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Starnet announces winners of 2020 Design Awards

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Columbus, Ohio—Starnet Commercial Flooring has announced the winners of the 22nd annual Starnet Design Awards. The most prestigious award, the 2020 Grand Prize, was presented to Starnet member Cornerstone Commercial Flooring for its work on Park Elementary School in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gold in Hospitality/Public Space.

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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

Manufactured from clay and other naturally-occurring minerals, ceramic tile does not contain the chemicals present in other floor coverings that are receiving increased attention for their possible adverse health effects, such as formaldehyde, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Contessa by Interceramic.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

The assessment was conducted by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and compared the total life cycle impacts of different types of floor covering materials: porcelain tile, carpet, parquet, marble, resin and linoleum. It revealed the superior environmental performance of Italian porcelain floor tiles. More at [link].

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Time2Design: Wallpaper Wednesday | Artist Amanda Talley | #NOLA

Time2Design

floor to ceiling windows lead out to a 2nd story balcony. New Orleans, Louisiana. floor covering. In the heart of the New Orleans Garden District, Amandas gallery is located in an amazing old building built originally to house a pharmacy in the early 1800s. photo credit amandatalley.com. Check out these most recent patterns.