Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 4, 2019

This is a truly exciting innovation promoted by Iris Ceramica Group. With Design Your Slabs, any image or design can be recreated on FIANDRE ceramic surfaces. This includes, and focuses on, large scale ceramic slabs – ideal for remarkable façades and show stealing interiors. Their whole system is tailor made with tile formats ranging from 750mm by 375mm to 3,000mm by 1,500mm, although the system is said to be able to reproduce imagery on any format size and shape.

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Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

JUNE 4, 2019

We have exciting news to share with you: there's a new member of the CTEF team! Her name is Heidi Cronin and she's been hired as CTEF Industry Liaison and Promotions Director. This is a newly created role to support the next stage of evolution for CTEF. As Bart Bettiga Executive Director of the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) and member of the CTEF Board of Directors says, "We are pleased to welcome Heidi to CTEF in this newly created position.

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Trendir Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

Blue might not seem like the ideal color to incorporate in your kitchen, but there are actually quite a few advantages in using this particular hue. When used inside of the home the hue brings tranquility, a sense of peace, luxury and almost a feel of expansiveness. Furthermore, the hue itself has a stress relieving aspect that is great when you want to enter a room in your home that makes you feel cool and collected.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2019

From left: Peter Schelle, vice president, Questech; Bill Reid of Questech; Dave Godlewski, vice president, ceramics, BWG; and Vanessa Kaiser of Tiles Plus More. Mansfield, Mass.—The Belknap White Group (BWG), one of America’s leading full-service flooring distributors, recently hosted its Annual Spring Showcase Convention in Uncasville, Conn., at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

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. Sometimes it can feel like our homes hibernate as much as bears during colder weather. Through the winter, we hunker down with heavy blankets and warm fires. As the seasons change, however, what seemed cozy in cold weather can suddenly seem dark and oppressive.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2019

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has received the Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Award in the Design category for ethos modular carpet tile with Omnicoat technology. The Plastics Industry Association and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Sustainability Division launched the Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards during the 2019 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit May 20-22, 2019 in Grand Rapids, Mich. […].

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 4, 2019

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. West Elm’s beautiful new home collection supports Guatemalan artisans — and the town in which they live. The retailer teamed up with designer Diego Olivero and the Pintando el Cambio Association (Paint the Change) to help paint the homes of the residents of the Santa Catarina Palopó community in Guatemala.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2019

Hammond, La.—RollMaster is celebrating the successful launch of the software’s seamless data integration with Measure Square Estimating Software. The two flooring software leaders have enjoyed a close partnership for the past few years, and their most recent product integration allows the easy exchange of data with just the click of a mouse. The integration drastically […].

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2019

From left: Reginald Tucker, managing editor, FCNews; Lindsay Baillie, associate editor, FCNews; Chris Thompson, vice president of sales USA, Mirage; and Michelle Swayze, senior marketing manager, Informa. St. Georges, Quebec—Mirage, the hardwood flooring brand renowned for quality, has been honored with Floor Covering News’Award of Excellence in the Hardwood flooring category.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2019

Hannover, Germany—The keynote theme for the 2020 edition of Domotex is “Atmysphere.” The show, which runs January 10-13, 2020, here, will focus on all qualities of floors and floor coverings that contribute to wellbeing and accentuate naturalness and sustainability. Health and wellness are a major social trend, and for many people that means spending their […].

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