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Confounding Ceramic Clothing

Diary of a Tile Addict

It started with second-hand tiles found in São Paulo in 2014 but she has since made use of tiles from Soviet-era buildings in her native Ukraine, decorated a mannequin with materials from Chernobyl, and most recently has used tiles from an old Venetian hotel to craft her masterpieces.

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Natural Materials Create a Warm, Peaceful Refuge in Kiev

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The True Apartment by SVOYA Studio is a private modern home located in Kiev, Ukraine. Wooden tiles from the Carpathian Mountains were used in the living area, while ceramic tiles from local potters enrich the design of the main hallway.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

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Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. What about the war in Ukraine? It’s a really unfortunate circumstance for the people of Ukraine, and we as a company continue to stand by them. The other one is clay.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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The war in Ukraine that created a global energy crisis. The Russian invasion of Ukraine led many countries to end dependence on Russian gas completely. Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume. Generationally high inflation. in units.

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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What’s more, this increased resilience was designed to outperform both v-groove and traditional ceramic grout applications in terms of wear and tear. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, oil and gas prices were on the rise as demand for fuel oil and other energy products outstripped tight global supplies. That is excellent progress.