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The Research Institute of the Hospital de Saint Paul, a Tile of Spain Award Winning Project

Tile of Spain USA

Receiving first prize in the 2019 edition of the Tile of Spain Awards, the Research Institute of the Hospital de Saint Paul is a uniquely constructed building conceived as a technological infrastructure with a deep commitment to global sustainability.

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Museo de las Collectiones Naturales, A CID Award Winning Project

Tile of Spain USA

Architects Jesus Olivares and Miguel Rodenas who oversaw the project began the transformation inside with an open floor plan in the main hall. These panels are suspended just above the white marble floors lending to a weightless and calming environment, in line with the museum’s natural theme. About the Awards.

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Main Street SOI 2023: Prospects look promising

Floor Covering News

W hy are flooring suppliers bullish about growth prospects for Main Street when most economic indicators convey uncertainty? Main Street remains an important driver for flooring dealers and contractors, a market representing approximately 30% of commercial sales, according to Floor Covering News research.

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Tutto Ponti, Gio Ponti Archi-designer

Ceramics of Italy

On a project of Wilmotte & Associés studio, the Ceramica Francesco De Maio recreates the scenery of a room of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento with the colors of the sky and the sea of the white and blue majolica tiles that Gio Ponti created between 1960 and 1962 to floor, with several combinations, the hall and the hundred rooms.

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Inspiring Individuals

Diary of a Tile Addict

It was back in 1983 that Kneale, with a £10,000 bank loan and four Spanish terracotta tiles, set up Fired Earth. I found four designs of terracotta tiles made in Spain and the business began from there with a loan from Barclays in Banbury.”. Fired Earth’s HQ at Twyford Mill, Adderbury. We always went in for quality products.