Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 7, 2018

Zaven’s creative spark found its highest expression in Cedit and gave life to a unique and original collection that plays on the modular repetition of a 3D element in ever-changing configurations: a design that combines different shapes and shades on large porcelain slabs of different colors, in order to maximize customization freedom. “

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 12, 2018

The Metro tile has been one of the enduring classics of global wall tile design for decades. Leading multiple retailers, like Topps Tiles, report that it remains one of the customer’s favourites. And today, as small formats once again move centre stage, the Metro tiles is undergoing a resurgence of interest.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 13, 2018

Regular readers of Tile Addict will have noted my comments on the growing use of coloured grout as an integral part of new tile displays at Coverings and other recent international trade shows. Cava has many design strengths: a mix of modular formats, engraved linear decoration, and colour play. Cava by Living Ceramics.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 17, 2018

As Tile Addict continues to evaluate advance notices of forthcoming Cersaie product launches, it is becoming apparent that this year’s Bologna exhibition will be one of the most diverse and interesting for many years. There are four sizes and two decors, and so this range can be used to recreate traditional flooring patterns.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 29, 2018

Continuing Tile Addict’s preview of Ceramics of Italy at Coverings , this blog shines the spotlight on some new ranges that truly capture the richness and variety of Italian manufacturers’ product portfolios. The power of porcelain stoneware emphasizes the warmth of wood whose appearance here reflects the passage of time.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

AUGUST 8, 2018

New villa on the Côte d’Azur featuring tiles by Ceramiche Caesar. New villa on the Côte d’Azur featuring tiles by Ceramiche Caesar. New villa on the Côte d’Azur featuring tiles by Ceramiche Caesar. The Roxstones Roxwall 3 decoration was selected for the counters and walls, both indoors and outdoors. More at: [link].

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Daltile’s Panoramic Porcelain Surfaces suit the growing demand for slab-style countertops. As was predicted this time last year, consumption of ceramic tile in 2019 is lower than that of the previous year. The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 25, 2018

In this latest part of Tile Addict’s preview of Ceramics of Italy at Coverings we select some additional Italian products – all recently launched – that will be lighting up the aisles at Atlanta. Dado’s beautiful Smot range combines through coloured glazed porcelain stoneware floor tiles with double-fired wall tiles.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 26, 2018

I am grateful to my colleagues at Novita in New York for this informed take on today’s top tile trends, which they have produced having synthesised the very best of the new ranges displayed by Italian manufacturers at Coverings. Left: Arkshade by Atlas Concorde. Right Le Tinte Unite by Fuoriformato. Left: Artwork by Casa Dolce Casa.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 22, 2018

Concrete-effect tiles, for both walls and floors, have been a mainstay of international ceramic tile exhibitions for some years now. In this achingly beautiful collection, the organic structure of cement is combined with the advanced technology of laminated porcelain stoneware to create original, surprising and appealing surfaces.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 26, 2018

As anticipation builds prior to Coverings , Tile Addict offers a further selection of stand-out ranges, all recently launched, that you can see in Atlanta, all displayed by member companies of Ceramics of Italy. The Gambini Tile on Time brand prides itself on delivering contemporary style and design. Transalp Fire by Monocibec.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

AUGUST 8, 2018

New villa on the Côte d’Azur featuring tiles by Ceramiche Caesar. New villa on the Côte d’Azur featuring tiles by Ceramiche Caesar. New villa on the Côte d’Azur featuring tiles by Ceramiche Caesar. The Roxstones Roxwall 3 decoration was selected for the counters and walls, both indoors and outdoors. More at: [link].

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Trace Mint tiles by Ceramiche Caesar in Ristorante Papo, Turin. I return to one of my favourite topics in today’s Tile Addict: tiles in restaurants. Trace Mint tiles by Ceramiche Caesar in Ristorante Papo, Turin. Trace, a range of porcelain stoneware tiles, was selected for the floors.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 16, 2018

In recent years, porcelain has increasingly established itself as an extremely high quality alternative to natural surfaces. The ABK range will also be expanded with the launch of Play, an on-trend collection that marks a return to the most playful and decorative spirit of ceramics. Classic Brown from the Play range by ABK.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 24, 2018

As Tile Addict has observed is past posts, when a company that specialises in the design and production of special pieces for mainstream tile manufacturers creates its own commercial brand, the results can be spectacular. As well as 3D wall coverings, the portfolio also includes floor tiles and printed tile designs.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 30, 2018

