JG Kitchens

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

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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Italy San Diego Trends Tampa 237

JG Kitchens

MARCH 27, 2018

Here’s the trade group’s take on what’s hot for ceramic tile in 2018: Monochromatic. The interesting thing is that stone, metal and even cotto are finding great success in the planks formats. North America tends to favor planks in the 8×36″ size with upscale markets favoring the longer 48″ planks.

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Spain Trends North America Tile 100

JG Kitchens

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

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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Tile Italy Spain Painted 100