Friday Favorite: DalNaturel Rubber Flooring
British synthetic rubber flooring manufacturer, Dalsouple, recently retooled a factory to accommodate a back-to-the future type of floor tile called DalNaturel. It’s worth getting excited about. Their new product is made of 100% genuine rubber.
Most vinyl flooring is made from petrochemicals rather than rubber – the real thing. Dalsouple harvests its rubber from Hevea trees in South America. The trees are highly efficient at extracting carbon monoxide. This off-sets the emissions created in the manufacturing process. And the end result is a natural product with the same durability as synthetic alternatives.
That’s all good. But while you can make the greenest product in the land, if it’s ugly no one will buy it. Designers won’t specify it. What I really like about this green product is the color selection. Along with the standard muted tones, DalNaturel comes in real brights that are wonderfully eye-popping.
Don’t think of this as a commercial product. These would look fantastic in a home. How about a beach house, a basement, kitchen, laundry room or bathroom? They’re easy to install, too. With some careful measuring you can do it yourself.
You can find DalNaturel via Kasthall, their US distributor. Or contact your favorite designer.
PS: Dalsouple is holding a design competition for students and designers. To find out more, click on this link.
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know that Kasthall is NOT the authorized importer of Dalsouple. Kasthall was bootlegging the product via an Eurpean importer. We, Allstate rubber are the offical importer of Dalsouple & have been so since 1986. The product is sold in North America as Allstate Au Natural Rubber Flooring and it is not made in England. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ 1 718 526 7890.
Thank you,
John