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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has named the winners of its three award programs for 2023. The Shahs soon realized that natural stone for residential and commercial usage had even higher market potential and redirected their efforts toward developing this sector of the industry. Learn more here.

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Daltile launches new quartzite products

Floor Covering News

Dallas, Texas—As part of its Summer 2022 launch, Daltile is now offering two new natural quartzite products. The extra-large slab Caldera Blue and White Pearl products are mined in Brazil. “In Natural quartzites feature the luxurious look and feel of marble with all of the benefits of greater durability and hardness.

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Flexible Holiday Apartment in Brazil Emphasizing Modern Textures

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Interior design company injy ID sent us details about a flexible holiday apartment recently completed in Brazil. The “ Oro” mosaic tiles located above and below the light wooden board balance the elegant multidimensional artwork on the perpendicular wall. Information provided via e-mail by injy ID; Photographer: Ivan Schulze ].

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Feeling Groovy with Dimensional Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Because we are in the business of selling tile however, we want to know how you feel about a cool, up-and-coming trend: dimensional tile. Here, we’re featuring just some of the dimensional tile collections available through Architectural Ceramics. Want to learn more about natural stone as a tile material?

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Coverings 2023 exceeds expectations

Floor Covering News

Coverings 2023, the preeminent international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—

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Introducing Back 2 Back from Ergon

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

Back2Back interprets three different types of natural stone. Inspiration: Huge stone slabs. Mineral Grey is inspired by M oka Brown stone from North Africa. Powder Beige by Star Wood stone from Brazil. tile back2back ergon' Two sides of the same coin, with different personalities. ″ x 1.2″

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

Slate’s Natural Element. Before we jump into examples of slate tiles, let’s look at slate as a natural material. What is natural slate? This hardening or change in physical form, due to natural elements like heat and pressure, is known as metamorphism. Slate tile with a natural cleft or rough texture.

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