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Back to Basics: Which material is right for my design?

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics carries a wide variety of materials each with their own features. Should you choose stone, ceramic, glass or something else? Natural stone is harvested from quarries and then cut to various sizes. Ceramic tile is made from red or white clay and is usually coated with a decorative glaze. Terracotta.

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Crossville Cross-Tread ® – Best Tile for Restaurant Floors

Garden State Tile Blog

Popular Commercial Tile Options Porcelain Tile is made from clay fired at a very high temperature, which makes it dense and solid, much more so than traditional ceramic tile. Quarry Tile is a hard, paving tile made from ground minerals such as shales and clay. Porcelain tile is defined as any tile with a water absorption rate of 0.50

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Emser releases new tile product catalog

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Trend research, global sourcing, sales and leadership come together resulting in a cohesive and in-depth book outlining Emser’s catalog of offerings, which absolutely include something for everyone seeking tile and stone solutions.”.

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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

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Natural stacked stone—3D walls—are also a show stopper.” – Emily Holle, trend/design director, MSI. Natural stone is inherently a green material, increasingly quarried in an ecologically responsible manner from areas with an abundant supply of stone. Sustainability. Consumer: Do I want a traditional look for my modern needs?

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SikaTile, Merkrete to present at TISE 2024

Floor Covering News

SikaTile-815 Secure Grout is suitable for dimensional stone, slate, granite, stone agglomerates and most types of ceramic, ceramic mosaic, quarry, brick paver, porcelain, glass and clay tile installations.

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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

In addition, natural stone can clad many surfaces within the home, much like its porcelain/ceramic brethren; however, where and how natural stone is installed within (and without) the home is a question many retailers need to have an answer for before a consumer walks into the showroom. It will always be in trend.

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AI Generative Design _ The Clayborn floor tile from the Bardelli Group

Ceramics of Italy

Continuous R&D investments in the field of technology have always been one of the core activities of the Bardelli Group , a well-established and dynamic industrial enterprise and a major player in the high-end ceramics sector with the Ceramica Bardelli, Ceramica Vogue and Appiani brands.