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Celebrating Distinctions in Mexican History and Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Mexico is a country whose customs are rich in tradition, be it celebrating a day in history like Cinco de Mayo with an elaborate festival, or hand-crafting Saltillo tile almost the same way today as was done at its conception decades ago. Americans often mistake Cinco de Mayo for Mexico’s Independence Day.

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Get The Look: Granada Tile Travels To Mexico City

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We love traveling not only because we get to see amazing places but also because we discover amazing cement tile floors and wall tiles. Here are some quick snapshots from our recent trip to Mexico City. Here’s are more cement floor tiles. Above, this black, white and grey tile design caught our eye. Like this look?

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Happy Floors adds to Easy Luxury SPC line

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Happy Floors introduced Santa Fe, a new stone-look collection, to its Easy Luxury SPC product line. “Its high movement and nature-inspired colors are features that were missing from the resilient market.”. Happy Floors entered the SPC space in Q4 2020 with the launch of its new Easy Luxury rigid core products. Miami, Fla.—

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Resilient flooring manufactured stateside offers excellent quality control, more stable pricing, shorter lead times and lower capital inventory requirements. Moreover, made-in-the-U.S.A.

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Tarkett expands manufacturing footprint

Floor Covering News

Solon, Ohio— T arkett , a worldwide leader in innovative flooring and sports surface solutions, has completed the acquisition of Vinylasa, a vinyl composite tile (VCT) manufacturer based in Mexico City, Mexico. location to the Vinylasa location in Mexico. New products.

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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Ways to Use Mexican-Inspired Tile

Architectural Ceramics

You can’t think of Mexican tile without picturing colorful, hand-painted designs. Deep, rich colors are then painted over the white. Authentic Talavera pottery and tile reign from Puebla, Mexico. To achieve a traditional Mexican look, consider using boldly colored tile in a large or small scale. Photo Credit: Pinterest.

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Get Inspired: Meet Some Additions to Our Echo Collection’s Line of Sensational Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

If you’ve got a back splash or bathroom tile or floor tile project, or if you’re looking to spice up a wall with tile, you should take a look at these concrete tile designs. Named after places in the United States (and Mexico), they have a graphic sensibility that calls to mind the landscapes from which they take their names.

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