The Smeg UK headquarters in Abingdon is home to an impressive showroom, which displays more than 500 of the brand’s appliances for both trade and consumer visitors.

When Smeg set about refurbishing the showroom, it wasn’t just in need of hardwearing and durable flooring to replace the existing curled loose lay tiles. The space also needed a beautiful design to complement the brand’s many product collections on display; enter Amtico with a contemporary alternative. The redesign saw the main areas of the showroom fitted with Spacia LVT in Sun Bleached Oak and Gallery Concrete.

Zoning and layout

Sun Bleached Oak, laid in a Stripwood laying pattern, forms the basis of the showroom with the planks running the length of the space. This not only emphasises the size but also gives a clean, uninterrupted feel. Smeg also sought to create a contrast and zone the relaxed meeting area from the vast product displays within the large 400sqm space. The simplicity of Gallery Concrete laid in Broken Bond was chosen as a contemporary backdrop, providing an almost seamless, large-scale poured concrete effect that complements the decorative product wall display.