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Playlist of the Week – Space and Astronomy

Architectural Ceramics

Week of April 27, 2020. Norman Vincent Peale, a 20th century minister and best-selling author, was a champion of progress through the power of positivity. He is credited with popularizing the concept of positive thinking and is widely recognized as the first to say “shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” This Astronomy Day take a page from Peale’s book and remind yourself to stay positive!

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Creating Healthy Spaces Through Interior Design

Garden State Tile Blog

It’s no secret that healthy design can affect human wellness and behavior at all scales. From office buildings, to restaurants, and even in the home, the CDC has long proclaimed that good design has a direct correlation to physical health. But how do we plan for these spaces and ensure that their benefits will last the test of time? Garden State Tile explores 6 lasting solutions for designing healthy spaces.

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Tips and Tricks For The Perfect Pet Friendly Interior Design

Trendir Magazine

Pets- smaller creatures that come on this earth to show us, unconditional love, while eating away at our furniture or shedding all over it. While it’s a relatively small price to pay for having unconditional love perfectly paired with slobber, creating a space for your pet that will work with your personality, the square footage you have, and make your pet feel at home can be a bit challenging.

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Karndean introduces Opus stone looks

Floor Covering News

Export, Pa.—Karndean Designflooring introduced new stone looks to the 20mil Opus glue-down luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring range, including Iberian-inspired patterned tiles and additional sizes in existing colorways. Iberian-Inspired Tiles. Inspired by the artistic beauty of traditional Moroccan architecture brought to the Iberian Peninsula during the 8 th century, this pattern combines geometric forms in a non-uniform patchwork arrangement that incorporates curves and crests influenced by med

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Week of April 27, 2020 – Outer Space

Architectural Ceramics

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. Last week we celebrated Earth Day, but now we turn our attention skyward to draw some inspiration from the cosmos. From stars and comets to rockets and astronauts, there’s a lot to see! Check out this week’s Top 5 Design blog for some truly out of this world design ideas. 1. Modern Even for the Jetsons. A New Exhibit Brings Southern California’s Modernist Homes Into the Moonlight , Architectural Digest.

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Sneak Peek of Classics Tide, New Contemporary Tile Series by Mosa

Rubble Tile

First, we’d like to remind everyone that the Rubble Tile Team is here to support our customers and their projects by shipping products, answering emails & phone calls on specifications, providing quotes, assisting with design, arranging off-site or virtual consultations, and delivering samples. Let us.

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Precious patterns from Piemme

Diary of a Tile Addict

Opulence by Ceramiche Piemme. Inspired finest marble and granite, the new Opulence slab and porcelain stoneware tile collection by Ceramiche Piemme cleverly combines aesthetics and sustainability. Rare minerals shades merge into a high-tech, yet natural and totally recyclable, material just like the clays used to make tiles in the Modena area. The collection particularly references the coarse-grained varieties of marble and granite with large crystals, spectacular iridescence, and striking colo

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Coverings Connected Reaches Out Online

Stone Update

Nearly 4,000 industry professionals tune in online for virtual tile and stone event.

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The Hexa Collections Expands with 7 New Additions

Garden State Tile Blog

Garden State Tile is excited to introduce 7 new additions to the Hexa Collection ! The highly popular line of Porcelain Mosaics offers 10 contemporary colors in trendy 1.75″x1.5″ hexagon chips mounted on 12″x12″ sheets. Featuring high-level Italian porcelain technology, the newly added Rusty Red and Yellow Corn colors offer a brightly colored design solution not typically found in porcelain selections.

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Blend Textures with Blaze

Diary of a Tile Addict

Mixing media is an important trend for the year, and there are so many ways that companies are incorporating it into their collections. Iris Ceramica have released a wall tile collection that offer their own take on this theme. Taking the standard metro tile (a 100 by 300mm format) Blaze offers subtle natural textures contrasted with gloss with stylish results.

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Ardex Americas expands AIA/CEU webinar series

Floor Covering News

Aliquippa, Pa.—Ardex Americas extended its AIA/CEU webinar series through May and June. This free webinar series, though designed for architects, is also available to the general public. Topics covered include stone veneer, adhesive systems and polished concrete. Each webinar, led by an instructor with decades of industry knowledge and expertise, is designed to offer a comprehensive overview of the chosen topic.

