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Design Trends: Going for Gold

Architectural Ceramics

Now, it’s time to transition from trimming a turkey to trimming the tree. Black and charred or perfectly golden brown — How did your Thanksgiving turkey turn out? This gold metallic glaze on a porcelain tile body, reminds us that porcelain tile not only shines for it’s durability, but for it’s aesthetics too.

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics is here to help you know what type of range, be it subtle or extreme, to expect from ceramic, porcelain and stone; and to know how best to prepare for it. Ceramic & Porcelain Variation. When creating clay-based ceramic or porcelain tiles, manufacturers strive for consistency or variety.

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Architectural Ceramic Looks Back at the Best of 2015

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics Top 5 Products of 2015: 12×24 Onsquare Lavagna (Porcelain). ACI’s President & VP Take a Trip to Turkey for Tile. For more information on products and services by Architectural Ceramics, visit our website at architecturalceramics.com or email sales@architecturalceramics.com.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. Machine-made ceramics go through several steps and processes, before resulting in two main types: thin-body or porcelain. glossy finish.

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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

Floor Covering News

F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. However, while dollar sales were up, much of that came from price increases and inflationary pressures. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Department of Commerce.

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Sylvie Atanasio talks about the industry, design, and CTDA

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

We own our own quarries and the largest stone processing plant in Turkey, and now in Tunisia. TD: How do you see stone faring vs. ceramic and porcelain? As far as hot topics are concerned, I think a big one is how e-commerce sales are re-shaping how we do business in the tile industry. TD: What is your own background?

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