As one of the most popular floor coverings chosen for commercial buildings, carpet tiles and carpet planks are available in a huge array of different design styles. At the higher end of the market, there are two main processes used for designing modular carpet that are well worth understanding to best achieve both the look and performance characteristics you’re looking for from your project.    

In a digital-first world, it’s easy to overlook the power of print however, in commercial interior design, print is experiencing something of a renaissance. From patterned floor coverings to immersive wall graphics and soft furnishing fabrics, printed interior finishes are creating memorable experiences, connecting people and being used to express identity more than ever before.

In this behind-the-scenes Q&A, we sit down with Helen Lloyd, the designer behind Milliken’s latest and most expressive collection, to explore how Pattern Play came to life.

Is pattern-phobia a thing? For what seems like years, many workplace designers have avoided the use of pattern, instead retreating to the safety of minimal finishes. Now, however, we are beginning to experience a shift. Interior designers are exploring pattern more and discovering new and exciting ways to use it.

From floor coverings to furnishing fabrics and wallcoverings to screening, we are seeing a strong and growing trend for pattern. Applied to commercial interiors, pattern can have a powerful and positive impact, particularly for the workplace. Read on to learn about the many different ways that pattern can be used to enhance workplace interiors.

Like silent architects, patterns are not just repetitive designs but powerful forces that can drive transformation, innovation and meaning across multiple areas of our lives.  Read on as we dive into the fascinating world of pattern, understanding how they shape everything, from the structure of nature to business, science, art and the very rhythms of our existence.

The use of pattern in architecture and design is experiencing a resurgence. From external architectural facades to interior furnishings and finishes, this revival has sparked new interest in the profound effects that patterns can have on the way we feel.  In this blog, we explore the fascinating relationship between patterns and our emotions and how, whether consciously or subconsciously, they can influence our psychological state.

If you missed this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 – fear not, we’ve pulled together our top five special moments and takeaways from an eventful three days of talks, workshops and tours. Milliken’s Berry Street Showroom was a celebration of colour, pattern and floral abundance as we welcomed hundreds of people through the doors to experience the launch of Milliken’s latest carpet tile and plank collections. With colourful insights and inspirational pattern, the packed programme was designed to stimulate all the senses.

Tracing Landscapes, originally launched in 2018, has proved to be one of Milliken’s most popular carpet tile collections. Leap forward 6 years’ and so much has changed in the world of work and colour trends that Milliken’s design and marketing team decided to take a fresh look at the collection and relaunch it with a new palette of colours.

Painted Garden is a British designed and made carpet plank collection. Milliken’s in-house design team took as their starting point elements of the art and nature to create a delicate imaginative  result.