The floor has always been the largest surface in the room. Yet it’s historically the one most likely to be ignored. With Wild Runway, Tarkett Hospitality intends to change that, reframing hospitality carpet as a defining design move.

Wild Runway is a new ten-pattern collection developed in collaboration with Kellie Sirna of Studio 11 Design. The concept draws from couture for the floor, while the reference point channels the kinetic, uncompromising energy of 1990s European fashion. As a result, it reads less like flooring and more like a deliberate design decision.

Each pattern pulls from a distinct visual language. Oversized houndstooth. Architectural linework. Animal-adjacent prints. Tailored pinstripes. Together, they move easily across guestrooms, corridors, and high-traffic public areas, or stand alone when needed. For specifiers building a cohesive narrative across a property, that range of scale proves genuinely useful.

The collection works especially well in spaces with a clear point of view. Think lobbies that double as editorial statements. Corridors where the transition itself becomes part of the experience. Sirna, whose portfolio spans luxury properties worldwide, brings an intuitive understanding of how pattern performs at scale. That insight shows not just in how the collection looks, but in how it’s engineered.

Sustainability folds in without apology. The collection remains non-PVC and PFAS-free, and it ties into Tarkett’s ReStart® take-back program. Its Eco-Ensure™ soil protection also carries a Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate at the Gold Level. If you’ve been tracking the shift toward low-impact hospitality interiors, Wild Runway offers a rare balance of design ambition and documented material responsibility.

This is flooring that doesn’t wait to be noticed. Instead, it invites attention. Specifiers ready to let the ground plane do some storytelling will find plenty to work with here.

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