Mannington Commercial has announced the launch of a carpet collection designed by Los Angeles designer Athena Abrol, a 2010 Grand Prize Winner of the tx:style design challenge.
 
tx:style II, a sophisticated yet vibrant carpet collection, uses gradations of color and texture, along with a proprietary innovation in variable space dye yarn to create random bursts of high luster color. Available in 14 colorways and as both broadloom and modular, the collection's three patterns – Blue Matrix, Mainframe and Off the Grid – are perfectly suited for education, retail and corporate projects.
 
As a collection developed entirely through the tx:style design challenge platform, the collection used an online submission site and voting platform to choose Abrol's design as one of two Grand Prize Winners from more than 500 entries. The other 2010 competition winner is Rainfall, a LVT collection from Los Angeles designer Laurel Harrison.
 
The collection's modular tile is backed with the Infinity modular backing system, which contains 30% recycled content – including 10% post consumer content reclaimed through Mannington's LOOP reclamation program. It is also available on Mannington's rEvolve, a vinyl alternative backing system for modular carpet, made of thermoplastic polyolefin. Containing 10% post consumer content and a renewable resource, rEvolve uses less virgin materials and energy to manufacture than most modular backings. Designed to be reclaimed and fully recyclable, rEvolve also meets Mannington's stringent performance standards, ensured through extensive testing prior to launch. Backed with Mannington's non-prorated lifetime warranty, rEvolve is guaranteed not to edge ravel, delaminate, zipper, dome or dish. Its impermeable moisture barrier warranties no wickback staining. Ultrabac RE and Integra HP RE are high performance backings for broadloom, each containing a minimum of 10% postconsumer content. All Mannington carpet backings are NSF/ANSI certified as Environmentally Preferable Products to the Platinum standard.
 
About tx:style
The interiors industry's top social networking competition, the tx:style design challenge invites architects and interior designers to think creativity about flooring products they wish were available in the market, and then make these products a reality. Submissions for tx:style 2012 are now open, at http://manningtontxstyle.com.
 
About Mannington Commercial
Mannington Commercial has distinguished itself as one of North America’s premier manufacturers of high quality floor covering designs for hard and soft surfaces. Its range of choices in both categories is unparalleled, and its sustainability platform is built upon innovative measures to improve closed loop recycling, reduce waste streams and reuse waste materials. Mannington stands upon a better business ethic, better products and a better world for the good of the people who create and use their commercial and residential products. http://manningtoncommercial.com.