Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Architectural Ceramics! From our family to yours, we’re wishing you well this holiday season. Though it may look different from years past, Thanksgiving will come and go just like every other year, except this time around you don’t need to physically get up and leave the family conversation once it seemingly turns to politics, you can just press “mute” and watch the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving episod

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Tile of Spain USA

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The Santa Caterina Market by architect studio EMBT is a colorful city center that stands out among the surrounding urban architecture in Ciutat Vella, a district of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella, unlike other quarters of Barcelona, is a city in itself and has become home to many historical sites including the Santa Caterina Market. Originally built in 1848, the market originally served as a local shopping plaza for the community.

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The London Tile Co.

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is a question we get asked all the time by customers wanting a solid and reliable flooring solution in their homes. We obviously have a favourite – the clue is in our name – but let’s explore this idea together and see the pros and cons to both sides. Without further ado it’s time to answer the question… Which flooring is better, tile or hardwood?

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As The Tile Turns

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The COVID pandemic has brought changes to every industry imaginable. This is certainly true in the world of tile and interior design, where a variety of highly-anticipated events have been put on hold or forced to go virtual.

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Granada Tile

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Open-kitchen designs are becoming more popular every day. People love the airy design and the way energy flows through the home with such a floor plan. Open kitchens can raise the value of a house for sale and are a popular approach for brand-new homes. Of course, you’ll need the best options for creating that flow, and cement tiles are sturdy, attractive, and low-maintenance alternatives for a kitchen design.

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Garden State Tile Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A Room of History. Ever wonder where the phrase, “I need to powder my nose,” came from? Well believe it or not, the saying dates back all the way to eighteenth century Europe – and actually has nothing to do with your nose! As we see jewelry or our finest clothing today, wigs were an important symbol of class in the Victorian era. To keep a hair wig looking fresh and elegant, one would visit the sophisticated and well decorated powder room to discretely powder their wig.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. This week, we decided to feature some unusual and underappreciated uses for tile, whether it be porcelain, ceramic, cement…you name it! From table tops, to art-work, and everything in-between, we found some of the best non-traditional uses for tile in and around hour home and are excited to share. Plus, we know we’ve been trying to focus on client education more, and we often stress the importance of ordering extra tile for coverage.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Chicago—Fiandre, part of the Iris Ceramica Group, introduced new colors and finishes in the Maximum Marmi premium Italian porcelain collection: Alpi Chiaro Venato, Verde Fantastico, Irish Green, Invisible and Apuano Purissimo. Ariostea’s Next collection and Porcelain Gres’ Loft collection are new color ranges in the Stone Effects categories. Debuting for the first time in the U.S., these new high-tech architectural surfaces include the latest in Fiandre’s advanced technology and manufacturing ca

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Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Do You Honor Expansion Joints in a Concrete Floor? You do, right? Honoring expansion joints in a concrete floor is critical to the success of a ceramic tile floor installation.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

When you are thinking of remodeling your kitchen, then you should consider opting for the best interior features that will offer benefits like timeless appeal and durability. Among the various elements, you should consider installing tile backsplash as it is the best way of increasing the value of your property. You can install them in your bathroom or kitchen so that you will get the most amazing feature in your home interiors.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For tile design studio Elisa Passino the most important thing is that beauty goes hand-in-hand with sustainability. Founded just last year (by Elisa Passino), the studio creates collections designed to be timeless, finding inspiration in heritage whilst looking to the future for innovation. Capitello and Abaco. The products are durable, offering ranges that are futureproof, not only in their materials, but in their decorative merits and focus on sustainability.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. As we further solidify ourselves in the Fall season, let’s enjoy our sweaters that haven’t been touched since March, hot apple cider by the fire after a long day, complete darkness by 6pm, and of course, the upcoming Thanksgiving tradition that probably looks a little different than years past. Another thing to be celebrating this month, or something to distract you from politics for just 5 minutes, National Sesame Street Day on November 10th!

