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Statements Tile and Stone Announces the Retirement of Steve Calkins Founder of Statements Tile Retires After More than Four Decades in the Industry

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

From 1972 to 1995, Calkins led Uniq Distributing, a family-owned distribution company with locations in Seattle, Spokane, Portland and Honolulu. Calkins spent his entire career—over forty years—in the tile and floorcovering business.

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Janet Bennett: A Life in Design

Making Tile Modern

Her work took her to Los Angeles, San Salvador, “I love anything Spanish,” San Francisco, Honolulu, and back to New York. “My The tiles for the San Francisco murals were ceramic , as opposed to the Italian glass used at the airport.” It was an ideal job for someone like me.” Janet Bennett. That’s where I ran into some restrictions.