Karndean
Designflooring is extending its sophisticated Art Select wood collection of
luxury vinyl flooring with 14 new designs including French oak, hickory and
American chestnut.
Designed to
accommodate a growing desire for highly realistic flooring, Karndean’s latest
Art Select wood designs feature intricate patterns for impressive variation
across the floor, with a preferred 3.0mm thickness, 0.7mm wear layer and
enhanced R10/R11 slip resistance ratings.
The new designs
offer beautiful and inspiring natural wood effects with realistic cross-sawn
and hand-scraped embosses to produce an authentic look of traditional crafted
planks that is perfect for a wide variety of commercial settings.
Four brand new oak
designs - Prairie Oak, Glacier Oak, Mountain Oak and Savannah Oak - offer an
extended colour range to include gentle beige, cool grey and warm honey tones.
Available in a choice of extra-large planks (56 x 9”) and parquet format (18 x 3”)
the new oak designs are suitable for different laying patterns, such as
herringbone or laying at 45 degrees, bringing a sense of grandeur to any
interior.
Joining Karndean’s
Art Select hickory range are four brand new designs – Natural Hickory,
Weathered Hickory, Vintage Hickory and Classic Hickory – offering unique and
elegant contrasts in colour between the deeper heartwood of the plank and the
bright outer sapwood. A new and exclusive emboss enhances the characteristic
saw marks of the original wood flooring, authentically replicating the
appearance and texture of unfinished timber.
A new Reclaimed
Chestnut design faithfully replicates the rustic feel and rich warm tones of
traditionally crafted wood planks found in historic barns and factories of
North America. Featuring the subtle matte finish of unfinished boards, the new
design offers an eclectic, rustic appearance. Now scarce in its natural form,
reclaimed American chestnut floors are often collated from many sources and
feature a mix and match pattern of planks, so for additional realism,
Karndean’s Reclaimed Chestnut design is also available in a random plank
option.
“We are delighted to
bring these new designs to the market, accurately replicating the features and
characteristics of real wood with new finishes and embosses for a more
authentic look.” explains Fleur Carson, commercial sales director at Karndean
Designflooring.
“In a range of
shades from light and airy to rich and warm, and in a choice of plank formats,
the new Art Select wood designs offer specifiers flexibility to create highly
individual looks within a range of commercial spaces. They’ll bring the natural
beauty and style of real wood to life in settings from retail and hospitality
to education spaces and workplaces.”
Available from
October 2018, Karndean’s updated and extended Art Select collection now
features a total of 33 wood designs and 21 stone designs.
