Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

FCNews publisher, Steven Feldman, recently sat down for a few hours with one of the few people in this industry who still commands the title “Mr.” Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. Are you betting on an industry?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

Dalton—It has been 12 years since Piet Dossche turned the flooring industry upside down when he launched WPC in the United States and soon after its SPC iteration, all under the “waterproof” umbrella. Appointments were designed to be by invitation only, but a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. “We

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ModCraft

JANUARY 21, 2013

A Beacon couple takes interior design to a whole new level with their unique handmade modern wall tiles. John (then a Fisher-Price toy designer) began experimenting, mixing bone china from scratch and making their own clay. A designer in Russia; P.F. While the pair often design together, St.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Stumbling upon a media agency office design that makes you want to send a resume is something possible thanks to our global inspirational system aka The Internet. The Optimedia Media Agency Office designed by Nefa Architects in Moscow, Russia, is one of those places that looks organized and creative.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MARCH 26, 2018

Abbeville studios Images: Mc Crum Interior Design This 20-unit tiny studio project in the UK features spaces centered around a smart, sleek bookcase as a room divider. Achille studio project Images: Batiik Studio Batiik Studio , a French design firm, converted a 320 square foot space into a chic, tiny studio for about $40,000.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2017

The 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had its first round of judging last Friday – and it was probably the most difficult process we’ve experienced so far. We had over 1,100 registrations representing 85 different countries – and the overall quality of the designs is also improving.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As a result, hardwood flooring suppliers across the globe find themselves scrambling to get their hands on alternative materials as Russia and Ukraine—the primary exporters of birch plywood cores—have effectively vanished from the supply chain. We were using birch plywood, but due to the war in Eastern Europe, we don’t want to use it anymore.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 13, 2012

Tile design is not a stepchild to the interior design business.”. Having long since become a design professional, she’s kept that lesson top of mind. Having long since become a design professional, she’s kept that lesson top of mind. Tile design is not a stepchild to the interior design business.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

Putting things in perspective, back in 2011, as the industry was climbing out of the Great Recession, ceramic tile clocked in at $1.52 of total industry dollars—albeit down from 12.4% Similar to the supply chain challenges, installation and lack of manpower hurt the industry,” Shah added. billion and 1.38 billion square feet.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

That’s what industry disrupters are doing when they innovate to the point that it shifts the traditional paradigm. Disruption can also occur within the industry from causes outside of it. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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