Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 5, 2020

With Coverings cancelled due to the Coronavirus epidemic, Diary of a Tile Addict has been opened up to select tile manufacturers to keep tile information flowing world-wide. Known and trusted tile brands have been offered one FREE post during an initial three month trial, covering April, May, and June 2020.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 17, 2019

We couldn’t help but get her thoughts on some tile too. AC: Tell us a bit of background about yourself, how did you come into your current role with Architectural Ceramics? After my husband and I moved to the DC area in 2011, I found Architectural Ceramics. Selling tile from the Rockville Showroom was a natural transition.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

In part 1 of this feature on the industry in 2013 (ASHLEY, PLEASE LINK HERE TO PART 1), industry resources affirmed that the continuing housing recovery could mean a good year for ceramic tile and stone. Dancik feels pent-up demand and money sitting on sidelines should profit ceramic manufacturers, distributors and dealers. “In

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 7, 2016

(ALEXANDRIA, VA— March 31, 2016) Coverings , the largest global tile & stone exposition in North America, has scheduled an exceptionally comprehensive conference program of notable and respected speakers to present on a number of topics at the forefront of industry conversation. Tuesday, April 19, 12:00 – 1:00p.m.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Software and brilliant ideas developed from frustrated flooring professionals who developed tools specifically for our industry. I saw product launches that reinvent the way tile is being installed. The big boys are always there showing off new product launches, great new lines and new displays.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. The selling system’s best product is nylon 6,6—which includes Dixie’s EnVision 6,6 fiber. True Grout. Europe and Asia/Pacific.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Floor Covering News , with the launch of The Great Reveal, is providing manufacturers with creative ways to get their new flooring products in front of specialty retailers around the country so they may be better prepared to present consumers with new products, colors and designs to help them complete their renovation projects.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

Among some of the newer initiatives: making it easy for consumers to go into one of Daltile’s 100-plus showrooms to see product and get design advice. We know for a fact that people who finance buy four times more product and they buy better goods.” Their floor tile is going to be their floor tile,” he explained.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Companies not communicating via Facebook, Twitter and a website risk looking dusty in this digital age; and even those that do are being upstaged by competitors whose blogs tout the latest news about products, promotions and industry trends. Blogging is valuable for tile dealers and distributors for several reasons. What is a Blog?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Like many industries, tile has been through a lot the past five years. But those tile manufacturers, distributors and dealers that survived the tough times are now well positioned to benefit from the improving economic climate heralded by many observers. According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s

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Diary of a Tile Addict

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Superfast by System Ceramics. Flexibility, high speed, and sustainability are the key features of Superfast technology from System Ceramics: claimed to be the first ceramic press in the world without a mould. System Ceramics’s Italian HQ. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, October 2019.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2019

For grins, I thought I would use the following example … laying out tile patterns. View this post on Instagram Spent some time yesterday working through tile layouts and the percentage mix between the tiles selected (this was a 20/80 mix). Beyond those, I don’t want the computer doing my tile layout for me.

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Decorator on Demand

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I remembered that Jonathan Adler now has a "design your own" software for pillows and rugs, you can actually choose your own color combos, so the choices are endless.For instance here are my "Swiss Chard" colors in a pillow and fun rug. VW Home Product Spotlight. Home Offce Design Help: Resources, Products and Ideas. 4 days ago.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I am showing them what I want, and together, we are figuring out how to make the changes to what came out of the proverbial software drafting box. “CT” for “CERAMIC TILE”, except when it’s “CER TILE”? “STL” for “STEEL”?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Or it can be as simple as stripping down complexity to give consumers a more intuitive experience—something software/tech firms are getting rather good at.

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