Creative garden displays, inspired by celebrated artists, at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show were one of the starting points for Milliken’s latest floor plank collection Painted Garden. From more structured ‘architectural’ gardens to the wild and untamed; the garden provides countless pattern and design motifs ripe for experimentation.
The new, highly textural, construction of Painted Garden combines high and low lustre yarns, with 100% recycled content to create a patterned backdrop that is both luxurious and deeply textural. The careful and precise placement of yarns that Milliken’s superior tufting technology enables, along with patented printing technology Millitron, produce complex and fascinating colour and design effects. The floor plane is brought to life as varied pile heights create pleasing highs and lows, undulating across the surface to give the collection a luxurious look and feel.
There are washes of colour and ombré transitions all emulating the different layering effects seen in a painted landscape. Rich and complex textures layer with floral brushstrokes and small dashes of seasonal colour. More nuanced colours and tonal contrasts are made possible by Milliken’s recent advancements in their patented printing technology, enabling even greater colour variation and heightened saturation. The combination of the plank format, undulating textures, and saturation of colours work together to create a sense of movement across the floor plane.
An optional overlay pattern featuring silhouette designs of seed heads and flower stems provides an inspired additional element. These motifs can be layered on top of any of the tiles in the collection to create bespoke flooring designs. The outcomes can be playful or dramatic, depending on the vision of the designer and how they are utilised.
Designed by Milliken’s in-house design team, from the Company’s base in Wigan, Painted Garden is manufactured in the UK. The 25cm by 1m tile plank format allows for masses of flexibility in designing layouts, including a striking herringbone pattern. Painted Garden has a superior cushion backing: WellBAC Comfort Plus with luxurious underfoot comfort, sound absorption, excellent acoustic performance and designed-in ergonomic properties.
