Pantone’s controversial announcement of its 2026 Colour of the Year ‘Cloud Dancer’, a simple shade of white, has certainly ruffled a few feathers in the world of interiors. Like it or loathe it, there is no doubt that stripped back, bleached out, natural aesthetics are a big trend for 2026. Described as ‘a calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection’, Pantone’s sentiment undeniably resonates for today’s turbulent world.
WGSN’s ‘Replenish’ trend also echoes the shift to a much softer, sun-washed aesthetic that is so clearly gaining traction across residential and workplace design.
Pantone Colour of the Year 2026 (left) and WGSN Replenish Trend (centre/right)
Embracing the biophilic movement, the trend is reviving a desire for the look and feel of natural materials with fibres such as Sisal, Jute and Seagrass making a resurgence.
Biophilic beauty for the floor
In celebration of this organic aesthetic, Milliken has created Sisal Edit – a capsule modular carpet collection that responds and pays homage to this much-revered look. In a beautiful reinterpretation of natural fibres, the collection is at once aesthetically on-point while delivering the distinctive performance benefits you would expect of a Milliken carpet tile.
Visually soft and texturally rich, the collection’s three designs are created in a tufted, luxury textured loop pile construction that includes 40% Econyl® recycled fibre. Featuring Milliken’s trademark subtlety in Millitron® digital patterning, the three complementary designs, Looma, Meela and Zagora, visually reimagine the look of organic woven floor coverings. Looma is linear in style, Meela a grid-like look and Zagora a soft twill design.
Sisal Edit carpet tiles and All About Wood LVT
The Sisal Edit Collection – Looma, Meela, Zagora (left to right)
Each features the same four muted colours that offer designers the flexibility to create co-ordinated spaces that shift seamlessly in texture or colour. The soft, tonal, earthy palette of Wheatshade, Silkroot, Sundown and Raw Earth whispers warmth and comfort. For larger interior schemes, the natural colours also co-ordinate perfectly with All About Wood, Milliken’s latest LVT wood-style collection.
Looma in Wheatshade, Silkroot, Sundown and Raw Earth (left to right)
Premium aesthetics with lasting appeal
For designers looking for that textural depth on the floor, so appealing for today’s minimal and layered interiors, Sisal Edit’s offers the perfect elevated aesthetic. What’s more, it performs as well as it looks.
The carpet’s 50x50cm practical tile format incorporates Milliken’s premium signature cushion backing WellBAC® Comfort Plus which feels super luxurious underfoot. While absorbing wear from foot traffic, this additional layer also absorbs noise, as much as 33dB helping to keep spaces quieter and calmer. It’s 15-year wear warranty surpasses that of a typical natural fibre floor covering.
For hardworking interior spaces that are looking to capture the trend while performing to the max, Milliken’s Sisal Edit feels nourishing and healing, grounding you with the most comforting of hugs.
From a sustainability perspective, Sisal Edit has an embodied carbon rating of just 9.59kg CO2 e/m2 which is fully carbon offset through Milliken’s M/PACT™ Programme. Engineered for re-use and designed for disassembly with TractionBack® glue-free installation (on request), this outstanding carpet collection is circular economy ready.
