Talk:Linoleum

Imitation of other materials
"Linoleum was always created to imitate other materials, usually natural materials. Linoleum was made to replicate wood planks and parquet. Strips of wood grain were often sold as borders for area rugs. Carpet designs could be replicated in both inlaid and printed linoleum. Linoleum was adapted to follow design trends. For instance, during the Art Deco period, linoleum commonly required production of distinctive linoleum designs that had never been created before that time."

1. Does this mean linoleum had always imitated other materials before, but Art Deco designs had broken this trend by introducing surface design in its own right?

2. Battleship linoleum and monochromatic linoleums for industrial applications don't seem imitative of other materials.

3. How wide were these wood-grain border strips?

Thanks. --Larrys


 * Hmm... not very eloquent wording. At the very least, this paragraph should be edited to use more neutral language: "The appearance of linoleum often imitates that of other, usually natural, materials...." --Fitzed