Strong abaca fibers are harvested from tropical foliage that resembles the leaves of common banana plants. Available exclusively from this manufacturer, the rustic patterns in the Abaca Collection are woven to order in any of 10 collection colors, or in various multi-hued combinations. 979 Third Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10022; 800-734-8214; martinpatrickevan.com.

The name Pachamama means "mother earth," so it's not surprising that the company's leather goods are happy, hippy chic. The collection marks the collaboration of Conceria Priante, an upscale tannery in Italy, with the Dutch fashion designer Catherina van Vonderen. What started as a way to reuse leftover leather trimmings has evolved into intricate handworked leather floor cushions, wall tiles, and carpets that can also be hung as wall art. Cosmic interlaces a constellation of padded pancakelike shapes. Individual fringed geometric petals encircle the Lotus rug. Twenty floor coverings accented in earthy bits of horn, brass, and mirror-finished metal debuted during a fair in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. At this year's ICFF, "Everybody said they'd never seen anything like them before," says Meryl Siegman, president of Cortina Leathers, which is distributing the existing line. A more sedate selection of designs arrive this fall. 45 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10010; 800-338-6229; cortinaleathers.com.

Ruth Simon McRae's new carpets include Madrigal, a tip-sheared floral; Improv plaid, which underlays a scrollwork; the heavy-textured stripe New Wave; and Easy Street, a bold plaid of rectangles and squares. The 13 available colorways are solution-dyed nylon with recycled content. 2304 Dalton Industrial Court, Dalton, GA 30721; 877-261-6334; clayton-miller.com.

Ruffian Ridge nylon-polypropylene carpet tiles scrape shoes clean and trap dirt in deep grooves. Ruffian, a brushlike companion tile (6-foot-wide broadloom is also available), finishes the cleaning and drying. The two-carpet system captures more than 80 percent of shoe-born dirt. P.O. Box 12281, Calhoun, GA 30703; 800-241-2262; mannington.com.

Paris-based textile designer Dominique Picquier's Fleur Passion rug has overscale blossoms in cut silk yarn set against a background of plush wool loops. The rugs are made to order, so all sizes, colors—even exotic fibers like nettle—are possible.  860 Broadway, New York, NY 10003; 212-979-2233; taipingcarpets.com.

Nearly five dozen new shades update the offerings from this linoleum pioneer with a 70-year history in the business. The additions respond to what they consider the latest North American color trends: midtones and rich shades in place of starkly contrasting Euro brights. 2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603; 717-397-0611; armstrong.com.

Simply Done tiles from the No Rules collection are 2 feet square and more than one third recycled material. The tiles come in eight standard colorways that allow for the blending of dye-lots, and, since they can be delivered within two weeks, you may not need attic stock. 410 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA 30120; 877-502-7429; shawcontract group.com.

This company fumes its white oak harmony strip flooring to create Black Oak, a dark brown that preserves natural golden highlights. Robust quartersawn grain, natural mineral streaks, and black small- to medium-size knots lend further dimension. 4920 East Landon Drive, Anaheim, CA 92807; 800-878-9663; junckershardwood.com.

With the script Letter Lines, the writing is on the floor. From the Viewpoint Kids collection, the New Zealand wool rug displays a citrus-y color scheme called Highlights. The carpet is American-made, its backing is cotton, and custom sizes are available. 643 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210; 800-345-2200; meridameridian.com.

UltraMatte Suspended Flooring starts as a piece of 1/2-inch-thick architectural glass heat-slumped for a matte texture. (Five other surfaces are also possible.) The pane is laminated to 1/2-inch-thick annealed-and-tempered glass, producing durable paving panels slightly more than 1 inch thick and up to 18 inches square. 9200 Gazette Avenue, Chats-worth, CA 91311; 800-777-2332; ultraglas.com.

The Propellers pattern from this manufacturer's Geometric/Large-Scale group is among their 130 Color Separations program patterns. Your choice of 190 colors and two solution-dyed nylon yarns are available. 17111 Red Hill Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614; 949-474-5343; pacificrest.com.