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Coverings Connected Reaches Out Online

Stone Update

Nearly 4,000 industry professionals tune in online for virtual tile and stone event.

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21st Century Victory Gardens For Anti-COVID Immunity Boosting

JG Kitchens

OK, I have a confession to make: I do not have a green thumb. In fact, I call it the black thumb of death, as plants that call Chez J home are doomed to long, slow demise, as I travel regularly, water irregularly and fertilize not at all. I simply don’t have the time, love or patience for traditional gardening. As the daughter of a master gardener mother, this is a source of some small embarrassment to me, but I own it.

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This Bedroom Retreat Puts A Spin on Classic Charm

The Ace of Space

The bi-annual Furniture Market at High Point is a whirlwind of activity. A chance to rub elbows with the design elite at glitzy parties, and must attend showroom events. As a result many of us never leave the city center, a dense concrete jungle of buildings housing some of the most well-known home furnishings brands. Read more This Bedroom Retreat Puts A Spin on Classic Charm.

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Crossville launches Virtually Crossville trade show experience

Floor Covering News

Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville, Inc. has launched Virtually Crossville, an online experience offering on-demand content created and curated to help fill the void left by this year’s canceled industry trade shows. “By the time shows were canceled, our trade show team was all packed up and ready to ship many parts of our spring booths,” explained Lindsey Waldrep, VP of marketing for Crossville. “Msg2Mkt—our public relationship firm—saw a great opportunity in photographing the components

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Stone Industry Webinars on Covid-19 Continue Through May

Stone Update

Natural Stone Institute presents Thursday sessions, including one for fabricators/installers on May 7.

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048: Big Design / Small Details

Life of an Architect

Today we are talking about the design process and how different that process is between residential projects and commercial projects. While you might think that this is a conversation about scale, budgets, and complexities, it's really about something quite different. Continue reading 048: Big Design / Small Details at Life of an Architect.

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Meditation room ideas for the peacemaker in the house

Trendir Magazine

With all the stress going around in the world, having some peace while being able to shut the mind one of the best things you can do for yourself and your well-being. Consider it one of the easiest and best forms to keep your mental health intact. With quieting the mind, comes the idea of mediation or even yoga. If you participate in yoga often or love to mediate then you know the benefits it can bring.

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Coverings stays connected with virtual event

Floor Covering News

Coverings Connected provided nearly 4,000 industry professionals with four days of online educational opportunities. Coverings Connected, held April 20-23, replaced the show’s usual in-person event with a digital affair that show organizers deemed a “virtual experience.”. The online event, a first for Coverings, provided nearly 4,000 industry professionals with four days of educational webinars and online networking opportunities.

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3D-Printed Concrete To Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure

The A to Z of Building

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation's electric power plants, reports have suggested. But building wind.

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Popular Kitchen Cabinet Door Styles

Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens Inc.

Looking for new kitchen cabinet designs to spice up your kitchen? Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens has some ideas to update your kitchen cabinets. Want to learn more about our kitchen cabinetry services in the DC, MD, and VA areas? Contact Jack Rosen online or call our design-build team at 301-363-4064 today. 1. Contemporary Style. Contemporary kitchen cabinets create a clean, immaculate look with a sleek design. 2.

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IPS Adhesives Establishes Center of Excellence

Stone Update

North Carolina facility offers quicker response and enhanced support for Integra Adhesives customers.

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University of Ceramic Tile and Stone lowers tuition costs

Floor Covering News

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) said it has received many requests to make its online courses available at a lower cost. This is so company employees can be productive and take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about their trade and job skills while at home. As such, it is offering members of CTDA, Fuse Alliance and NTCA a discount.

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Metsä Wood: Lightweight Wood Saves on Transportation Costs and Hassle at the Construction Site

The A to Z of Building

The world’s urban infrastructure will go through major transformation during the next decades. Lighter building materials, such as wood elements, are less costly and more energy efficient to.

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Popular Kitchen Cabinet Door Styles

Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens Inc.

Looking for new kitchen cabinet designs to spice up your kitchen? Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens has some ideas to update your kitchen cabinets. Want to learn more about our kitchen cabinetry services in the DC, MD, and VA areas? Contact Jack Rosen online or call our design-build team at 301-363-4064 today. 1. Contemporary Style. Contemporary kitchen cabinets create a clean, immaculate look with a sleek design. 2.

