Tile of Spain USA

JULY 22, 2020

Nature is a never-ending source of creativity, inspiring a timeless trend that is constantly evolving. Interior design and decor are forever seeking new formulae for reinterpreting designs based on natural materials that are suited to spaces of all kinds and styles. Ceramic is very much a part of this practice. The manufacturing processes and quality materials used mean that they can be made in a multitude of geometric shapes and to replicate endless types of stone and wood.

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As The Tile Turns

JULY 20, 2020

The annual White Box Challenge highlights the present genius and the future possibilities in design. This year, however, we also looked to the past for inspiration with an 80s theme that delivered plenty of flair.

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Architectural Ceramics

JULY 20, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. With the rise of our “new normal”, some things we remember may take on an unfamiliar spin. We might be explaining to our kids one day what the legend of a “buffet” was. But if there’s one thing people are adamant about continuing (with the proper precautions and safety measures of course), it’s professional sports. Considered America’s Pastime, baseball has been a staple of American history and entertainment since its widely debated introduction in 1846.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2020

Ceramics of Italy has unveiled a new initiative titled “Two Minutes With…” designed to present Italian ceramic companies’ latest new products. Aimed at enhancing the visibility of the Italian ceramic industry, the initiative consists of a series of two-minute promotional videos in Italian with English subtitles in which company ambassadors illustrate a recent collection using images of products and mockups.

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Trendir Magazine

JULY 24, 2020

The hotter it gets, the more time we want to spend outside. Whether that is swimming in a pool, sitting and enjoying the summer heat, or simply being outside, there’s something about summer that just feels oh so right. With that being said, who doesn’t love cooking outside? Something about a grilled anything, just tastes better. Keeping that in mind, here are mesmerizing outdoor kitchens that are too good to be true, yet being an abundance of inspiration to anyone looking to get a little creativ

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 23, 2020

A collaboration between architect Daniel Libeskind and Casalgrande Padana brings forward a celebration of fractal mathematics. Fractals are difficult to define concisely, but for the fractals in this case it can be said that there are structures within structures that allow for both the whole and parts of it to be seen as complete. Fractile. Fractile.

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Architectural Ceramics

JULY 24, 2020

Week of July 20th, 2020. July 23rd marked one of the most important yearly calendar dates, Baseball’s opening day! And although this year’s was a few months behind schedule, and looks a bit different with it’s shortened season, empty stadiums, and artificially-generated crowd noise, it’s just simply a treat to be able to enjoy live baseball again.

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Garden State Tile Blog

JULY 20, 2020

In Charleston, South Carolina, The Bee and Blossom Inn , historically known as the Fitch-Rivers House, was selected as the property for the 2020 Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s Designer Showhouse. The annual Showhouse, featuring dozens of Charleston’s most acclaimed interior designers, brings in thousands of visitors eager to discover what’s new, next, and trending in the world of interior design.

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Giotile

JULY 24, 2020

Who doesn’t love the look of a beautiful hardwood floor? Whether it’s a rugged, reclaimed wood or a showstopping, exquisite rare hardwood, wood floors are undeniably attractive and desirable in many applications. But is real wood flooring what you really want for a demanding commercial environment that has to stand up to hundreds, if … The post Wood Look Tiles for the Long Haul appeared first on Gio Tile.

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Realstone

JULY 20, 2020

Due to the organic nature of natural stone it is always a good idea to order a sample or even a few of the product of your choice. Stone color, veining and inclusions vary from piece to piece, also the product can look quite different in real life than from a catalog or website photo due to lighting and other color sources in your space. Ordering a sample on our website is quite easy.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2020

Los Angelas— Emser Tile ranked 28 on Selling Power magazine’s list of the “50 Best Companies to Sell For” in 2020. This follows last year’s ranking of 29 on the overall list. “To again be named on Selling Power’ s list of top 50 companies to sell for validates Emser’s continued focus on our employees, principle-centered leadership and our commitment to achieving the best for our customers,” said Erika Croy, vice president of human resources.