With just over week to go now until Coverings opens its doors in Atlanta, Tile Addict now turns the focus on another of Europe’s tiling powerhouses, Spain. These multi-purpose porcelain wall and floor tiles are frost-resistant and thus ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. The results speak for themselves.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Today’s Tile Addict is inspired by two things. The first is to remind fellow tile enthusiasts that, although wood-effect tiles may have lost their star billing at recent tile exhibitions, ravishing new ranges are still being developed. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, December 2018.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 7, 2019

There has been a growing trend towards Terrazzo-effect tiles and Tile Addict has been following the numerous terrazzo-inspired creations for the last few years. Black and White Terrazzo Tile from Terrazzco. The apartment’s original red clay tiles were repurposed into aggregate and combined with white plaster.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 21, 2018

If you are looking for innovation in wall tile design, the metro tile may seem an unlikely destination. After all, this is one of the long-established staples of the tile retailer’s arsenal, alongside quarry tiles, black and white contrasts, and simulated marbles. Metropolitan from Colorker Group’s ZYX brand.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. They also do not include stone flooring, nor do they account for ceramic wall tile, cove base and rubber accessories.). By the way, those prices are driven down by the Home Depots and Floor & Decors of the world, which buy less expensively because of their sheer volume.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 29, 2018

Casacor installation at Itapema Beach Place featuring tiles by Ceramica Elizabeth. Tiles from Cerâmica Elizabeth have been used with great flair to decorate 18 installations for Casacor, currently being staged at Itapema Beach Place, Santa Catarina, Brazil. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, June 2018.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 16, 2018

Deco by Ornamenta When it came to achingly beautiful tiles in all the current design trends, Coverings delivered in spades. Maiolicata by Ornamenta Ornamenta is a brand of Gamma Due, one of Italy’s top tile studios. The company specialises in the production of decorative surfaces, delivering a portfolio that is in constant evolution.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 18, 2018

Today’s post brings together two design strands that have much preoccupied Tile Addict of late: concrete-effect tiles and incised linear patterns picked out in contrasting grout colours. Matrice also takes ideas from modern Italian architecture to develop a series of finishes that can be applied to porcelain stoneware.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 12, 2018

The Mondrian Doha by SWA featuring tiles by FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti. Six years of work by SWA , South West Architecture, went into this complex structure with its design inspired by the falcon, a great tradition in the Persian Gulf, featuring amazing ceramic decorations by? starting with the porcelain ventilated fac?ade

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I During the show, Eric Astrachan, executive director, Tile Council of North America (TCNA), gave a full report on the U.S. ceramic tile market. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11 There was 2.23

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 4, 2018

I am continuing today in a similar vein, and I am very grateful to Curt Rapp from The Tile Doctor (the exclusive supplier of Starlike in the USA) for reminding me about the amazing transformational effect of Litokol’s Starlike collection. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, June 2018. Applying Litokol Starlike.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 14, 2018

Tiles by Mutina. As a long-term champion of ceramic tiles, someone who is convinced that they are the world’s finest surface finish, with unsurpassed technical and aesthetic abilities, if I have had one criticism of ceramic tile manufacturers in the past it is this: they have been too passive.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 17, 2018

The fruitful partnership between Iris Ceramica and Diesel Living will be on show once again at Milan Design Week 2018, with five new collections that offer original ideas for high-end hospitality and contract projects. The 2018 Diesel Living / Iris Ceramica range will be on view at the Out of This World Hotel stand in Hall 16 – A35/B2.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 19, 2018

As the trend for smaller formats gathers pace, this 100 by 300mm wall tile range, 7mm thick, surely deserves a mention. The photograph with the anglepoise lamp and bedside table features 100 by 300mm Wheat Blue set against Avenue XXL floor tiles in Plumb Naturale. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, June 2018.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Suppliers said the slowdown in new home construction that began in the fall of 2018 continued into the start of 2019. While single and multi-family housing starts at the end of 2019 were tracking roughly 1% higher than the same period in 2018. By the end of June, the billings were reflecting this trend.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

In its 70-plus years of delivering trendy product designs in a range of formats, including floor and wall tile and countertops, a few Daltile products have stood above the rest. RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. On that list is RevoTile. Officially launched on Jan.

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