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Fiandre Set to Produce U.S. Slabs

Stone Update

Marble-look porcelain set for manufacture at company’s Tennessee plant in early summer.

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MAPEI receives indoor air quality certifications

Floor Covering News

Deerfield Beach, Fla.—MAPEI said the SCS Global Services has issued its Indoor Advantage Gold certification for indoor air quality for over 255 of MAPEI’s products (in the U.S.) for low VOC emissions in various categories including architectural coatings, sealants and adhesives. By selecting MAPEI’s certified products, customers can be assured that the products have been thoroughly vetted by an ISO-accredited, third-party certification body and tested by an industry-independent laboratory.

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SuperFOIL Manager Launches Shire Construction Products

The A to Z of Building

The man behind one of SuperFOIL Insulation’s newest products, SuperClose is launching a new brand, Shire Construction Products. William Bown Inspired by the creative and entrepreneurial.

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TCNA identifies macro tile trends for 2020

Floor Covering News

During Coverings Connected, a virtual conference held in lieu of its traditional trade show, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) unveiled four macro trends it believes will impact tile design in the coming year. Speaking on behalf of the TCNA, Lindsey Waldrep, vice president of marketing for Crossville, provided an overview. “These trends started before our current state of being,” she noted.

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NWFA Virtual Expo kicks off with COVID-19 panel discussion

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker. NWFA’s first-ever virtual conference, which kicked off on April 30, welcomed hundreds of hardwood flooring contractors from around the country. In 2019, when the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) began contemplating potential themes for its 2020 Wood Flooring Expo—originally scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wis., April 28-30—it decided to go with the slogan, “Make it Happen.

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Tarkett releases 2019 sustainability report

Floor Covering News

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has released its 2019 Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility (CSR) report , now known as the declaration of extra-financial performance (DPEF). Fully audited by an independent third-party organization, KPMG, this report showcases the company’s circular economy commitment, demonstrating how Tarkett has not only reduced its environmental footprint but also contributed positively to global societal challenges.

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$484 billion to aid ‘true’ small businesses

Floor Covering News

On April 24, President Trump signed off on a new $484 billion COVID-19 relief package designed to primarily help small businesses and hospitals while also providing funding to assist states with much-needed coronavirus testing kits. The latest relief package, which received overwhelming bipartisan support from the Senate and House, comes just weeks after the rollout of a $349 billion aid package that was depleted April 16, barely three weeks after it was signed by President Trump.

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Ceramic production returns to Italy

Floor Covering News

Sassuolo, Italy—After resuming the shipment of finished products on April 3, Italian ceramic companies are now restarting production activities, according to Ceramics of Italy. This is an important step that allows companies to return to full-scale operation and recall employees, logistics operators and transporters while complying with applicable regulations.

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I4F offers licensees ITC protections

Floor Covering News

Hamont, Belgium—Following its 2019 settlement agreement with Flooring Industries (Unilin), I4F said it has the right to ensure that its licensees will not be subject to currently pending ITC proceedings in the United States, nor the consequences of ITC decisions, which now seem to aim towards a General Exclusion Order (GEO) for certain Unilin patents in relation to new materials products.

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Jaeckle Distributors partners with Hallmark Floors

Floor Covering News

Madison, Wis.—Jaeckle Distributors, a family-owned wholesale distributor based here, will be partnering with Hallmark Floors to distribute Hallmark’s full collection of hardwood, waterproof and bamboo flooring products. Beginning May 4, 2020, Jaeckle Distributors and Premier Tile Corporation will be offering the Hallmark product line in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.

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Mohawk launches Smart City carpet system

Floor Covering News

Mohawk Group’s Smart City collection—a 12 x 36 Living Product carpet plank system—explores a future in which the urban environment nurtures its citizens through these advancements and sustainable development. “The best cities and urban environments are well planned and fluid, making creative use of space to maximize efficiency and growth,” said Jackie Dettmar, Mohawk Group’s vice president of design and product development.

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Mohawk customers granted immediate WFCA membership

Floor Covering News

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) said Mohawk’s leadership is spearheading an effort that will allow its customers to automatically join the WFCA to bring a more unified voice to the industry. Scott Humphrey, CEO of WFCA, released the following statement: “Our combined voices will allow us to have a greater impact through legislation in Washington, DC.