Flooring

Staff -- Interior Design, 5/31/2005 12:00:00 AM

Invision

Bring on the spring with Flower Power and Fresh Cut. These sunny skein-dyed buds blossom in more than 140 Solutia Ultron–nylon colors, including yellow Marigold and soft-green Limona. Thanks to Inter-lok technology, which creates a sturdy textured cut and loop construction, these blooms are certain to remain fresh underfoot for many seasons to come. P.O. Box 1287, 818 J&J Drive, Dalton, GA 30722; 800-241-4586; invisioncarpet.com. circle 524

Vitra

The Zip Rug is a winsome assemblage of colorful felt modules in brown, light brown, green, and orange pure wool felt. They can be used singly, of course, or zipped into a nearly endless number of combinations. 29 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10014; 888-278-2855; vitra.com. circle 525

Vermilion

The Majolica needlepoint rug design can be customized using more than a hundred standard yarn colors. The pattern is hand-drawn onto canvas, then double-stitched by hand for thickness and tactility. Through John Rosselli, 979 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-593-2060. circle 530

M & M

Artist Sara Schneidman's colorful dancing-zig-zag SSN10 rug is pure New Zealand wool hand-knotted by Tibetan refugees based in Nepal. Premade rugs are three feet long; custom sizes and colors can be produced for delivery in several months. 226 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place, NY 11514; 516-876-8989; mandmgallery.com. circle 526

Fort Street Studio

The Walton carpet from the New Traditionals collection modernizes classic Oriental patterning. The melon color shines on a background of warm gray; both tones are rendered in hand-knotted Dandong silk dyed in small lots using colorfast European dyes. 578 Broadway, Suite 506, New York, NY 10012; 212-925-5383; fortstreetstudio.com. circle 527

Altro

Maxis Suprema transparent-finish sheet goods eschew the distracting sparkle often seen in safety-flooring products. Altro's proprietary Easyclean Maxis Technology resists dirt and stains, and Altrosan helps prevent the spread of bacteria. The 12 colors are self-coving and heat-weldable. 6390 Kestrel Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1Z3, Canada; 800-377-5597; altrofloors.com. circle 528

Apadana

Think inside the box with Square Routes, a vividly multicolored wool carpet with a repeating geometric motif. The design is hand-knotted by Iranian weavers in Gabbeh, in sizes ranging from approximately 4 by 6 feet to 10 by 14 feet. 25 East 31st Street, New York, NY 10016; 888-696-5480; apadanany.com. circle 529

Emma Gardner

This growing studio's verdant Bamboo Blossoms handmade carpet is 100 knots per inch. The interlaced tropical motif of flowers and leaves is olive, rust, or Nile-blue Chinese silk planted on a background of luxurious pure Tibetan wool pile in cream. P.O. Box 1807, Litchfield, CT 06759; 860-567-5201; emma gardnerdesign.com. circle 531

Lees

The Robert Cox Sequences collection adapts a stria for its Emerging Lights carpet pattern. A principal in HOK's Washington, D.C., office, Cox worked with TriAx tufting to render the delicate stripes and used Duracolor stain-resistant dyes so common stains can be cleaned using only water. 500 Town Park Lane, Suite 400, Kennesaw, GA 30144; 800-554-6637; leescarpets.com. circle 532

Liora Manné

Employing her signature Lamontage felting process, this New York designer deftly hand-layers colorful fibers, then punches them into durable carpets using felting needles. Her effervescent 81/2-foot-long Driftwood Bubbles rug employs custom-dyed 100 percent acrylic fiber. 91 Grand Street, New York, NY 10003; 212-989-2732; lioramanne.com. circle 533

Shaw

Simply Done tiles from the No Rules collection are 2 feet square and more than one third recycled material. The tiles come in eight standard colorways that allow for the blending of dye-lots, and, since they can be delivered within two weeks, you may not need attic stock. 410 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA 30120; 877-502-7429; shawcontract group.com. circle 536

Bentley Prince Street

A prime example of "waste not, want not," Scan broadlooms were created using tail-outs—those leftover virgin yarns that normally go unused. The carpets' combination of matte and silky fibers evokes the painterly quality of vegetable-dyed wool-and-silk hand-wovens. 14641 East Don Julian Road, City of Industry, CA 91746; 800-423-4709; bentleyprincestreet.com. circle 534

FJ Hakimian

Master rug manufacturers in China create this American showroom's Custom Collection of handmade carpets in wool yarn on a cotton ground. The product of flat-weave and pile techniques, Ingrid II rugs are available in a variety of colors and sizes. 136 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022; 212-371-6900; fjhakimian.com. circle 535

Delinear

Vapor is a highlight from this West Coast studio's Mist collection. Like a hazy, languorous L.A. sunset, Chris Baisa's design in pure Himalayan wool in vermilion and aubergine is moodily expressive. Custom sizes and colors can be commissioned. 536 14th Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94103; 800-282-8961; delinear.com. circle 537