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Garden State Tile Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Madison collection from Garden State Tile has expanded with 12 more lines that consist of a mix of porcelain tile, ceramic wall tile, natural stone, and glass. Aire. The Aire glass tile collection from Garden State Tile features a selection of cool toned decorative wall tiles available in 4 shapes and 4 colors. For an added twist, the Cyclone, Lightening, and Diamond Dust linear mosaics shine with a mix of metal.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Miami, Fla.—During Tile of Spain’s Coverings Connected press conference held earlier this week, Ryan Fasan, Tile of Spain’s technical consultant and tile and stone expert, outlined the state of Spanish tile in the U.S., its influencers and leading trends that point to opportunity ahead. “This has been a very pivotal year, and 2019 was a pivotal year leading up to it as well,” he said.

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Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Ceramic tile installation and design must work together. In fact, as d esigner Alena Capra , principal of Alena Capra Designs and the Coverings Industry Ambassador, explains it's critical. There must be synergy between the two. She should know given her involvement in the Coverings Installation Design Showcase, how frequently she features tile in her designs, and her long association with Coverings.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

ABK Group is continuing its growth programme and despite the difficult period for the global economy has completed the acquisition of the 100% share capital of Ceramiche Gardenia Orchidea S.p.A., a historic company that owns the Gardenia Orchidea and Versace Ceramics brands and posted a turnover of more than €38 million in FY 2019. Since it was founded in 1992, ABK Group has grown steadily and reached a turnover of over €110 million in 2019.

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Stone Update

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Tile/stone event remains in Orlando; move opens another date for Coverings Connected.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. As we inch closer to cold weather and dig out our winter wardrobe, let’s take some time to once more appreciate some inspiring outdoor entertainment spaces and get inspired this winter for an exterior addition to enjoy this spring! As cold weather encompasses us, it’s the perfect time to think about refreshing ways to enjoy the distant warm weather and day-dream about getting tan on your new patio or gazebo.

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Garden State Tile Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Inspired by Portuguese Atlantic Dark limestone, the look captured in the Portugal collection from Crossville features a subtle, organic surface that delivers a sophisticated, tactile elegance. Alongside the 4 unpolished field tile options, Portugal is also offered in two sizes with an R11 rated exterior finish, offering ideal solutions for installations that flow seamlessly from indoors to out.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Sassuolo, Italy—During this week’s Coverings Connected event, Ceramics of Italy unveiled six top design trends for the fall -winter season. Kristin Coleman, senior VP, Novitá PR, the organization that represents Ceramics of Italy in North America, said despite the cancellation of Cersaie and other design tradeshows around the world, Italian manufacturers continue to invent new designs and invest in technologies to keep expanding the versatility and value proposition of ceramics.

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JG Kitchens

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It’s probably the understatement of the year to say that 2020 has been challenging for millions of people around the country (and the world). I’ve had friends fall ill to a serious new virus. Thankfully, everyone I know has recovered so far, but how much damage it has done to their long-term health is still unknown. How much damage this novel coronavirus has wreaked on our mental health is also unknown.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Set for release in bookstores and on the main international portals on 17 September 2020 is the volume Design, Innovation and Culture of the Territory , written by Carlo Branzaglia, published by Fausto Lupetti Editore and dedicated to Ceramica Fioranese, a ceramic company whose products (starting from the Cementine tiles, which has given rise to a new category of its own) use design as an element with which to capitalise on and renew local skills. “ This is a story of design that explains how

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Stone Update

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

September Hard-Surface Imports Reach Record Values; Silicosis Seminar on Nov. 17; more.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Week of November 16th, 2020. With Thanksgiving right around the corner of 2020, your plans might look a little bit different than years previously. Zoom-turkey, Facetime-stuffing and Skype-Dessert might be some terms you hear thrown around this year, and you won’t have to worry about the relatives taking all of the good leftovers for once. We know it might not physically be the same, and we understand how much people have been missing their loved ones, especially those who are elderly or l

