Tile Talk

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Ceramic tile façade in Portugal. Portugal is a land of Medieval castles, cobblestone villages, captivating cities and golden-sand beaches, history, great food and wine, and beautiful scenery. Map of Portugal. green building products. Portuguese Ceramic Tile: Architectural History and Preservation Through the Ages.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2024

and Canada staffed with knowledgeable personnel who will assist the dealer with all their tile product and installation product needs.” One of the key challenges is having enough area to display floor tiles,” explained Suzi Portugal, vice president of design and sourcing for Mosaic Companies. “As

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. As a long-term admirer of Portugal’s long and influential ceramic tradition, DOATA’s founder, Joe Simpson readily accepted the invitation. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte. Location: Viuva Lamego. Unforgettable!

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. As a long-term admirer of Portugal’s long and influential ceramic tradition, DOATA’s founder, Joe Simpson readily accepted the invitation. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte. Location: Viuva Lamego. Unforgettable!

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2024

The annual Best Booth Awards at Coverings spotlight the most exceptional and creatively designed exhibitor displays, not only showcasing their products but also inspiring and educating attendees through innovative presentations of tile.

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Realstone

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Get ready to indulge in delightful libations,Hors d’oeuvres and an array of unique new cladding and design products from global artisans. Our partners will be traveling from around the world to give you a behind the scenes look into exciting new products.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

It requires expertise beyond typical product knowledge, access to highly skilled installers and a customer base looking for aspirational products that increase property/resale values. These product advantages create elevated demand from consumers seeking ceramic among the dizzying array of flooring options.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 17, 2014

Florida Tile Marketing Director Sean Cilona has offered a preview of products to be introduced at Coverings. We will feature a broad mix of thin tile products in three lines in as many as five sizes. He says that no photos are available at this time but will be provided during the show as part of the media and marketing kits.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Photo by Joaquim Alves Gaspar, Lisboa, Portugal. In that period, the azulejos used in Portugal came from Seville, the only supplier manufacturing center in the first half of the 16th century. Now, you too can bring the look and feel of Portugal into your home by using our Portuguese Ceramic Tiles in your next project.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Mozelos, Portugal—Amorim Cork Composites launched a new product range of cork with by-products from other industries, the Acousticork by Amorim, which provides sound insulation and impact noise control in buildings.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2024

Mozelos, Portugal—Amorim Cork Composites has launched Go4Cork One underlayment, which blends cork with PET foam from recycled wind turbine blades. Underlayment One is the latest product from Amorim that has found a second life from a material that typically ends up in a landfill , continuing Amorim’s commitment to a circular economy.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. Portobello America, which will officially open its full-service, ultra-modern production facility in Baxter, Tenn., Everybody wants to have the grand look—larger and larger scales and grand patterns,” Portugal explained. It’s big square footage numbers.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Effective with this announcement, both products are in stock.”. With the exception of select trim, decorative and ceramic pieces, this product line is Made in the USA of at least 40% pre-consumer recycled content, is GREENGUARD Certified and Porcelain Tile Certified, and meets the new DCOF AcuTest requirements to be installed in wet areas.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 12, 2014

Panariagroup is a leading manufacturer and distributor in over 60 countries around the world with six manufacturing sites in Italy, Portugal and the USA and eight brands positioned in the high-end of the market. . ##. Innovations Product Information'

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Granada Tile

APRIL 25, 2014

In 711 the Moors invaded Spain and several decades later they managed to conquer not only Spain, but also southern Portugal. The heyday of the cement tile comes to a sad end in the 1950s as more industrial and cheaper products become available. They soon introduce Islam, and in time a Moorish-Spanish culture develops.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 5, 2014

Four years ago, Florida Tile began re-fitting existing showroom/warehouse sites across America and opening new ones in cities like Boise and Dallas where there is a recognized demand for higher-end tile products and a market attuned to products made in the USA. ———-. Industry Insights'

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2020

Opus Floors Canada, in partnership with Portugal-based Corksribas, is rolling out its innovative Green Flow cork flooring collection to the North American market. The bark is harvested without cutting down the tree, and any waste is inserted back into the production process. This contributes to a lower carbon footprint. “In

