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Stats 2021: Call it a comeback for ceramic

Floor Covering News

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

Floor Covering News

Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Take, for example, the Ukraine-Russia war, which has had significant ramifications on the global economy, affecting various sectors and regions around the world.

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Avente Tile Talk: Christmas Greetings from Avente Tile

Tile Talk

Avente Tiles Deer in Moonlight Hand-Painted Ceramic Tile Mural. Russia: In Russia, Babouschka. Labels: Christmas , Christmas traditions , hand-painted ceramic tile , Merry Christmas , pinterest , tile murals. ceramic tile. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Portuguese Ceramic Tile Artistry.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

Floor Covering News

Russia is the largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world. Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume. Ceramic is more import-driven than other hard surface categories and is the heaviest of all flooring products on a square-foot basis.

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ModCraft near Moscow

ModCraft

ModCraft Valley tile in Amber glaze was recently used by Forma Interior Design Group of Kazan, Russia in this luxury bathroom. Forma’s web-site of amazing projects can be found here: Forma. where to buy.

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Stats 2021: Laminate picks up right where it left off in 2020

Floor Covering News

That puts the category behind resilient (53.6%), ceramic (19.6%) and hardwood (17%) with respect to dollars. Here, laminate accounts for roughly 10% of hard surface volume sold, surpassed, again, by resilient (29.2%) and ceramic (12.3%). That’s roughly 245 million square feet of product. has grown proportionately, observers say.

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Inspiration: A Quilt Exhibit

The Perfect Bath

They were preserved by permafrost in a remote part of Russia and discovered by a scientific exhibition in 1924. They became art for walls, not beds, created by artists who abandoned traditional media (painting, ceramics or printmaking) to express themselves in original designs of cloth and thread.

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