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Polycor receives 2023 Grande Pinnacle Award

Floor Covering News

The 2023 Grande Pinnacle Award was presented to Polycor for its work on the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in New York City. The nature of the quarry deposit, with its perfectly flat beds, made it possible to carry out this razor-thin level of precision.

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Natural Stone Institute inducts new board members

Floor Covering News

Darrell Petit, Stony Creek Quarry. Petit has worked in all capacities of the Stony Creek Quarry since 1990.

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

This colorway features a range of earth tones adaptable to a range of design schemes. To explore more metallic tile, speak with one of our design associates in one of our five DC-metro area showroom locations. Diesel Stage: New York City. One is made of natural fibers and the other is quarried from the earth.

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Modern Marble Design Pioneers

StoneDimensions

A soft stone that originated in Greece, marble has been a symbol of prestige through the ages since 447 BC when the Parthenon was designed and constructed on the Athenian Acropolis. A haute couture fashion designer, Maurizio Galante did his part for interior décor when he designed a marble tattooed chair for Cerruti Baleria.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Houzz.com started out just a couple of years ago and has since grown into one of the go to places on the internet for designers and Architects to show their work. Whats Uba Tuba in Florida is called Labrador in New York. 30 December 2012.

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Weekend Retreat in New York With a Rustic, Cabin-Like Feel: The RiverBanks House

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Situated on the banks of the Hudson River, in Saugerties, New York, USA, RiverBanks House by Foz Design was especially design as a week-end family escape. ” [Photography by Garrett Rowland ] The post Weekend Retreat in New York With a Rustic, Cabin-Like Feel: The RiverBanks House appeared first on Freshome.com.

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The Clark Museum

The Perfect Bath

A little history; in 1955 Sterling Clark engaged the architect Daniel Perry to design his private museum. To accommodate the research library and academic direction of the museum as well as a growing audience of visitors, a new building was designed by the Dean of Architecture at MIT in 1973.

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