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Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

JULY 21, 2020

Have you had to deal with ramps and level changes on your tile jobsite? How have you addressed them?

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Stone Update

JULY 21, 2020

Fabricator Webinar Next Week; New LATICRETE CEO; more.

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JG Kitchens

JULY 22, 2020

Biophilia is a fancy word for loving nature and incorporating it into your built environment. My focus is living spaces, so this piece about biophilia is on the ways and benefits of adding it to your house, condo or apartment with simple, healthy steps you can take it add it to where you live right now. The post 10 Tips For Adding Biophilia Features And Benefits To Your Home comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold Kitchen, Bath And Wellness Design, LLC.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2020

Dallas, Texas—HGTV’s “Bargain Mansions” host, Tamara Day, recently voiced her enthusiasm for Daltile’s new RevoTile while installing the product in episode 8 of the show’s Season 3. Daltile’s RevoTile is a patented, porcelain tile floating floor system that is designed to install two times faster than traditional tile. Day selected RevoTile’s Antiquity White porcelain tile for her renovation of a five-thousand-square-foot lakeside home.

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Trendir Magazine

JULY 20, 2020

Brightening up a dark room might seem like the ultimate difficult task to master. Though taking a room through a large renovation could fix that problem instantly, not everyone can afford to do just that. Just the act of breaking walls down, adding windows, and tearing apart rooms sounds like extensive work. Thankfully, there are foolproof tricks that will help brighten your room instantly.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2020

As I am preparing my syllabus and other items for the quickly approaching fall semester, I have begun to have discussions and questions about the student “tool kit” if you want to call it that. What do you need to have for architecture school today versus just a decade ago and even further back? How much have these things changed? Should they? Continue reading Architecture Student Tool Kit at Life of an Architect.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JULY 23, 2020

Photo by Chastity Cortijo on Unsplash Bedrooms are undoubtedly the most personal space in every home. Even though not many guests will see your bedroom, it still deserves some attention. This is because it is a place to recharge, reflect your daily activities, and spend some time relaxing. As such, it makes sense featuring the right color palette, modern décor, and furnishing.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2020

By Megan Salzano. Within the LVT category, SPC and WPC continue to drive sales. Pictured is Distinction Plus from Shaw Floors’ Floorte? collection. The waterproof resilient flooring category continued its meteoric rise in 2019, and nowhere is that more evident than in the SPC subsegment of the LVT category. Not only is the product seizing more market share from competing flooring products, but industry executives also say it’s cannibalizing sales from products within the resilient segment.

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Trendir Magazine

JULY 21, 2020

Summer is here, can we get a “finally?!” The season most of us wait for all-year-round. It’s that time of year where we can’t wait to get together and embrace the water, sand, and the beauty of the sea. Though things have changed, we can still enjoy time outdoors in our own time and space. Reason why outdoor lighting has become quite important. It’s not about what you use, but how you decide to display them!

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Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2020

What exactly is leadership and what does it mean to be a leader? Leadership is thrust upon those who, through the strength of conviction and moral character, lead through personal example. . Continue reading 054: Leadership at Life of an Architect. What exactly is leadership and what does it mean to be a leader? Leadership is thrust upon those who, through the strength of conviction and moral character, lead through personal example.

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The A to Z of Building

JULY 24, 2020

In view of the recent fires and loss of life in refurbished buildings, Cintec™ has been fully aware of the danger of fire and has always produced fire resistant remedial anchors and.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2020

Patrick Millot. Bethany, Conn.—Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of flooring solutions, has named Patrick Millot as its chief executive officer. Millot succeeds David A. Rothberg, who continues as chairman of the board. Millot will join Laticrete on August 10, 2020 from the Fortune Global 500 company, Saint-Gobain, a manufacturer of high-performance materials and building products. “Patrick comes to us after a successful career in manufacturing and omni-channel distribution for the industr

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Stone Update

JULY 24, 2020

Former GE Aviation leader brings expertise in precision manufacturing and delivery optimization.

