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Portobello America unveils wall tile collections

Floor Covering News

Atlanta—Portobello America (PBA) will be unveiling a portfolio of wall tile collections at Coverings 2024 here, Booth #7320 in Hall C. Inspired by layered colors in watercolor paintings, this collection creates a 3D effect, adding depth and one-of-a-kind character to any interior.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

Because of the our nation’s Independence Day, the month of July is all about America. Today, from cutting to firing and from glazing to painting, each tile is touched by several hands before it leaves their facility. If it’s tile and it’s made in America, chances are it’s handmade.

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Tile of Spain Celebrates National Tile Day

Tile of Spain USA

Founded by Coverings, the largest international tile & stone show in North America, and observed each year on February 23rd, this holiday shines a spotlight on the benefit of tile in residential and commercial settings, and recognizes the timelessness it lends to architecture and design. Ceracasa, Manhattan. Land Porcelanico, Werkbund.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Today, several tile manufacturers still honor the handmade tradition in shaping and painting natural clay tiles, but drying is done in a closed kiln instead of in the open air. textured surface makes the tile appear like painted brick. Photo: Chinoiserie vases, painted in traditional blue and white imagery, popularized in Eastern Asia.

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EPA Announces Inclusion of Green Squared in Federal Government Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing

The Tile Council of North America Blog

“We’re incredibly proud to see it now be accepted as part of the United States federal government’s benchmark for sustainability, and to garner credibility both from the government, and by association with similar, recognized industry marks for categories like furnishings and paint.”

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Tarkett releases new Inspired Nature Collection

Floor Covering News

Nature has a way of giving you what you need,” said Tommy Keener, senior design director for Tarkett North America. Painted Desert is a colorpoint construction offered in modular tile, inspired by the wind-worn terrain of the canyon landscape, according to Tarkett. Connected to what matters.

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Ceramics of Italy unveils Cersaie 2024 trend report

Floor Covering News

One of the oldest tricks in the book—used in everything from painting and sculpture to architecture and set design since antiquity—trompe l’oeil offers an opportunity for tile companies to create the look of three-dimensional spaces using two-dimensional surfaces.

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