At Surfaces 2009 in Las Vegas, much talk was focused on the current state of the economy. The team from Schattdecor in North America put together a presentation that was designed to help customers differentiate themselves, especially during difficult times. And though the economy is most challenging, Schattdecor continues to produce new decors and stay on top of the latest trends.

Designer Mark Smith’s presentation this year revolved around the ever-changing American Family and his Family of Colors theme from IWF 2008. He showed that both of these are influenced by a person’s surroundings and their travels. These influences could be anything from the beach to the countryside, the big city or an exotic vacation. In his presentation Mark tied these influential settings to the design and flooring choices a family makes for their home.

Schattdecor recently opened a production facility in Chekhov, Russia in October 2008. A production plant in Turkey is scheduled as well as one in the US. With these three new facilities Schattdecor will have eleven total for the production of printed decor paper and finish foil. Including the works operated by its three subsidiaries Arcolor, Rotodecor and Kingdecor, Schattdecor will thus have 14 production locations all over the world.