In this post we are looking at the colour blue and it’s rise in popularity since 2020.

Classic Blue was forecast as the Pantone colour of the year in 2020 and blue has remained current throughout 2021 and in to 2022. It has connotations of nature (the sea, the sky), purity and coolness. Blue can be paired with warm or cool tones, making it an easy colour to work with.

images above found from; dezeen, wgsn, mix magazine, pinterest

Some of our most popular and eye catching installations use blue; almost every collection we design has a blue, if not two! It is a staple for flooring and provides a ‘neutral’ backdrop for a space that is different from grey and beige. It works throughout the whole spectrum, from light to dark and effortlessly creates a calming area.

products featured above: vibe, dapple, lateral,

In this post we’ve been looking at the recent ‘colour of the year’ predictions announced within the interior sector, and analysing how these work with our products! From Pantone’s vibrant Very Peri, to the popularity of muted greens and blues, the range of trend colours to watch out for this year is exciting, and we can’t wait to see what installations they end up featured in.

Dulux

Dulux’s Colour of the Year 2022, Bright Skies, is a refreshing and revitalising nature-inspired shade, it’s light and airy feel gives a sense of space and wellbeing. This shade pairs really well with tones of a similar nature, inspired by the outdoors – greens and browns give a really earthy yet fresh feel as well as darker navy hues. This colour would be a really smart choice for office renovations, giving employees a sense of wellbeing in their interiors, and would work well with our

Over the years, we have created thousands of floor layouts for our customers. Each design is unique to the space and project, however, there are a few design ideas that we are asked to mimic frequently.

This post will give you an insight into the design templates used along with the installation method, in order for you to replicate a popular design from us.

random drop – planks
equal colour ratio

random brick – tiles
15% tivoli tiles

herringbone effect – planks
equal colour ratio
walkway option 1

walkway option 2

Creating impact in a space.

tivoli mist is one of our most popular level loop ranges. In most of the colours in the range, colour ‘mists’ into a grey, enabling tailored customisation of spaces if required. Since the launch of this range, we have had many queries about how to achieve effects shown in our image gallery. Sometimes we are asked for suggestions for specific areas such as break out spaces or corridors.

We put together these diagrams below, to provide inspiration and discussion points. Keeping them monochrome helps the decision making process at any stage! From high impact, to gentle graduation; wider walkways to narrow corridors, we hope to have given ideas for an assortment of preferences.

Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2022 was announced this month and here at Burmatex we’ve been looking at how it can work with existing ranges, as well as use it to inspire the colouration of new ones.

The announcement of Very Peri as colour of the year, described by Pantone as “encompassing the qualities of the blues yet at the same time with its violet red undertone”, we see this colour as a lilac of the blue family. Very Peri is described as “Displaying a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit, inquisitive and intriguing PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri helps us to embrace this altered landscape of possibilities”

Lilac and purple are both colours we’ve looked into previously on our blog, see our COLOUR FOCUS – PURPLE post here. As a result of the past two years of the pandemic, we feel this hue communicates a sense of