Cruise & Ferry Review - Autumn/Winter 2025

159 Forbo Flooring Systems’ Flotex Vision FR offers a flexible design solution for cruise and ferry interiors COMMENTARY The floor is your canvas Flooring is a key design element of any interior scheme. Flotex Vision FR offers high performance combined with unlimited creative potential to help designers achieve this goal When it comes to marine interiors, every design element contributes to the onboard experience and the floor is no exception. Flotex Vision FR offers a versatile textile floor covering combining high performance with unlimited creative potential. From custom colourways to bespoke designs and an expansive digital design library, with Flotex Vision FR, the floor becomes more than just a surface – it becomes a statement. Colour is key to creating a welcoming and cohesive interior for passengers. Designers can use Flotex Vision FR to fine-tune every hue to align with the overall design palette. Whether working with colour charts from RAL, Natural Color System or Pantone, or with physical samples, Forbo Flooring Systems’ team provides a colour matching service to ensure floor coverings work seamlessly within a vessel’s design concept. Every passenger ship is unique and so is every design concept. Flotex Vision FR empowers interior designers with complete creative freedom. Forbo’s in-house design team can collaborate with designers to create fully bespoke patterns, graphics and textures, brought to life through high-definition print technology. The result is a floor that’s not just functional but is also a striking design feature. Our extensive digital library of ready-to-use designs, ranging from calming naturals to bold abstracts, is a treasure trove for people seeking variety and inspiration. All the designs can be easily customised for projects requiring a bespoke approach. Colours can be adjusted, patterns rescaled, and contrasts refined to ensure seamless integration with the interior concept. The result is a flexible design tool that supports both speed and creativity. Flotex Vision FR offers a truly flexible design solution for cruise and ferry interiors. It is certified by the International Maritime Organization and combines the cleanability and durability of a resilient floor with the comfort, slip resistance and acoustic performance of a textile. Its lightweight construction and warm, velour-like surface make it both practical and inviting for passenger spaces. JASON HOLMES Jason Holmes is head of textile design at Forbo Flooring Systems. He has almost 30 years’ experience of creating bespoke floors and specialises in applying green design principles to flooring designs

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