Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2024

and Canada staffed with knowledgeable personnel who will assist the dealer with all their tile product and installation product needs.” One of the key challenges is having enough area to display floor tiles,” explained Suzi Portugal, vice president of design and sourcing for Mosaic Companies. “As

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. As a long-term admirer of Portugal’s long and influential ceramic tradition, DOATA’s founder, Joe Simpson readily accepted the invitation. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte. Location: Viuva Lamego. Unforgettable!

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. As a long-term admirer of Portugal’s long and influential ceramic tradition, DOATA’s founder, Joe Simpson readily accepted the invitation. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte. Location: Viuva Lamego. Unforgettable!

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Realstone

MAY 16, 2023

If you’re looking for inspiration for your natural stone shower & bathroom design, check out these 11 designs that feature different types of natural stone. The effect adds much interest to the room, while creating a design that blends well.

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Realstone

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Get ready to indulge in delightful libations,Hors d’oeuvres and an array of unique new cladding and design products from global artisans. Our partners will be traveling from around the world to give you a behind the scenes look into exciting new products. RSVP today.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

Emser Tile currently operates 78 branch locations around the country that are designed to service flooring dealers and their clients as needed. It requires expertise beyond typical product knowledge, access to highly skilled installers and a customer base looking for aspirational products that increase property/resale values.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Photo by Joaquim Alves Gaspar, Lisboa, Portugal. In that period, the azulejos used in Portugal came from Seville, the only supplier manufacturing center in the first half of the 16th century. Now, you too can bring the look and feel of Portugal into your home by using our Portuguese Ceramic Tiles in your next project.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

From trending design to innovative surface solutions, high-value educational opportunities and networking events, the show resonated with attendees and exhibitors alike. I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. The show was chock-full of innovative tile designs that spoke to several home design trends.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 17, 2014

Florida Tile Marketing Director Sean Cilona has offered a preview of products to be introduced at Coverings. Maltese : Is the look of soft limestone in a combination of warm tones using minimalist designs with directional and open graphics. We will feature a broad mix of thin tile products in three lines in as many as five sizes.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2024

Mozelos, Portugal—Amorim Cork Composites has launched Go4Cork One underlayment, which blends cork with PET foam from recycled wind turbine blades. Underlayment One is the latest product from Amorim that has found a second life from a material that typically ends up in a landfill , continuing Amorim’s commitment to a circular economy.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

From their well-documented environmentally friendly benefits to their unique visual characteristics, cork and bamboo flooring provide a desirable alternative to many of the commodity-driven hard surface products in abundance in the industry today. The product is also GreenGuard Gold certified. Pictured above is bamboo in Bordeaux.

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Granada Tile

APRIL 25, 2014

In 711 the Moors invaded Spain and several decades later they managed to conquer not only Spain, but also southern Portugal. Architects and designers alike created unique cement tiles that become increasingly more popular throughout other southern European countries. It is at a time when Art Nouveau is at its peak.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 13, 2022

T he ceramic tile category is arguably flooring’s closest link to the interior design community. Ceramic tile trends take their design cues directly from consumer habits within the home and builds upon those needs to craft its looks, textures and technologies. Tile is fashion, so design is very important.”.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Effective with this announcement, both products are in stock.”. From the start, we wanted this MalteseDP to be a nod to the modernist style of mid-century American designers like Phillip Johnson and Charles Eames. Industry Insights Innovations Product Information'

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once again the Surface Design Show – the Islington-based specification showcase – provided plenty of grist for Tile Addict’s mill. The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once again the Surface Design Show – the Islington-based specification showcase – provided plenty of grist for Tile Addict’s mill. The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once again the Surface Design Show – the Islington-based specification showcase – provided plenty of grist for Tile Addict’s mill. The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 12, 2014

According to Cilona, “Florida Tile took cues from high-end residential and hospitality design in creating these color blends so they would lend themselves to virtually all interior style tastes and work with virtually any other hard surface in porcelain, ceramic, natural stone and wood.”. Innovations Product Information'

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 5, 2014

Featherly Way with vendor partners, local dealers, designers and local community and business leaders. From a one-product tile specialty manufacturer established in 1954 in Lakeland, Florida, the company has grown to become one of the leading made-in-America tile brands. ———-. Industry Insights'

