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Celebrating Distinctions in Mexican History and Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Mexico is a country whose customs are rich in tradition, be it celebrating a day in history like Cinco de Mayo with an elaborate festival, or hand-crafting Saltillo tile almost the same way today as was done at its conception decades ago. Americans often mistake Cinco de Mayo for Mexico’s Independence Day. Hasta pronto!

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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Ways to Use Mexican-Inspired Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Authentic Talavera pottery and tile reign from Puebla, Mexico. Before making its way to Mexico, the Romans used Terra-cotta or fired red-clay vessels to carry water throughout their ancient baths. Today, homeowners and designers are crushing over Terra-cotta’s usage as a popular flooring material. Photo Credit: Pinterest.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

While children everywhere are going back to school, let’s go back to basics and learn about ceramic tile through a few of Architectural Ceramic’s collections: Basics, London, and City Hall. Architectural Ceramics has several handmade ceramic tile options, from vendors like Sonoma Tilemakers or Encore Ceramics. ″ x 9.5″

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Industry News

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. Garry will be reporting to LATICRETE Regional Sales Manager, Greg Braswell, who stated, “T.J. Mike Ward, U.S.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6%

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Economics: A mixed bag of activity for 2023

Floor Covering News

C hi c ag o —The forecast for the new home construction market looks cloudy while non-residential sales are expected to remain robust in 2023. Moreover, the value of non-residential construction put in place as well as the Architectural Billings Index—key barometers of spending on commercial projects—are in positive territory.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Finding the best solid wood.

Kitchen and Residential Design

With no distributor, ShopRTACabinets customers can expect savings of up to 40 percent compared to a traditional sale. Monthly, they ship well over 300 orders to satisfied customers throughout the States, Mexico, Canada and the Virgin Islands. architecture. (39). flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). amusements.

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