Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 20, 2018

My colleagues at Kick-Start Publishing, for whom I edit Tile & Stone Journal , are hosting a launch party for Kick-Start’s latest publication The Specifier’s Guide to Flooring. The launch party takes place during Clerkenwell Design Week: the surface sector’s annual combined street party and design event.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 14, 2018

It has assimilated cutting edge interior design and developed ranges to fit. And, in particular, it has been obsessed on producing slavish and, it must be said increasingly accurate, reproductions of natural and man-made materials: marble, stone, wood, fabric, wallpaper, concrete and metal. Mutina Accents roomset.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 7, 2019

Interior designers don’t seem to agree on 2019s taste for terrazzo. Terrazzo with a twist was a very big trend last year (link to article), with multiple designs creating a vast range in materials, colours, and finishes. “Huguet Apartment / TEd’A arquitectes” [Piso Huguet / TEd’A arquitectes] 19 Sep 2018.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 26, 2018

Offering a very wide variety of formats, together with a wide range of tile types, colours, surfaces and decors, Gambini aims to be a reliable source for architects and interior designers seeking a cutting=edge look. Ceramiche Lea’s Nextone is a collection with an engineered stone effect. Nextone by Ceramiche Lea.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 2, 2019

An example of this, in 2018 there was a large volume of business that exceeded the mark of 1 Billion reais”, says Antonio Carlos Kieling, CEO of EXPO REVESTIR and FIAC. March 14 th Interior Designer’s Day Starting from 2pm. March 12 th Reseller’s Day (Industry Leaders Forum) 6pm to 8 pm (by invitation only).

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 20, 2018

From 8th to 11th May 2018, Ceramics of Italy will bring an impressive contingent to Atlanta for the 29th edition of Coverings : the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, April 2018. Strada Dinamica: the Ceramics of Italy central stand at Coverings.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 18, 2018

SomerTile is a leading wholesale tile distributor from the USA that specialises in designer ceramic, porcelain and cement tiles, as well as mosaics, sourced from around the world. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, April 2018. Improving lives.” somertile.com.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 2, 2019

An example of this, in 2018 there was a large volume of business that exceeded the mark of 1 Billion reais”, says Antonio Carlos Kieling, CEO of EXPO REVESTIR and FIAC. March 14 th Interior Designer’s Day Starting from 2pm. March 12 th Reseller’s Day (Industry Leaders Forum) 6pm to 8 pm (by invitation only).

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 30, 2018

The Andorra Collection from Oset features a stone-inspired fish scale pattern design in a 330 by 330mm (13 by 1in) format. The range is available in four stone inspired colours. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, April 2018. Andorra by Oset. Galaxy by Fanal. For more information, visit [link].

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 31, 2018

I am increasingly seeing multiple designs, across both wall and floor tile range, that have been developed using compatible colour systems. This often results in ton-sur-ton collections that marry a few closely related hues across stone-, wood-, and concrete-effect tiles. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2018.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 16, 2018

As a result, the enormous range of material effects available in the ABK range – including numerous kinds of marble, natural stone, concrete and metals – have become an invaluable resource for creating meticulously designed, customised spaces. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, July 2018.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 26, 2018

Some companies are inspired by the expressiveness of rich black marble with distinctive white veining such as Casamood Stones & More 2.0 L to R: Sospiri by Vallelunga, Roma Diamond by Fap Ceramiche, and Stone Talk by Ergon. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, June 2018. L: To Be Marble by Cercom Ceramiche.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

The report is unique because it captures the opinions of homeowners, whereas most surveys focus on trends from the perspectives of interior designers, architects, etc. Meanwhile, granite continues a multi-year decline (40%, 34% and 30% in 2017, 2018 and 2019 studies, respectively). Image courtesy of All-Clad.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 1, 2018

A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, April 2018. For a directory of Tile of Spain’s 85 exhibiting manufacturers’ visit: [link]. For more information, visit [link]. For information on the products feature here: [link].

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 4, 2018

This product can be used to fix and grout most materials, including porcelain stoneware, klinker, glass and metallic mosaic, natural and reconstituted stone, pebbles and even wood. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, June 2018. More at: [link] , [link] and [link].

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 16, 2018

Maiolicata by Ornamenta Maiolicata is a ceramic take on grey lava stone that is treated in an artistic manner through the application of coloured granules and powders that texture the compact surface. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2018. More information about Operae and XVIII can be found at [link].

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

1stdibs , the global marketplace for dealers and collectors of home design pieces, polled 40,000 of the world’s top interior designers and architects to predict what’s in and what’s out in home design trends for 2018. Image: BTL Property London It’s hard to get 40,000 designers to agree.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 12, 2018

A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, July 2018. Inner walls of podium area, hotel building and spa: Mosaico white bright, Titanium white and Ivory black 50 by 50mm. 15,000 special 150 by 150mm custom-decorated wall tiles. Photography: ?Roberto Roberto Leoni.

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Trendir Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We have rounded up the ones worth trying this 2018 to help you with your selection. Tiles have always been a big part of interior designing from having them as a display in the kitchen to showcasing them in the bathroom, the tiling concept is now taking a different direction and getting creative.

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