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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

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Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. While this is no doubt a point in the category’s favor, it can also come across as too “unpredictable” for consumers who are unfamiliar with natural stone.

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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has named the winners of its three award programs for 2023. The Shahs soon realized that natural stone for residential and commercial usage had even higher market potential and redirected their efforts toward developing this sector of the industry.

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Natural Stone University launches internship bundle

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Oberlin, Ohio—A 15-week internship resource bundle is now available from the Natural Stone University. The resources, developed by Women in Stone, are ideal for students pursuing a degree in architecture, landscape architecture or interior design, the organization said. Online learning through the Natural Stone University.

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Natural Stone Institute introduces new CEU

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Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute introduced a new CEU course entitled “Natural Stone Principles.” ” Natural Stone Principles is designed as an updated, industry-relevant version of the popular “Natural Stone 101” course.

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How To Care For Marble Or Natural Stone From?

How to Floor Tile

[link] I personally do not advocate using Marble, Travertine and other natural stone in showers or wet areas because it is too soft and hard to maintain. I built this shower recently and all the tile looks like marble but it really is Porcelain and manufacturers copy natural stone for a reason.

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TISE 2024 exceeds expectations

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“Small businesses to large enterprises galore travel to TISE to source traditional materials like hardwood and laminates as well as discover modern innovations such as cork, engineered flooring and specialty and handmade artisan tiles,” said Amie Gilmore, director of The International Surface Event.

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Medieval Flooring & Encaustic Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The image above shows the tiled floor of Winchester Cathedral , which boasts the largest area of original medieval tiles in the United Kingdom! Come with us back in time to learn a few quick facts about medieval flooring, from stone to encaustic! The image above shows the intricate detail that was put into floor mosaics.

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