Edward Fields

A wildly popular mod motif from this company's archive has been reimagined in an updated palette and relaunched as Just Desserts. The cotton backing is gun-tufted with pure New Zealand wool, so custom colors (as well as sizes) are possible. 232 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022; 212-310-0400; edward fieldsinc.com. circle 542

Karastan

The Vittorio Collection's damask designs blend silky viscose yarns with New Zealand wool for rich rugs in champagne, regal red, or mahogany brown. The rugs feature an overall tone-on-tone pattern subtly framed within a rectangular border that reverses the colors. 335 Summit Road, Eden, NC 27288; 800-848-2020; karastan.com. circle 538

Joan Weissman

Trimmed by hand and washed with herbal soap, the Tibetan-style Horizon runner takes earthy inspiration from Tibet's neighbor, India. The 16-foot green runner, which is hand-knotted wool and silk, recalls the traditional tie-dyed turban cloths of Rajasthan. 3710 Silver Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87108; 505-265-0144; joanweissman.com. circle 541

Endless Knot

Using pure hand-spun wool, weavers in Katmandu, Nepal, spend an average of three months on rugs like Amdo, a patchwork of jewel-toned stripes. The same design can be custom-colored and expanded up to 24 by 32 feet. 364 Blodgett Street, Cotati, CA 94931; 800-910-3000; endlessknotrugs.com. circle 540

Identity Design Works

Get with the plan! Arch is a hand-hooked area rug by Denver designer Michelle Wilson. Because her rugs are made using pure wool by Chinese artisans working solo, each presents its own point of view through subtle variations in the colors and design. 441 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80209; 303-722-5810; identitydesign works.com. circle 539

Armstrong

Nearly five dozen new shades update the offerings from this linoleum pioneer with a 70-year history in the business. The additions respond to what they consider the latest North American color trends: midtones and rich shades in place of starkly contrasting Euro brights. 2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603; 717-397-0611; armstrong.com. circle 544

Terrazzo & Marble Supply

The Iberian Collection of Portuguese limestone offers slabs, tiles, and tumbled mosaics for floors, fireplace surrounds, and tabletops in eight colors. Properly maintained, the stone also performs well in kitchens and in bathrooms, as vanity tops, tub surrounds, and shower enclosures. 77 South Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090; 800-762-7253; tmsupply.com. circle 543

C&A

The Moxie patterned-loop carpet tiles are one of three versatile coordinated modular products in the Intrepid Collection. The patterns, which also sell as roll goods, are available in 16 sophisticated neutrals. 311 Smith Industrial Boulevard, Dalton, GA 30722; 800-241-4902; cafloorcoverings.com. circle 545

Beauvais

This seller of fine European rugs and traditional Oriental carpets also markets the Tibetan Collection, wool-and-silk designs with modern stripes and dots. These carpets, which are hand-knotted in Nepal, can be ordered in custom sizes and colors. 201 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022; 212-688-2229; beauvaiscarpets.com. circle 548

Hewitt Marx

A novel mix of East and West, Frances wool-pile carpets are woven by hand in Turkish villages using traditional techniques but also contain more than a little mohair fiber. They are offered as 8-by-10s in a standard color called Plumfog, although custom color combinations are encouraged, and silk is available upon request. 428 28th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131; 415-731-1306; hewittmarx.com. circle 546

Asha

With Nantucket I, proprietor Joanna Michalowicz wanted to evoke "the wind-swept sea, snapping sails, and smooth sand" of Cape Cod. The wool flat-weave can be transformed with custom colors. It sells in virtually any size. 94-98 Nassau Avenue, Suite 360, Brooklyn, NY 11222, 914-645-1262; ashacarpets.com. circle 547

Kravet

The ADR001-Rags rug delivers the densely knotted long fibers and impressive lanolin content traditionally associated with high-altitude Himalayan sheep. To modernize the look, the manufacturer conceals the rug's fringe by binding it under canvas. 225 Central Avenue South, Bethpage, NY 11714; 516-293-2000; kravet.com. circle 549

Milliken

Meet the Way collection of carpets by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Among the carpet patterns are a design with dots and dashes called Urbanscape, a striated abstract known as Forcefield, and Riverbed, a watery plaid. 201 Lukken Industrial Drive West, LaGrange, GA 30240; 800-241-4826; millikencarpet.com. circle 550

Martin Patrick Evan

Strong abaca fibers are harvested from tropical foliage that resembles the leaves of common banana plants. Available exclusively from this manufacturer, the rustic patterns in the Abaca Collection are woven to order in any of 10 collection colors, or in various multi-hued combinations. 979 Third Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10022; 800-734-8214; martinpatrickevan.com. circle 554

Crossley

The solution-dyed nylons for these natty coordinates are born in the company's own extrusion facility. Moraine is a large-scale striated pattern in a dozen colors for high-traffic locations. Tundra, a companion insert, presents twice as many color choices. 435 Willow Street, P.O. Box 745, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 5G2; 800-248-2878; crossley.ca. circle 551

