Design Trends 2026 – Trend 05 – Consistency For Commercial

In this last article examining the prevalent design trends for 2026, we’re featuring commercial applications and the way brands in retail, hospitality, automotive and throughout the workplace, are using porcelain tiles to achieve consistency in spatial design specifications.

Available in such a broad range of sizes, colours and textures, for walls and floors, inside and outdoors, with standard and larger sized tiles, extra-large format slabs, mosaics, décor pieces and external use porcelain pavers, these endless choices provide a unique, durable and desirable surface solution for any commercial interior or exterior design project.

Not only are porcelain tiles extremely hard-wearing and almost impervious to dirt, water and oil, but they are also available in a wide range of classic and contemporary styles. This allows companies to choose the right designs for their individual brand expression, whether for retail and flagship stores, hotels and hospitality venues, automotive showrooms or for all manner of corporate offices and staff facilities.

Whether for a modern industrial vibe, a luxury, polished marble scheme, a wood-look and wellness theme, or a more traditional mix of patterns and finishes, there are appropriate products to suit all manner of desired directions.

Far from being a moment-in-time trend, achieving brand consistency in environments is paramount in creating a recognisable identity and audience-relevant image for companies, from the largest, global organisations, through to emerging, small, high street businesses.

The Minoli product portfolio now comprises some 600 tile designs, including more than 3,000 different colours, sizes, finishes and formats. As such, no matter the market positioning of the brand, our expert teams can work with a company’s chosen designer or internal function to select and source floor and wall tiles to convey and uphold the brand style and corporate identity with consistency.

Also, with matt and grip finishes available for floors, with slip resistance ratings ranging from R9 – R11, designers, architects and specifiers can select from various ranges with the technical and safety qualities required to fulfil the briefs for both public domain and workplace projects.

Another increasingly important requirement and preference for companies is to lessen the environmental impact and improve the sustainability of both the materials used in the construction and fit out of their premises and the performance of the final built environment, and this continues to drive the trend for more responsible choices.

Porcelain tiles are manufactured to energy and water-efficiency criteria and are environmentally friendly due to their long-lasting and recyclable characteristics. Production is considered ‘zero waste’, based on the use of natural and reusable materials, plus they are hygienic and do not contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, PVC, plastics or petroleum derivatives.

The manufacture of porcelain also uses abundantly available, natural resources efficiently and Minoli’s preferred production partners have achieved the total recovery of process water and production scrap, significant gains in heat retrieval from factories, plus have diverted nearly all waste back into a circular recycling process.

Take for instance the recently launched Minoli ReStone and ReConcrete Series. Combined with other essential natural raw materials, selected sizes of each contain over 60% recycled content, so helping create a virtuous system that promotes the reuse of the component elements, reduces consumption and respects the environment.

For leisure locations, hotel operators and hospitality providers, porcelain tiles provide a range of suitable surfaces, from modern, luxurious and contemporary designs, through to those offering more formulaic and practical décor schemes.

In automotive dealerships, retail stores and for workplace solutions, where large surfaces are tiled and need to stand up to both pedestrian and sometimes vehicular traffic, the watchwords are quality, consistency, durability and ease of maintenance, and Minoli’s high-performance porcelain product portfolio certainly meets this brie

If you’d like to talk to our team about these on trend tile designs for commercial applications, please do get in touch. We’d gladly discuss your needs on the phone, arrange a time for a design consultation at one of our showrooms or, for our corporate clients, arrange a meeting with your account manager.

Minoli Oxford – 01865 778225 / showroom@minoli.co.uk
Minoli London – 020 7474 2934 / thesurfacewithin@minoli.co.uk
Existing Corporate Clients – Please contact your account manager / developers@minoli.co.uk