CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

UofCTS also releases CTDA Certified Ceramic Tile Specialist (CCTS) Study Guide online course. The updated course offers a comprehensive look at ceramic tile uses, including industry standards, installation methods, avoiding problems, sales training, and how to work effectively with clients.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

His grandmother was a tile company employee while expecting Donato’s father, who not only would go on to a long and illustrious tile industry career, but serve as both inspiration and role model for his son’s career in tile. Often tile installers don’t have the opportunity to get formal training in the industry.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. There have been concerns about higher inflation and rising interest rates within the lending industry over the past year,” King added. The heart and soul of local communities witnessed a resilient rebound.

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Ceramics of Italy

JANUARY 22, 2019

Another success – this time international – for the SHELF project, the porcelain stoneware shelf designed by designer Paolo Benevelli for Ceramiche Coem. L'articolo SHELF wins the GOOD DESIGN® AWARDS 2018 proviene da ceramica.info. Shelf was classified in the FLOOR/WALLCOVERINGS2018.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Year. As we count down the final days of 2020, a year that was certainly one for the history books, let’s take a moment to go back through the year via our top 5 design posts, and highlight some of our favorites from the last 12 months! Latin American Design Influences.

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Kitchens for Living

APRIL 21, 2015

Sinergias, an exhibition showcasing academic studies and projects in ceramic tile was featured in the entry hall at Cevisama15. Each one experiments with one of three post-forming strategies; cutting, folding and bending-by Harvard University Graduate School of Design. AK: What’s the difference between porcelain and ceramic tile? .

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 31, 2020

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The Italian tile industry has analysed the product’s environmental impacts over its entire life cycle by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Aix by Atlas Concorde. Alter by Provenza.

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Giotile

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 1940, the Delnor hospital opened with beautiful interiors designed by Dorothy Draper. Designed as a “house of hope and cheer,” rooms were painted in pastel shades and trimmed with vibrant floral chintz curtains and bedspreads. Draper’s healthcare design philosophy was certainly ahead of the times. Connection to Nature.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Industry observers say the first and fourth quarters of 2020 performed significantly better than the second and third quarters. When employees do return to work, they can expect to see new office layouts designed to provide a safe and protected environment. The workplace is among the most diverse segments in terms of flooring choices.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 13, 2013

Soon the industry realized some unexpected tradeoffs with too much texture. Recently terrazzo flooring has been used more due to the increased design options. Polished stone and polished porcelain tiles would give SCOF readings of over 0.90 Textured surfaces more readily picked up and showed dirt, requiring more maintenance.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

W hen we think of industry disrupters today, some of the innovators that come to mind include Uber, Tesla and Netflix, to name a few. Many would agree that these companies are changing the paradigm in their respective industries. As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. The mother of all disruptors .

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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. Studies have shown consumers are more likely to buy products and services from people they know.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Like many industries, tile has been through a lot the past five years. s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts.

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Giotile

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Work environments are changing–and those who design and furnish offices are striving to keep pace. Over the last decade, we’ve seen a major evolution in office space design as companies migrate toward more open, flexible, and communicative workspaces. Diversity in the Open Office. Style and Culture.

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