugs or the usual hard-edged lines. Their sumptuous wild-silk carpet Karl is tinted in shades of moss and lichen green—though you can customize the colors. 578 Broadway, Suite 506, New York, NY 10012; 212-925-5383; fortstreetstudio.com. circle 681

Rosemary Hallgarten

The Planta collection, part of the Brazilian line, was inspired by the abundance of unusual fibers such as banana, raw silk, jute, sisal, leather, cotton, and wool in the street markets of that country. Brisas are one and two-toned flatwoven rugs of tightly woven cotton. Their simplicity is ideal for the casual aesthetic of a beach or country home. All rugs are reversible. 1 Simms Street, Suite 250, San Rafael, CA 94901; 415-456-2588; rosemaryhallgarten.com. circle 687

Apadana

Kevin Walz, the Rome-based designer of Righe Capri, describes the art of designing carpets as a sensual and unpredictable process. This creative alchemist has been experimenting with coloration and tonality for Tufenkian Carpets' Designers' Reserve Collection to provide hand-made Himalayan carpets in any shape, size, or configuration of colors. 539 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob, CT 06807; 203-422-0700; apadanainc.com. circle 683

Kinnasand

Although the floral elements of Marla have been reduced to the most simplistic and profound of outlines, they remain instantly recognizable. These hand-knotted carpets come in a standard square format of 79 inches and are produced in three grades. Color combinations can be chosen from 121 options and custom sizes are available to order. 6 Danziger Strasse, 26655 Westerstede, Germany; 49-44-885-1610; kinnasand.com. circle 684

Mohawk

Post Modern contract carpet tile uses a geometric design that is expertly calibrated to incrementally increase in scale on each of these three patterns: start with Hyper-Reality, progress to Complexity, and finally, Abstraction. The tonal definition is achieved by using all solution-dyed nylon; the tip-sheared construction accentuates the texture and adds dimension. 500 Town Park Lane, # 400, Kennesaw, GA 30144; 800-545-9765; themohawkgroup.com. circle 686

J. D. Staron Galleries

Bhutan collection displays large scale silk damask designs against a contrasting flatwoven texture using linen, silk, and wool. By enlarging the scale of these intricate traditional forms they become distinctly and surprisingly modern. The monochromatic design uses restrained color and relies on contrast to provide impact: matte and shiny, smooth and rough, raised and engraved. 330 Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902; 203-351-1130; jdstaron.com. circle 685

InterfaceFLOR Commercial

A galaxy of fun, ingenuity, and individuality can be found in the I-space collection from David Oakey. A perfect fit for the frenetic, multi-tasking, instant-messaging, internet-savvy generation of today, these tufted, textured loop tiles truly shine in high energy (and high traffic) environments. 1503 Orchard Hill Road, LaGrange, GA 30241; 800-336-0225; interfaceflor.com. circle 688

The Rug Company

British husband and wife duo Clare Page and Harry Richardson of Comittee are inspired by quotidian objects. Flytip transforms a vibrant jungle of random items discarded near their London studio into a carefully considered arrangement reminiscent of an inverted Baroque ceiling. This witty portrayal of excessive consumption manifests itself as a hand-knotted wool and silk rug. 88 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-274-0444; therugcompany.info. circle 692

M & M Design

Convince your friends that the ruby-colored cow you saw when staggering home last night was real! These colorful cowhide patchwork rugs are custom made in Argentina. The skins can be used in their natural state or dyed to your specifications for a jewel-toned contemporary theme. Each piece is combined in an amalgamation of color, pattern, and texture. 226 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place, New York, NY 11514; 877-876-8758; mandmgallery.com. circle 691

Designweave

The Never Too Much collection is a 2-foot sustainable carpet tile, suitable for a multitude of applications. Four styles: Laughter, Love, Sunshine, and Fresh Air coordinate to create a timeless statement with the artisanal appearance of hand-made fabrics. The company mantra of "design—in real time" ensures rapid delivery. 410 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA 30120; 866-367-7429; designweave.com. circle 689

Designercarpets

Danish designer Verner Panton was a master of the fluid, futuristic style. His VP8 Mini is a diminutive 27-inch diameter circular carpet and is hand tufted with a pile height of ½-inch. Hang on to your chair as the eye-popping graphics of this color wheel could make the room spin. 6 Palmstrasse, 79539 Loerrach, Germany; 31-65-142-4461; design-supply.com. circle 690

Joan Weissman

This luscious tropical design is achieved by a combination of hand-tufted yarn cut at varying heights and loop pile. Bayahibe is inspired by coastal trees on the sandy shores of the Dominican Republic. The prototype was donated to raise funds for the Altos de Chavon School of Design in La Romana. 3710 Silver Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87108; 505-265-0144; joanweissman.com. circle 693

Cambridge Commercial Carpets

It's strictly ballroom with Tango, a multi-level loop carpet constructed with nylon and Puralex—a permanent self renewing odor neutralizer that purifies and freshens the air indoors. So, go ahead and shimmy, dip, and glide as if you were dancing with the stars. PO Box 1110, Adairsville, Georgia 30103; 800-451-1250; cambridgecarpet.com. circle 697

Stark Carpet

Make a splash with Aloha, a collection of waterproof area rugs for the outdoors or in. Spill your cocktails, or drip from your swimming pool on a choice of thirty-three bright and neutral colored polypropylene yarns that can be combined together into a variety of striped patterns. Let it rain! 979 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-752-9000; starkcarpet.com. circle 694

Beaulieu Contract

Solitude is a distinctive broadloom carpet with a 40 by 43-inch pattern repeat. Its understated elegance is accentuated by the silken sheen of space dyed yarn creating a play of light across each of the 12 classic and serene colorways in Antron Legacy nylon. PO Box 1110, Adairsville, Georgia 30103; 800-451-1250; bolyu.com. circle 695

Soroush Custom Rugs

The peacock—that flamboyant and excessive dandy of the ornitholgical world is rendered in Fletcher. This vivid Axminster carpet is composed of wool and nylon cut pile. 10400 Connecticut Avenue, 1st Floor, Kensington, MD 20895; 800-483-9955; soroush.us. circle 696