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

He added, “Furthermore, because this is a natural stone product, no two stones, no two mosaics ever look alike.”. Panariagroup is a leading manufacturer and distributor in over 60 countries around the world with six manufacturing sites in Italy, Portugal and the USA and eight brands positioned in the high-end of the market. . ##.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

From their well-documented environmentally friendly benefits to their unique visual characteristics, cork and bamboo flooring provide a desirable alternative to many of the commodity-driven hard surface products in abundance in the industry today. The product is also GreenGuard Gold certified. Pictured above is bamboo in Bordeaux.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Apicer’s 2024 The Art of Possibility Tour of Portugal proved hugely inspirational. One of the country’s oldest large-scale manufacturers, the company specialises in small format glazed wall tiles, with 75% to 80% of total production exported, primarily to Europe, including France and the UK, but over 35 countries in total.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Apicer’s 2024 The Art of Possibility Tour of Portugal proved hugely inspirational. One of the country’s oldest large-scale manufacturers, the company specialises in small format glazed wall tiles, with 75% to 80% of total production exported, primarily to Europe, including France and the UK, but over 35 countries in total.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This alliance brings together the innovation and design of Italian products with the Spanish system that won the award for best innovation in the sector at the SADECC 2019 kitchen design show in Paris.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The organization is an international association of distributors, manufacturers and allied professionals of ceramic tile and related products which connects, educates and strengthens tile and stone distributors. Editors Columns and Leadership Letters Featured Articles Industry Insights'

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Positive networking connections and productive business resonated throughout Coverings 2023,” said Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 13, 2022

It is because of this that ceramic tile tends to lead the industry in terms of style and design and why ceramic is considered the most stylish and design-forward product category in the industry, proponents agree. In 2022, there are several consumer habits in and around the home that have been driving ceramic tile trends.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Tile is one of the key eco-building materials that is rich in history for a good reason,” explained Suzi Portugal, vice president of design and sourcing, Anthology. The final product creates a healthy and sustainable environment that is free from allergens, VOCs, formaldehyde and PVC.”. New products in tile.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact. Exhibiting as Lux Pottery , Newham started out producing ceramic lamp bases and decorative wall plaques, but has lately detoured into tile production.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact. Exhibiting as Lux Pottery , Newham started out producing ceramic lamp bases and decorative wall plaques, but has lately detoured into tile production.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact. Exhibiting as Lux Pottery , Newham started out producing ceramic lamp bases and decorative wall plaques, but has lately detoured into tile production.

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The Habitus Collection

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It is produced using remnants of the cork industry in Spain and Portugal. Renewable, recycled, handmade with no power tools or electricity utilized in its production. Irregular shards of virgin cork are shaped by hand and supplied on sheets for installation like ceramic tiles using thinset adhesive and tile grout.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

In last weeks post , Arpi Nalbandian started the month-long celebration by introducing the rich history and culture of Portugal, and the important role hand-painted ceramic tile has played. Portugal is a great place for ceramic tile lovers like me – it’s used everywhere. green building products. Product Plug.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Consumers are spending more money on creating outdoor oases using products like Daltile’s My Stone Moon collection, seen here. . Tile products that have natural, tactile qualities that resemble stacked stone, natural wood, concrete and brick are also popular choices. Focusing on education, suppliers agree, is the key to success.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 6, 2024

As bottlenecks at many of the country’s shipping ports became commonplace, that forced many specialty flooring retailers and wholesalers to explore alternatives to resilient products that they had long sourced, reliably, from Asia and other parts of the world. And then we’ve continued to expand that with our Pergo Elements products.”

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Located in the outskirts of the city of Braga, in northern Portugal, next to Minho’s University, the client required a system to display over a thousand different wine and spirits bottles. But we equally needed to strike a balance: if we overdid it, each individual product would get lost in its context.” Ideas Wine Store'

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 13, 2022

FCNews host, Katie Ford, is visiting the top suppliers on the show floor to discuss their latest and greatest in product, technology and service. We’re here with Suzi Portugal, Vice President of Design & Sourcing for Mosaic Companies whose brands include Walker Zanger , Anthology, Opusstone & Surfaces.

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