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Garden State Tile Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Create a remarkably royal feel with Garden State Tile’s Metal Elements collection. With six different mosaic shapes and three color options, the Metal Elements collection brings an intricate, larger-than-life feel to interior walls, fireplaces, backsplash, and wet areas. With three different metal colors and three unique mosaic shapes, this collection will have your space shining.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mary Yocum. Flowood, Miss.—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the world’s largest tile contractor association, recognized Mary Yocum of Schluter Systems as the recipient of the 2020 Joe A. Tarver Service to the Industry Award. Named after NTCA executive director emeritus, Joe Tarver, who served the industry throughout his career in both manufacturing and association management, this award is given to individuals who have dedicated their careers to improving the tile and ston

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JG Kitchens

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I hope your Thanksgiving is going to be a joyful -- and healthy one. Here are my recommendations for celebrating safely from my latest Forbes.com article. There are 10 suggestions in this piece for making your preparations easier and making your home and festivities healthier. . The post 10 Wellness Design Tips For A Healthier Thanksgiving At Home comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Registration for the twelfth edition of the Grand Prix , the architecture contest created, designed and organised by Casalgrande Padana , is now open. Thirty years of history, eleven editions, more than 1700 projects from all over the world: all this is Casalgrande Padana’s Grand Prix. The twelfth edition of the contest is dedicated to works completed in the period from January 2016 to December 2021.

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Stone Update

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Need to “feel 100% safe” leads to cancellation of Brazil’s largest hard-surface event in February.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Week of November 23rd, 2020. Your Thanksgiving might appear a bit different than years past, and that’s okay! As long as you’re doing your best to remain safe and sound during these holidays we can’t ask for anything else, although we know how hard it is to be missing out on family time. Instead of focusing on the things we can’t do, let’s focus on the things we can.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

It’s that gift-giving time of the year and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them a gift is rough since they are sooo particular – but that’s why we’re here. Now in its 11th consecutive year, Life of an Architect is once again putting out the definitive gift guide for architects so you don’t have to figure these things out for yourself.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Dallas—In an effort to provide new opportunities for its communities to connect and grow, TISE has implemented a “lift and shift” planning program, which has a host of opportunities available to ensure all manufacturers, as well as industry buyers, have the maximum opportunity for product distribution, sourcing, networking and learning. TISE has expanded its product distribution network with some of the following opportunities: TISE Las Vegas | June 16-18, 2021.

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JG Kitchens

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

If you're one of the millions of Americans now working from home, things have changed a whole heck of a lot. On the plus side, you no longer have a commute and you slashed your dry cleaning bill. On the other side, though, you might be sitting for hours in a non-ergonomic chair, slumping over to see your work on a poorly-lit desk. Even in the best of home office setups, sitting for hours is bad for your health.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The invisible Cooking Surface Prime hob, integrated with large porcelain stoneware slabs, is being launched onto the international market under the ABKSTONE and MATERIA brand names. ABK Group , one of Italy’s largest ceramic manufacturers specialising in high-performance large porcelain slabs, has acquired a 49% stake in the Spanish company Arbe Stolanic, owner of a number of patents and models, for the purpose of developing the innovative Cooking Surface Prime invisible induction cooking system

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Stone Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

September Hard-Surface Imports Reach Record Values; Silicosis Seminar on Nov. 17; more.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Week of November 9th, 2020. Focusing on our kid’s design themed top 5 article, we thought we’d take a similar approach with our playlist this week. We bring to you and your children, the playlist made for kids who just wanna be kids. Featuring some classic movie track soundtracks, some throwbacks the kids need to hear, and everything else to make your children happy while they’re joining the ride for the grocery store.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Are you wondering why you may need window cleaning and pressure washing services in Jacksonville? These services may actually be more of a big deal than you might have thought. They come in handy and offer results that will likely leave you amazed. The decision to engage a window cleaning and pressure washing service may therefore be one of those decisions you’ll ever be glad you made.

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