Milliken, an innovation company, has introduced the Allegory Collection of carpet tiles, with a new blend of layered textures and colour saturation inspired by traditional Ikat dyeing techniques.

Designed by Holly Nguyen, Allegory features a reinvented construction and highlights what is possible when combining technology, texture and colour placement in a new way, Milliken says.

Millitron printing

Milliken’s Millitron printing evolves with the Allegory Collection to expand the company’s broad colour capability at the yarn-level, presenting distinct design options with the ease of tile-to-tile pattern matching printing provides.

The innovation is said to allow a fusion of various yarns and dyeing techniques to give an inherent texture to the abstract patterns, as each yarn absorbs colour differently. The result is an inspiring design that subtly changes colour saturation as the pattern scale changes, the company reports.

Properties

Features of the innovative Allegory Collection include:    

• Four scales of refined patterns - Aside, Stanza, Ballad and Syntax - for a variety of interior aesthetics.
• A tufted, textured loop construction of Milliken Certified WearOn Nylon Type 6,6.
• Available in 50 cm x 50 cm modular carpet and 16 colours with a ride range of sophisticated neutrals.
• Protected with StainSmart - a unique formulation that provides the benefits of both a stain and soil repellent and resistant. 
• Available with TractionBack - a less costly and environmentally superior method for laying modular carpet tile. There’s no ‘peel,’ just ‘stick’ with TractionBack.

Unique design

“Milliken’s unparalleled technological capabilities allow the company to constantly reinvent what is possible with floor covering,” said Bob Hutchison, Vice President of Global Design, Milliken Floor Covering Division.

“Allegory combines the individual strengths of two carpet constructions for unique design and performance benefits. The innovation is a perfect illustration of how Milliken aspires to create new experiences for customers.”   

Transparency in innovation

Allegory is PVC-free and manufactured by Milliken, a carbon-neutral family of companies and leader in environmental stewardship for over 100 years.

Allegory is available with an Environmental Product Declaration, Health Product Declaration and Declare transparency label. The collection also contributes to LEED, The Living Building Challenge and other green building certifications.

Milliken

Milliken is an innovation company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people’s lives since 1865.

Its community of innovators has developed one of the larger collections of US patents held by a private US company.

With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, the group works around the world to improve health, safety, and sustainability.

www.milliken.com