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Top Tile Trends from Italy

JG Kitchens

The folks at Ceramics of Italy and their press representatives have kindly made them available. Marble 2.0. While some companies focused on luxurious white marble such as calacatta, carrara and statuario, others continued to expand their marble lines to include creamy tones of travertine and darker hues like Saint Laurent and Berimbau.

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Obituary: Vincent Pompo, industry veteran

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He was one of the founders of the Ceramic Tile Distribution Association (CTDA), and the third CTDA president. In 1975, he started Southwestern Tile & Marble Company in San Diego, Calif., Pompo was born in Los Angeles, Calif. to Italian immigrant parents from Naples and Pescara Italy.

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Choosing the Best Countertop for Your Kitchen

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Marble is one of the most elegant and sophisticated looking natural stones, making it another frequently chosen material for kitchen countertops. After several years, marble takes on a patina, a look that many people love. With monthly cleaning and sealing, marble can be very resilient. About Arizona Tile.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) Announces the Release of the. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. Granite and marble are the most important natural stone product materials and are also growing at the sharpest rate.

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2018 Tile Trends from Tile of Spain

JG Kitchens

Here’s the trade group’s take on what’s hot for ceramic tile in 2018: Monochromatic. In recent years, North America has been trending away from rectified edges in all looks, with the exception being traditional marble and flowing textured wall tiles in the 12×36″ or upwards sizes. Natucer Vintage Series.

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2016 Tile Style – Italian Edition

JG Kitchens

This week, we’re looking at 2016 tiles and trends from Ceramics of Italy, as this major trade organization of Italian tile brands showed off at the big Cersaie expo in Bologna. Cersaie is their big show! (I I attended two years ago myself, and hope to go again in the future.) The first post, last week, was from Spain. Chevron Chic.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers. Jeffrey Steele.

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