article thumbnail

How Dreams Become Residential Structures: Luxury Villa in Brazil

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

How Dreams Become Residential Structures: Luxury Villa in Brazil. Architecture › How Dreams Become Residential Structures: Luxury Villa in Brazil. How does it feel to be the proud owner of a luxury villa in Brazil? Luxury and Irreverence Defining Eclectic Apartment in Brazil. Facebook Twitter. Next Post. -->.

Brazil 111
article thumbnail

Domestic tile manufacturers seek tariffs on imports

Floor Covering News

manufacturers have plentiful deposits of clay and feldspar, an efficient and well-respected labor force, local community support, state-of-the-art equipment and affordable energy—so much so that major exporters from Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico and China have built facilities in the U.S. . “In fact, U.S.

India 99
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Daltile launches new quartzite products

Floor Covering News

The extra-large slab Caldera Blue and White Pearl products are mined in Brazil. “In Brazil is famous for the quartzite it mines and sends around the world,” Viana noted. Daltile puts a tremendous amount of research and expertise into selecting the very finest stone slabs Brazil has to offer.” ” Caldera Blue.

article thumbnail

Portobello America opens Tennessee facility

Floor Covering News

The 44-year-old company, based in Brazil, is a leader in tile, exporting to more than 60 countries. Without distribution in Brazil, Portobello’s business model in South America has meant the creation of 150 retail locations to service consumers b2c. And we learned a lot in Brazil because of our stores. In the U.S.,

Tennessee 105
article thumbnail

Portobello America kicks off production at new Tennesee factory

Floor Covering News

Aiming to offer value in the fast-growing, appealing North American market while diversifying its business, the group has established its first factory outside of Brazil. With Portobello America’s new factory, we now have three production units: two in Brazil and one overseas.”

America 98
article thumbnail

Colorful Family Home Ingeniously Designed on a Budget in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Studio dLux sent us photos and information depicting a colorful family home in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The apartment has a variety of materials mixed throughout the rooms, starting with the floor, made with burnt cement with a layer of resin on top. The living room traditional revetment has been replaced by a yellow painted metallic tile.

Brazil 109
article thumbnail

U.S. tile consumption takes a blow in 2020

Floor Covering News

The five countries from which the most tiles were imported through 2Q 2020 based on volume were: Spain, Mexico, Italy, Turkey and Brazil. dollar value (CIF + duty) were: Italy, Spain, Mexico, Turkey and Brazil. tile consumption takes a blow in 2020 appeared first on Floor Covering News. through 2Q 2020 with a 20.9%

Mexico 98