VAN DYCK KEEPS STEP WITH
NEW FLOORING TRENDS
Laminates and Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)
flooring might be on trend in the residential
sector at present but extensive technological
developments and green issues are set to
keep carpets at the forefront of future
flooring trends according to Dr Mehran
Zarrebini, head of Van Dyck Carpets, one of
South Africa’s leading carpet manufacturers.
“There’ll always be a place for carpets,”
he says, pointing to on-going investment and
technological advances that provide greater
flexibility for Van Dyck Carpets to produce a
bigger range of both textures and colours.
On the corporate side, he says that where
dark grey and charcoal colours are favoured, these are often offset by coloured accents and
patterns. He says that corporate colours can be used to both brighten up and ‘brand’ flooring
in receptions and boardrooms for instance.
This has opened the way for floor tiles - something that has not been widely used in
South Africa until now.
Zarrebini says that Van Dyck Carpets, which is part of PFE International has traditionally
sold DIY floor tiles and rugs to chain stores as a cost effective alternative to wall-to-wall
carpets for lower income households. However, the use of floor tiles by corporates is
growing as they can mix and match and even add colour accents or colours that match their
branding. There is also the added convenience of being able to take up and replace
individual tiles.
Taken through into the residential space, Zarrebini says that different mixes of bright
floor tiles are great for children’s bedrooms and play areas with the same benefit of being
able to replace individual tiles.
When it comes to carpeting for the corporate sector, he says that Van Dyck Carpets is
now focusing on manufacturing smaller batches of bespoke products which allows greater
design flexibility and the ability to manufacture branded carpeting. This has been well
received by architects and interior designers.
The next development in carpet patterning will be the use of biomimetic patterns that
emulate nature and are modular and non-directional (like leaves under trees). This means
carpet tiles can be replaced without having to source tiles from specific batches or colour
or pattern match. This will result in greater efficiencies and less waste from both manufacturer
and user. www.vandyckcarpets.com
NEWSWORTHY
ARCHITECTS SPECIFY
REVELSTONE’S JURA
PAVER RANGE
Cape-based CMA member, Revelstone, has supplied its Jura paving
range for the exterior surfaces at
Bridge Park, a new office development situated at Century City in
Cape Town. Revelstone director,
Alex Cyprianos, says over 5,000m²
Jura straight edge precast concrete
pavers (680 x 440 x 45mm) were
supplied for paving the perimeter
walkways and upper level terraces.
“The charcoal, grey and carbon
coloured pavers compliment the
dark glass, steel and concrete
façades
addition,
of
the
buildings.
Revelstone’s
suite
In
of
complementary products which
included Jura edging, demarcation
pavers, Devon steps, perforated
and etched straight edge pavers,
as well as steel re-enforced pavers
for stormwater drainage, were
installed at Bridge Park.
Commenting further, Cyprianos
said the Jura range forms part of
Revelstone’s Engineered product
range, first launched in 2014.
“Our Engineered product range
offers architects and developers
tailor-made products which harmonise with and offset some of the
unique design properties found in
today’s architecture. We launched
the range with our Jura pavers and
tiles, soon followed by parapet
capping, pool and pond edging,
Devon steps, kerbing and the new
perforated drainage paver.”
www.revelstone.co.za
Engineered Concrete Products
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