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Happy Floors adds to Easy Luxury SPC line

Floor Covering News

.— Happy Floors introduced Santa Fe, a new stone-look collection, to its Easy Luxury SPC product line. With Santa Fe, we wanted to add a rich stone-look option to our Easy Luxury line,” said Tressa Samdal , director of easy luxury marketing and product management. is famous for.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

The unglazed porcelain has a colored porcelain patterned layer on top and an uncolored porcelain body on the bottom, which remains unseen when installed, which is great for commercial use. Those white and black hexes, penny rounds in awesome colors? Now we are looking to South America, Mexico, and India for these products.

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Tile Trends 2015 : Variety is the Spice of Tile

Tile Talk

Last week was action-packed as I made my annual pilgrimage to Coverings, a trade show for tile and stone. Hexagons used as small mosaics, elongated hexagons, hexagons in bold colors, and hexagons in relief. The cast cement line is available in almost any color; but I love this line in its classic look on white.

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The 20 Most Visually Enticing Stone Facades Ever Presented on Freshome

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Charming and mysterious at the same time, stone facades continue to be a widespread exterior design choice at a time when new construction materials are being developed at a fast pace. We love walking through cities and stumbling on a stone house that strikes us with its romantic appearance.

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Ceramics of Italy names 2020 design competition winners

Floor Covering News

Through the use of floral upholstery, Canadian oak wood and colorful lounge areas, the designers created a modern space that plays into the “garden” theme. Stone-look floor tiles by Alfalux Ceramiche were installed in various colorways and configurations throughout the mall, serving as a way to visually separate and connect different spaces.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Spain, Mexico and Italy) were shut down due to COVID-19,” explained Eric Astrachan, execute director, Tile Council of North America (TCNA). were Mexico (17%) and Italy (16.6%), according to the TCNA. share and Mexico with 11.2%. dollar value were: Spain, Mexico, Italy, Turkey and Brazil. and as of May 2020, U.S.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. clean, off-white color. 4 colors ranging from white to dark grey. Others wanted a more universal application: Mexico: Terra cotta tile.

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