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Color Trends to Look for in 2019

As The Tile Turns

Like any design element, colors come in and out of fashion. For years, it was all about the neutral, with beige, grey, and especially white dominating the world of interior design. The appeal is clear: neutrals look clean and are capable of visually expanding small spaces. They're also versatile. Unfortunately, neutrals can also feel bereft of personality, particularly after being the top choice for years.

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Experimenting with Formats

Tile of Spain USA

The idea that square tiles are the only option for floors and walls has become a thing of the past. Tile of Spain manufacturers offer collections in planks, geometric, high-relief and many other formats that allow for design ideas to be carried out in an entirely new way. Below is a glimpse of ways that experimenting with formats can transform your design.

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Landscaping for Fire Safety

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Certain parts of the country used to have a fairly predictable fire season, but the times are changing. California, for example, now has to be on fire alert throughout the entire year. That means there’s no time like the present to prepare your house for a fire. And that doesn’t just mean buying homeowners or renters insurance. There are some fire safety steps you can take to make your home or apartment less likely to burn in a fire.

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Emser Tile opens newest distribution centers

Floor Covering News

Los Angeles—Emser Tile is building on its central United States presence with a relocated and expanded 600,000-square-foot Central Distribution Center in Houston as well as a new 215,000-square-foot Florida Distribution Center in Coral Springs, Fla. The state-of-the-art facilities are a manifestation of the company’s dedication to each region and expand Emser Tile’s resources to account […].

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Murata to Expand Production of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors at Wuxi Murata Electronics

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., will commence construction of a new facility to increase the company’s production capacity for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs).

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How to Keep Pets Away from Holiday Decor & Other Hazards

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. The holidays are a time to gather with your family members, and that includes those with fur and four legs. This is a sweet season to enjoy with everyone you love – including your pets. But it’s also a particularly risky time of year for our animal friends.

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Chinese Quartz Hits 300% Tariff Barrier

Stone Update

U.S. government ruling to quadruple costs to hard-surfaces importers in second half of unfair-trade punitive action.

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Built space leaders join forces to address embodied carbon

Floor Covering News

Chicago—materialsCAN (Carbon Action Network) launched at Greenbuild 2018, Nov. 14. materialsCAN is a group of sustainability leaders in the built space that want to bring attention to the importance of embodied carbon. The group aims to provide those who own, lease, design or construct spaces with education and tools to better understand the carbon footprint of […].

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Lifetime Brands Sees Sales Increase in 2018 Third Quarter

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Lifetime Brands, Inc., parent company of Pfaltzgraff®, Mikasa®, and other tableware and glassware brands, recently reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

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Cali claims ‘Top Workplace’ fifth year in a row

Floor Covering News

San Diego, Calif.—When Cali Bamboo’s co-founders, Jeff Goldberg and Tanner Haigwood, launched the company in 2004 they followed the phrase: “Business success will follow employee happiness.” As a result, Cali is now marking its fifth consecutive year among the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Top Workplaces. Employees completed a third-party Energage survey and revealed the business to be […].

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Moderate Growth Seen for Global Crude Steel Production in September 2018

Ceramic Industry Magazine

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 151.7 Mt in September 2018, a 4.4% increase compared to September 2017.

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J+J Flooring, EF Contract launch Digital Canvas

Floor Covering News

Dalton—J+J Flooring and EF Contract have launched Digital Canvas, a powerful new visualization tool for interior designers, architects, facility managers and other commercial flooring specifiers. Digital Canvas is one of the first web-based visualization tool for the commercial sector to provide an instantaneous floor preview of actual interior spaces selected by the user.