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The Armchair Builder

JULY 22, 2020

July 22, 2020 We get a fair amount of questions from our readers on how to build or repair their homes. As always, we are happy to provide answers whenever we can. Our latest question comes from Salvadore in Illinois. He didn’t say so much, but we assume he is having ground water show up […].

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The A to Z of Building

JULY 24, 2020

Penn Color’s UV Enhancer is a new UV stabilizer formulation that when added to PVC compound and extruded profiles extends the weathering performance. As trends toward darker colors in building.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2020

By K.J. Quinn. As the resilient category continues to expand into various subsegments—LVT, WPC and SPC—flooring dealers have had to stay abreast of where each product, once installed, will truly thrive. Following are a few general guidelines to help customers make the right decision. Consider the surroundings. Today’s consumers are gravitating toward the longer, wider look.

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Stone Update

JULY 24, 2020

Massachusetts company celebrates three decades of service in the northeast U.S. market.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 23, 2020

Beaulieu Canada has launched its Reflect+ sheet vinyl collection. The collection features a wide range of designs, from wood visuals to ceramic-like tiles and marble. Reflect+ brings benefits such as competitive pricing, trendy new graphics and it’s easy to install and maintain. Thanks to NaturQuest, a new enhanced emboss technology, the Reflect+ collection offers bright colors and even more realistic textures.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2020

Crossville, Tenn.—Domestic tile manufacturer Crossville has released a digital look book that showcases the company’s Brilliant Deduction color series within the just-launched Swatches wall tile collection in relation to Pantone’s Vibrant Rebellion palette. Pantone offers this description of the Vibrant Rebellion trend: “Color is generously layered in no-holds-barred uplifting expression.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2020

In this week’s Retail Recovery Across America we visit Jeff Macco, owner of Macco’s Floor Covering Center with multiple locations in Wisconsin. Steven Feldman, FCNews publisher, sits down with Macco to discuss overcoming recessions, how to drive customers in store, the importance of online marketing and leads and how the customer and the business itself has changed due to the pandemic.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2020

Olga Robertson. FCA Network has made the decision to cancel its annual convention due to the ongoing pandemic. The convention had previously been postponed from April to September at The Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, Florida. Olga Robertson, president of FCA Network, said cancelling the event is not only the smart thing to do but the right thing to do. Plans for Spring 2021 Convention are in the works.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2020

Hammond, La.—RollMaster Software, one of the top ranked flooring-specific business management software companies in the U.S. and Canada, has launched another productivity-boosting mobile app titled RollMaster E-Doc. This is a free download for RollMaster customer’s currently using the popular Electronic Document Storage integration for virtually storing thousands of important images and files by department.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2020

Schönox HPS North America, Inc. has added to its lineup of technical training and seminars that provide opportunities to learn about the full range of its products, installation tips and subfloor preparation details. Online training webinars and CEUs are available now due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The new sessions are as follows: Schönox Training: Basics 101.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 23, 2020

Tarkett said it will share its longstanding expertise on flooring with Clean Hospitals’ working groups and will contribute to advance research on cleaning and infection control protocols on flooring within hospitals. Tarkett has developed more than 70 years of experience in health care: today, one hospital out of two in Europe is equipped with Tarkett flooring, according to the company.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2020

Export, Pa. —Known throughout the flooring industry for developing its own unique visuals , Karndean Designflooring is making its design team available for collaboration with commercial partners for free through its new Designflooring Services program. According to the company, the program aims to assist architecture and design professionals as they navigate the infinite possibilities of Designflooring by consulting on installation designs, color recommendations and personalizing designs in addi

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Floor Covering News

JULY 23, 2020

Mountville, Pa.— Hydropel, the 100% waterproof hardwood flooring from Bruce , has been selected as a Special Mention in the 2020 Architizer A+Awards for the flooring category. As an Architizer A+Award Special Mention honoree, AHF Products has been identified as an industry leader for architecture and design worldwide. The Architizer A+Awards is the largest awards program focused on promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture and products.

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