Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Bologna, Italy—Ceramics of Italy unveiled its trend report from Cersaie 2024, a major tile trade show held here. Following is the full trend report: Color stories In the words of designer Ferruccio Laviani, “Color is itself a material thing, a pigment which penetrates the slab to become part of it, in tones and in touch.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has selected Blake Christensen (Valley View Granite) to join the association’s executive committee as board secretary. “I I am excited to announce that I have appointed Blake Christensen to the NSI board executive committee,” said Katie Jensen (Triton Stone Group), NSI board president.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Apartment construction is expected to post a 15% decline for 2023 and a larger drop in 2024, with multifamily starts down 17%,” said Robert Dietz, senior vice president and chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Economic recovery in 2024 will lead to a return to growth in multifamily starts.”

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