Evolve Laminate Flooring
Every board in this range is herringbone: individual 95x12x470mm blocks in six colourways — Helsinki, Bergen, Oslo, Aalborg, Stockholm, and Malmo.
A focused, single-format range
Because there's no plank alternative within this brand, choosing Evolve means committing to the herringbone look from the outset rather than deciding between formats first. At 12mm thick, these blocks are on the thicker end for herringbone laminate specifically, giving a bit more substance underfoot than the thinner 8mm herringbone options stocked under some other brands on the site.
Colour and character
The Scandinavian city names don't map to an obvious light-to-dark order on their own, so it's worth checking an actual sample against your room's lighting before choosing, since the visual difference between something like Helsinki and Bergen may be more subtle than the distinct names suggest. What the naming does signal fairly reliably is a broadly Nordic, understated aesthetic across the whole range, rather than the wider spread of rustic, distressed, or heavily grained looks you'd find in some other laminate brands.
Fitting
Like other herringbone laminate on the site, Evolve uses a click-lock system for a floating installation over underlay, though laying the pattern takes longer than a straightforward plank run since each block needs positioning individually and the zigzag needs checking as it goes.
FAQ
Does Evolve make laminate in plank format as well as herringbone?
No, this brand is herringbone-only within the laminate range, so choosing Evolve means committing to that pattern rather than a straight plank layout.
How thick are Evolve's herringbone blocks?
12mm, which is thicker than some of the 8mm herringbone options available under other brands on the site.
Do the colourway names indicate how light or dark each one is?
Not reliably. The six colourways are all named after Scandinavian cities, but the names don't follow a clear light-to-dark pattern, so it's worth checking a sample before deciding.