CARPET TILES | A GOOD CHOICE TO CREATE GEOMETRIC REPEAT PATTERNS

Part of our role as the burmatex design team, we like to support our customers with ideas of how to use and install the carpet tiles and planks. In just mixing colours and playing with textures you can create a stunning floor. The creativity of our customers is also very inspiring, and we like to see how the carpets are installed in various type of interior such as offices, universities, schools, libraries or public spaces…

These last months, we saw a big interest for pixelated random layouts for which the square shape of carpet tiles is perfect. The final results are usually very pleasing, and it is a good way to get a soft transition from one colour to the other.

On the other hand, the perfect square shape of carpet tile is also ideal for creating geometrical repeated patterns on an overall installation. Geometric shape appears also to be a strong trend in 2017, as confirmed in the latest London Surface Design Show. This year is also the 100 year anniversary of the Dutch movement -De Stijl – developed by Theo Van Doesburg, Piet Mondrian and the architect Gerrit Rietveld who initiated the idea of total harmony in using pure geometric shapes and primary colours. For this occasion, the perfect geometric facade of Richard Meier building town hall in The Hague has been covered with colours in a Mondrian style.

Indeed, repetitive geometric patterns are an interesting way to create a strong and regular visual effect in an interior which enhance a feeling of calm and reassurance. The square shape, ease of installation and maintenance, make the carpet tile a savvy choice for creating geometric pattern in the floor. The large choice of colours and textures within the burmatex range allow being highly creative in the repetitiveness, as shown on the few examples below.

Geometric shapes as an inspiration

Installation using 3 colours of Tivoli range in an office environment at PAB studio Wakefield

Two installations using 2 and 3 colours of infinity stitch and infinity

Corridor installation using Strands 5, 10 and 60 scarlet at Bedford University