Blue Ridge

The 2-foot-square carpet tiles in the new Basic Modulation Collection come in eight coordinating colorways and three patterns and are a versatile choice for commercial installations. The hard-wearing tiles are made of pure solution-dyed Enviro6ix Zeftron nylon. The EnviroFlex backing is produced in part from recycled post-industrial content. 1546 Progress Road, Ellijay, GA 30540; 800-241-5945; blueridgecarpet.com. circle 553

Zoë Luyendijk

This designer loves the city, she says, except when "she can't stand it." Joint Heat, part of her City Collection, is a knowing riff on urban grit and contradictions. Tibetan artisans use wool blended with refined silk to knot the carpets in Nepal. 9161 Avalon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia V3N 4G7, Canada; 604-524-8383; zoeluyendijk.com. circle 552

Mohawk

Contract-quality carpets in the Fabrique line are fashionably nubby—like a Chanel suit. No surprise that knitted textures inspired this company's new non-directional bouclé carpets, which lack linear or geometric details. The air-twisted, Solutia Ultron yarn is skein-dyed in 13 neutral colors. 500 Town Park Lane, Suite 400, Kennesaw, GA 30144; 800-554-6637; karastancontract.com. circle 555

Loophouse

Founder and creative director Lorraine Statham's new monochromatic Plains carpets include unexpected accents like Swarovski crystals or felt. Her Felt20 design offers up cheerful polka dots of chunky felted yarn that leap out of a traditional cut-pile New Zealand wool background. Through DesignTex, 200 Varick Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10014; 800-221-1540; dtex.com. circle 560

Mirage

The Engineered Collection of hardwood planks, in 10 wood species and 17 colors, come in a fashionable matte semi-gloss and cashmere luster. This spring sees the introduction of another stylish option: 5-inch-wide strips of yellow birch or maple in several hues. 1255 98th Street, Saint-Georges, Quebec G5Y 8J5, Canada; 800-463-1303; miragefloors.com. circle 556

Constantine

A honeycomb of large-scale circles enlivens the Shadowlands collection of high-performance broadlooms and 18-inch tiles for raised-floor applications. The tonal pattern, in one of 17 Invista-nylon colors, is defined by the juxtaposition of contrasting cut-pile and loop textures. 200 Fair Street, Calhoun, GA 30701; 800-308-4344; constantine-carpet.com. circle 557

Rosemary Hallgarten

The Ribbon carpet's wavy hand-knotted stripes are alpaca (or a wool-alpaca blend) in cheerful gold, wheat, and yellow-green on a neutral-colored ground. The rug, which is made by hand in Peru, can be ordered in any shape, size, and color combination. 34 Crescent Road, Corte Madera, CA 94925; 415-924-1009; rosemaryhallgarten.com. circle 559

Stark

The Sonet Modern Collection introduces nine new designs that complement this manufacturer's traditional carpet line. The Asian-made KB-3 pattern plays a Tapis Aubusson cut-pile against the low profile of a complementary tapestry-weave. Nonstandard colors and sizes are readily available by custom order. 979 Third Avenue, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10022; 212-752-9000; starkcarpet.com. circle 558

Tarkett

Artisan FieldStone engineered hardwood exhibits surface and color variations reminiscent of natural stone; the variable surface texture results from hand-scraping and proprietary finishing. The line comprises four styles: Maple Greystone, Beech Hearthstone, Cherry Cobblestone, and Walnut Slate. 2225 Eddie Williams Road, Johnson City, TN 37601-2872; 423-979-3700; tarkett.com. circle 561

Interface

Eight geometric patterns in eight colorways take center stage in the Proscenium Collection, an ideal source for accents in a variety of commercial interiors. The innovative yarn blends fibers of Invista with poly-lactic acid, a renewable resource. 1503 Orchard Hill Road, LaGrange, GA 30241; 800-336-0225; interfaceflooring.com. circle 562

Rug Art

The Euro Collection takes its cues from the cutting-edge designs of the early Continental masters of the modern movement. Case in point: the bold, geometric architecture of the luxurious Soho pattern, made using more than 100 knots per inch. 2600 Netherland Avenue, Suite 1721, Riverdale, NY 10463; 718-432-8100; rug-art.net. circle 563

Carini Lang

Aiming at "clients with big budgets and great taste," designer Joseph Carini assembled his Spring collection with an emphasis on lush graphic patterning and rich textures. Choices include mohair solids, Tear Drops, Silk Corduroys, and Victoria Square. 335 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013; 646-613-0497; carinilang.com. circle 566

Monterey

Colouresce carpets include Coco, in a beige named Salon; Pongee in French Almond; Llano, a magenta velour; and Pongee in Rouge. Subtly variegated nylon yarns lend the sophistication of seagrasses and Tibetan wool-silk blends. 435 Willow Street, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5G2, Canada, 800-248-2878; montereycarpets.com. circle 564

Global Leather

Among this atelier's African exotics are natural hair-on-hide Zebra skins that can be seamed, interlined, backed in felt, and edge-bound with shiny black cowhide. The manufacturer also creates natural-skin rugs in exotics like goat and fox fur. 253 West 35th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 212-244-5190; globalleathers.com. circle 565