Tarkett harnesses the power of colour to create inspiring and functional environments in healthcare, education and eldercare. To explore how colour becomes both a design and strategic tool, we met with Céline Gregoire, Communications Manager at Tarkett, and Marion Lamarque, designer and colour strategist. Together, they demonstrate how the NCS System and the NCS+ platform support Tarkett’s vision of colour as a driver of sustainability, functionality and inclusivity.
About Tarkett
Tarkett is a global leader in flooring and sports surface solutions with more than 140 years of experience. Its portfolio includes vinyl, linoleum, carpet, wood and laminate as well as artificial turf and track surfaces. These solutions combine sustainability, functionality and aesthetics, and are used in healthcare, education, offices, retail, hospitality and sports environments worldwide.
A cornerstone of Tarkett’s philosophy is Human-Conscious Design®, a commitment to creating interiors that are good for both people and the planet. From product development to recycling, Tarkett applies circular economy principles to reduce waste, lower emissions and improve indoor well-being.
Celine Gregoire, EMEA B2B Communication Manager at Tarkett
With more than 17 years at Tarkett, Céline has worked across European markets and segments, focusing on how flooring solutions can improve everyday environments. As Communications Manager, she develops campaigns and content that highlight both the functional value of Tarkett’s products and the company’s commitment to sustainable, people-centred design.
Favourite colour: NCS S 4550-R70B
Marion Lamarque, Designer at Color the Life
Marion is a designer specialising in colour strategy and the founder of Color de Life, a consultancy dedicated to helping organisations integrate colour into product development, brand identity and marketing. She works with Tarkett on design guides and training, bringing insights into how colour choices can improve accessibility, emotions and daily experiences in schools, hospitals and other public environments.
Favourite colour: NCS 0000-N
Tarkett on bridging the digital and physical worlds through identification in NCS+
Colour in the digital space
Tarkett is one of the first companies to join NCS+, making its materials an products digitally available to architects and designers. Their samples have been carefully measured and integrated into the platform, which allows professionals to explore authentic colours, build mood boards, calculate contrast and visualise entire projects in a digital workflow.
For Tarkett, colour is a foundation for creating environments that support human needs. For this approach, the team at Tarkett uses NCS+ as an essential guide for customers in segments such as education, healthcare and eldercare, ensuring that flooring solutions contribute not only to function but also to the quality of everyday life.
“NCS+, being such an interactive, easy-to-go, playful tool, is enabling us at Tarkett to also share the knowledge of NCS. This is also helping our customers navigate our range, our colours. And that’s really the added value of NCS+ – helping them mix our products with other materials, finding the right colour to match a wall or to match furniture."
– Celine Gregoire, EMEA B2B Communication Manager at Tarkett
A colour language with many nuances
Tarkett has worked with the NCS System for more than 25 years, integrating it across the entire process from design and production to customer communication. Céline views NCS as a precise code that enables Tarkett to collaborate with clarity and consistency. Marion uses the system to create balanced palettes and to align designers, marketers and architects around shared colour references. For both, NCS is the language that ensures colours are consistent, accurate and meaningful throughout every stage of the process.
"This is exactly the sort of tool I was looking for when I started my career."
– Marion Lamarque, Designer at Color the Life
Tarkett's full product range is available in NCS+
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