Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The brainchild of designer Agne Kucerenkaite , the project Ignorance is Bliss only uses pigment from waste metals to colour their ceramic tiles. Experimenting with the traditional Korean laquering technique Ott, material researcher Seok-hyeon Yoon has demonstrated its viability as a ceramic glaze. 1) Metal waste. 3) Volcanic Ash.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S. Sales in 2022 were definitely up over 2021, although the market saw a significant reduction in the fourth quarter last year,” said Derek Welbourn, CEO of Inhaus.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. Coverings 2022 learning opportunities will focus on the key tenets of “Health, Wellness and Environment;” “Timeless Luxury;” and “Outdoor Living Spaces.”.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Daltile has entered into a partnership program with students from The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), widely-known as the No. 1 interior design school in the country, the company said. The bottom line of everything we do is to help our customers most effectively bring their design visions to life.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Dallas, Texas—As part of its Summer 2022 launch, Daltile is now offering two new natural quartzite products. Daltile puts a tremendous amount of research and expertise into selecting the very finest stone slabs Brazil has to offer.” The extra-large slab Caldera Blue and White Pearl products are mined in Brazil. “In White Pearl.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. Certain Main Street/ Commercial segments, like education, performed very well in 2021 and into 2022,” noted Quentin Quathamer, director of Main Street commercial, Shaw Industries. Hard surfaces shine.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“The Unilin licensing agreement, combined with the latest Barberan equipment and ZEETREE consumables, is the result of an extensive 3-year global research effort by our team. The combination of digital printing with natural digital texturing in register with the image creates the look and feel of a real wood product.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

C hi c ago —The 54 th edition of NeoCon, the commercial design industry’s premier tradeshow event held here earlier this month, was alight with enthusiastic optimism and collaboration as the show truly emulated its 2023 theme: “Together We Design.” I think design follows that. billion commercial market in 2022.

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Ceramics of Italy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ABK Group, a company specialising in the ceramic sector with a revenue of €233 million in 2022, is continuing its growth and expansion strategy following the acquisition of Gardenia Orchidea and the French company Desvres two years ago.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To honor these businesses, FCNews is publishing its inaugural Retailers of the Year 2022 issue. FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Nampa Floors & Interiors. Nampa, Idaho.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Mohawk 2022 Roadshow will have an enhanced showroom layout with a front-and-center Customer Success Area, which will include Omnify (seen pictured here in the 2021 space). This is especially important in the age of COVID-19, where more consumers are spending more time researching/shopping online. Center of attention.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Las Vegas—TISE 2022 organizers have unveiled the upcoming educational opportunities that will be on tap at the show to be held here Jan. What’s on tap for TISE 2022. We’ll cover issues important to professional and entrepreneurial women in the flooring industry,” said Lisbeth Calandrino, a speaker at TISE 2022.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Italcer , the Italian ceramic design hub led by Graziano Verdi and controlled by the Mindful Capital Partners Investment Fund, has become a Benefit Corporation. Each year, the company allocates over 3% of its revenue to research and development and uses over 50% recycled raw materials in its production processes.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Carpeteria Design Center. The post Retailers of the Year 2022: Carpeteria & Hernandez Carpet appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) recognized members for their support of flooring distribution education in 2022. “As the distribution channel continues to evolve, NAFCD is consistent in delivering extensive education, research, best practices and timely updates. . Norwalk, Conn.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Add in the facts that 56% of homeowners are planning to undertake at least one home project in 2022 and nearly nine in 10 are hiring pros to help (per Houzz research) and you’ve got a state of affairs positively brimming with potential for home pros. Software can be a huge help here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Tattersall II by Crescent, a division of Stanton, offers striking color combinations in a traditional tailored plaid carpet design. drop in volume at the halfway point of 2022. “We Compared to 2021 and early 2022, momentum has already slowed significantly. and units rose 7.6%, research shows. Higher end holds up.

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Ceramics of Italy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

At the eighth edition of the Archiproducts Design Awards celebrating international design excellence, Panariagroup’s brands Cotto d’Este and Lea Ceramiche were honoured with three prestigious awards recognising their outstanding aesthetics and design as well as their commitment to sustainable solutions. www.panariagroup.it

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. Following are the 2022 winners: Carpet. Premier Flooring Center. True Grout. Europe and Asia/Pacific. Rigid Core.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.

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Ceramics of Italy

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Altagamma unites the most prestigious brands in the fashion, design, jewellery, food, hospitality, transport and nautical sectors. The Foundation gathers together the cream of the Italian luxury goods industry, a market segment that continues to grow all over the world and in which Made in Italy is one of the leading protagonists.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since its inception and growth thereafter, the brand’s goal has not changed—create design-forward programs for its partners that make the selling process simple. The company relies on its experience in the industry to guide its design process—all with the goal of providing the best programs for its customers in mind. “We

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The only way to score the high-end customer directly is to have a further offering of designing the project, contracting the project and offering a full package deal.” Do market research and find the right contacts for any additional labor and materials you will be offering. 2022 will be better than ever.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. When taking total flooring sales into account , resilient gained market share in 2022. of sales and 29.2%

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2022

According to 2021 HubSpot Blog research on social media trends, 77% of social media marketers say social media marketing was somewhat to very effective for their company in 2021. From threads to retweets, the main feed is designed to prioritize written content. The same is true for Instagram.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

In 2022, so much of that branding lives online. Much of our business is repeat and referral but we have found even our returning customers start their research online. ” (For the full Power of Brands feature, see the August 1/8, 2022 print edition of FCNews.). This is a big purchase, and we are with them the whole time.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Las Vegas—Six manufacturers were voted top of their class in the 2022 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Style & Design: Daltile. Best Booth Design (over 1,200 square feet): Shaw Industries.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In April 2022, Bell officially retired as CEO and took on the role of chairman of the board. I am thrilled to see them honored for their influence which has accelerated design leadership, operational excellence, innovation, sustainability and growth for Shaw and resulted in an award-winning customer and associate experience.”

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Innovation, research, functionality and an increasingly concrete commitment to the environment are the directions that guide Ceramica Sant’Agostino in the creation, design and manufacture of its products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Over the years, especially the past few years, we kept inventing and putting more effort into research and development than ever before.”. We’ve also developed Unizip, a locking system specifically designed for herringbone patterns, which have become more popular.”. Our popular locking systems are proof of that. Grout systems.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Lewis Davis, senior director of technology and research, World Floor Covering Association, announced the formal plans for the fcB2B Annual Meeting, to be held here September 19-21 at the Embassy Suites Hotel located adjacent to the Nashville International Airport. Nashville, Tenn.—Lewis “Version 3.0

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2023

Tile flooring was up mid-double digits in dollars in 2022 compared to 2021’s high single-digit increase. Floor Covering News research shows tile flooring experienced a 14% increase in dollar sales in 2022 to $3.507 billion versus $3.077 billion in 2021. However, the average selling price increased in 2022 from $1.24

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Broadlume rebranding, which is designed to create simplicity in the marketplace for retail members, also entails a new website , new logo and color palette as well as updates across all digital platforms. With more homeowners researching online before large purchases, we believe FSU is setting us up for a win.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% Ana Torrence, hard surface category manager, Engineered Floors, pointed to resilient’s design and performance story to support its popularity. FCNews research showed residential SPC grew from 30.8% Commercial trudges forward.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

All this is designed to build a foundation profitability. For the industry’s return to Domotex in January 2022, Wedell-Castellano plans to unveil a new, modern show concept boasting an array of innovative flooring categories and products such as wallpapers and other wall solutions. Carole Cross. founder/CEO, Mobile Marketing.

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