Maxis Suprema transparent-finish sheet goods eschew the distracting sparkle often seen in safety-flooring products. Altro's proprietary Easyclean Maxis Technology resists dirt and stains, and Altrosan helps prevent the spread of bacteria. The 12 colors are self-coving and heat-weldable. 6390 Kestrel Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1Z3, Canada; 800-377-5597; altrofloors.com.

Meet the Way collection of carpets by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Among the carpet patterns are a design with dots and dashes called Urbanscape, a striated abstract known as Forcefield, and Riverbed, a watery plaid. 201 Lukken Industrial Drive West, LaGrange, GA 30240; 800-241-4826; millikencarpet.com.

Founder and creative director Lorraine Statham's new monochromatic Plains carpets include unexpected accents like Swarovski crystals or felt. Her Felt20 design offers up cheerful polka dots of chunky felted yarn that leap out of a traditional cut-pile New Zealand wool background. Through DesignTex, 200 Varick Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10014; 800-221-1540; dtex.com

Get with the plan! Arch is a hand-hooked area rug by Denver designer Michelle Wilson. Because her rugs are made using pure wool by Chinese artisans working solo, each presents its own point of view through subtle variations in the colors and design. 441 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80209; 303-722-5810; identitydesignworks.com.

Employing her signature Lamontage felting process, this New York designer deftly hand-layers colorful fibers, then punches them into durable carpets using felting needles. Her effervescent 81/2-foot-long Driftwood Bubbles rug employs custom-dyed 100 percent acrylic fiber. 91 Grand Street, New York, NY 10003; 212-989-2732; lioramanne.com.

Small-scale texture characterizes the Keystone line of nylon fabrics. The collection is available in 19 colors Framework, Ringstone, Corbels, Haunch, and Buttress. P.O. Box 1287, Dalton, GA 30722; 800-241-4585; invisioncarpet.com.

Both Chila, a quilted argyle, and Pi Confort, a multicolored strie, are woven cotton blends. The plush chenille textiles are available in three autumnal colors. 979 Third Avenue, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10022; 212-355-7186; starkcarpet.com.

Fantastic Bars and Fantastic Grid nylon carpets are inspired by global metropolitan elements. Pinstripe Scan is created from post-production yarns in variegated tones of each color. 14641 East Don Julian Road, City of Industry, CA 91746; 800-423-4709; bentleyprincestreet.com

Eight geometric patterns in eight colorways take center stage in the Proscenium Collection, an ideal source for accents in a variety of commercial interiors. The innovative yarn blends fibers of Invista with poly-lactic acid, a renewable resource. 1503 Orchard Hill Road, LaGrange, GA 30241; 800-336-0225; interfaceflooring.com.

The Thought Patterns collection of broadloom carpets raises your design IQ. The 165 options include retro, geometric, floral, organic, and children's designs in 20 colors. 404 Anderson Avenue, Glasgow, VA 24555; 800-554-6637; leescarpets.com.

Sizzling Modern Terrazzo heats up any commercial environment. The 24-inch-square vinyl tiles are resilient and available in vibrant orange as well as bright blue and hot pink. 7590 Chaparral Drive, Atlanta, GA 30350; 770-392-0037; halofloors.com.

A tone-on-tone pattern of blurred boxes composes Massai. Offered in 24 colors, the tufted carpet uses the company's Everset Fibers and has a lifetime warranty against edge raveling or delamination. 500 Townpark Lane, Suite 400, Kennesaw, GA 30144; 800-554-6637; durkancommercial.com.

David Oakey's Proscenium carpet tile features solution-dyed nylon and poly-lactic acid fibers, derived from corn, in a durable textured-loop construction. The eight-pattern collection comes in eight colors. 1503 Orchard Hill Road, LaGrange, GA 30241; 800-336-0225; interfaceflooring.com.

Colouresce carpets include Coco, in a beige named Salon; Pongee in French Almond; Llano, a magenta velour; and Pongee in Rouge. Subtly variegated nylon yarns lend the sophistication of seagrasses and Tibetan wool-silk blends. 435 Willow Street, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5G2, Canada, 800-248-2878; montereycarpets.com.