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Not only is the category one of the most design-forward and technologically advanced options on the market, proponents say, but its eco-friendly attributes are a growing draw for consumers. The final product creates a healthy and sustainable environment that is free from allergens, VOCs, formaldehyde and PVC.”.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

The result is unlimited new looks in texture for interior design, whether it is for a traditional, stand-alone floor or wall installation, accent, pool or spa environment or fireplace surround.”. He added, “Furthermore, because this is a natural stone product, no two stones, no two mosaics ever look alike.”.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Positive networking connections and productive business resonated throughout Coverings 2023,” said Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings. Attendees of Coverings 2023 included industry professionals from all business sectors within the tile and stone industry.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This alliance brings together the innovation and design of Italian products with the Spanish system that won the award for best innovation in the sector at the SADECC 2019 kitchen design show in Paris.

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Ceramics of Italy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

At the eighth edition of the Archiproducts Design Awards celebrating international design excellence, Panariagroup’s brands Cotto d’Este and Lea Ceramiche were honoured with three prestigious awards recognising their outstanding aesthetics and design as well as their commitment to sustainable solutions. www.panariagroup.it

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Consumers are spending more money on creating outdoor oases using products like Daltile’s My Stone Moon collection, seen here. . As a result, outdoor living has become a popular design choice for many homeowners purchasing new homes or renovating their existing spaces—and that demand appears to be growing stronger. told FCNews.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

In last weeks post , Arpi Nalbandian started the month-long celebration by introducing the rich history and culture of Portugal, and the important role hand-painted ceramic tile has played. Portugal is a great place for ceramic tile lovers like me – it’s used everywhere. backsplash designs. bathroom design.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Apicer’s 2024 The Art of Possibility Tour of Portugal proved hugely inspirational. One of the country’s oldest large-scale manufacturers, the company specialises in small format glazed wall tiles, with 75% to 80% of total production exported, primarily to Europe, including France and the UK, but over 35 countries in total.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Apicer’s 2024 The Art of Possibility Tour of Portugal proved hugely inspirational. One of the country’s oldest large-scale manufacturers, the company specialises in small format glazed wall tiles, with 75% to 80% of total production exported, primarily to Europe, including France and the UK, but over 35 countries in total.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Located in the outskirts of the city of Braga, in northern Portugal, next to Minho’s University, the client required a system to display over a thousand different wine and spirits bottles. But we equally needed to strike a balance: if we overdid it, each individual product would get lost in its context.” Ideas Wine Store'

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 6, 2024

As bottlenecks at many of the country’s shipping ports became commonplace, that forced many specialty flooring retailers and wholesalers to explore alternatives to resilient products that they had long sourced, reliably, from Asia and other parts of the world. where most of its design team members are located. which produces MDF.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 13, 2022

FCNews host, Katie Ford, is visiting the top suppliers on the show floor to discuss their latest and greatest in product, technology and service. We’re here with Suzi Portugal, Vice President of Design & Sourcing for Mosaic Companies whose brands include Walker Zanger , Anthology, Opusstone & Surfaces.

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The Perfect Bath

JANUARY 16, 2013

The production of cement tile is documented as far back as the 13th century in France and Portugal with some early installations still in in remarkably good condition. It celebrates the centuries old traditions of cement tile flooring while fusing time-honored methods of production.

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Tile Talk

MAY 28, 2013

Handmade cement tiles are an easy-to-maintain product that not only offer deep colors and a rich history, but most importantly, they offer long-lasting beauty and extensive design possibilities for floors and walls. To that end, we’ve assembled dozens of image-filled cement tile projects and ideas onto our Design Ideas Portfolio.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 2, 2017

Almaviva is a Paris-based tile atelier that makes Delft tiles, azulejo panels and a huge diversity of hand-made glazed tiles in a variety of time-honoured designs. Here, the room is surrounded by a balustrade decorated in trompe l’œil, while the doors are framed with cut tiles, a common sight in Portugal. Almaviva Renaissance tiles.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

Thanks to the booth’s innovative design and open layout, the companies said customers appreciated the pieces’ quality and the convenience of viewing them without interruption. Portugal designed Walker Zanger’s new collections made from red clay that features six colors, 15 different patterns and different sizes.

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