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Florim’s MileStone brand to debut at Coverings

Floor Covering News

“The brand has its own story we’re proud of and it is being recognized in the community and marketplace with customers, distributors, architectures and designers. The story Panisi is referring to is the brand’s progressive and continual movement to sustainability. and a line centered on mosaics.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Keep in mind most importers, like Architectural Ceramics, imported excess stock to get through this transition. Dumping is a term that refers to when materials imported from a foreign manufacturer, are sold into the U.S. Overall, the porcelain and ceramic mosaics you buy from U.S. The threat of anti-dumping charges is imminent.

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The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone’s (UofCTS) Online, “Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile” Course is Updated

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The updated course offers a comprehensive look at ceramic tile uses, including industry standards, installation methods, avoiding problems, sales training, and how to work effectively with clients. The updated course has an expanded section on glass tile and mosaics. Volume discounts are available.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. These motifs utilize what is referred to as the n -fold rotational symmetry, where n represents a range of whole numbers from 3 to 100. It is the mosaics of the 15th century C.E. design standards.

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Avente Tile Talk: New Arabesque Pattern Designs in Cement Tile

Tile Talk

It refers to an implied sense of texture or depth created through the use of artistic elements of line, shading and color. While pattern refers to recurring visual events or motifs, they can exhibit visual texture, as well as true texture. Texture refers to the tactile quality of the surface - what you feel when you touch the tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: Understanding Cement Tile Bullnose Trim or Molding

Tile Talk

First, there are no industry standards and this results in numerous colloquial terms used to identify the same type of finished edge. For instance, the terms " surface bullnose " and " single bullnose " refer to the same transition on a finished edge. The term is particularly common in tile and masonry architectural terms.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enduring Tile of the London Underground

Tile Talk

Finsbury Park on the Victoria Line has balloon mosaics in reference to the balloon launches at the park. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Reference Sources. design standards. Margaret Almon Mosaics. MYD | architecture + design. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. ¹ [link].

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