Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The same could be said when considering a handmade ceramic or natural stone, because the variation in the tile’s glaze or veining may surprise you. The good news is, when it comes to tile variation, there are ways to avoid the unexpected. On a scale of one to ten, how much tile variation do you like?

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Tile Talk

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Ceramic Tiles Creative Nature. And now, onto the topic of ceramic tile and nature! Ceramic tile has been a part of building history for centuries. Naturally, over time, this material with its new found purpose led to the production of ceramic tile back in 14,000 B.C. Iznik ceramic tile motif (16th century).

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Kitchens for Living

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Time to switch from “turkey talk” to tile! One new trend is the ginormous 40″ by 40″ porcelain tile from Spain. I’ve worked with them before but I was recently in the neighborhood so I decided to make a pit stop and check out the latest in the world of tile. The tile above is gorgeous!

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Coverings 2023, the preeminent international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—

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Kitchens for Living

MAY 11, 2015

In the pursuit of all things tile, while on my trip to the Cevisama tile trade show with Tile Of Spain, I discovered something called “encaustic tile”. 16th century Turkish encaustic tile with colors still crisp and vibrant. encaustic” with reference to tile, comes from the nineteenth century. Guess what?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 7, 2015

Sylvie recently traveled to Turkey for the CTDA Trade Mission as well as China. TURKEY: JUNE 2015. I feel extremely lucky to have been a part of the CTDA delegation that went to Istanbul to learn more about Turkey’s ceramic tile industry, as well as their culture. Read about her travels below. Thursday, June 4th.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2020

Chicago — In keeping with Domotex USA’s 2020 trade show theme “The World At Your Feet” attendees will discover floor covering trendsetters from around the globe. In addition to the global flooring industry on display, we specifically built this year’s educational program to grow our attendees’ businesses.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2023

F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. Tile flooring was up mid-double digits in dollars in 2022 compared to 2021’s high single-digit increase. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By 2008, MSI was among the top importers of natural stone in the world, with materials from virtually every major stone sourcing country across the globe, including India, Brazil, China, Turkey, Italy, Spain and Mexico. The post The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

AUGUST 2, 2019

Creating encaustic cement-based tiles since 1990, they have produced copious amounts of flooring and wall coverings and also offer a restoration service. In order to create tiles that have been lost to time, they take an original sample tile which is cleaned to fully reveal its intricacies. Karoistanbul Restoration.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Love Tiles For a self-proclaimed tile addict, this wonderful tour proved to be a complete pleasure and privilege. But this tour was about much more than tiles. Location: Pavigres.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Love Tiles For a self-proclaimed tile addict, this wonderful tour proved to be a complete pleasure and privilege. But this tour was about much more than tiles. Location: Pavigres.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 9, 2023

When I was 5, he opened a small floor covering store in Manchester. He was colorblind, so I would sort the tile because he couldn’t tell the colors. So my first exposure to flooring began at a young age. ” There was the Western Floor Covering Association, but that wasn’t covering the country. I call it a no filter.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. The centerpiece of any Thanksgiving dinner is a stuffed turkey. If turkeys not your thing, a capon makes a perfect stand in. When youre buying a turkey, allow a pound for every person youre feeding. Find a fresh or frozen turkey that has one ingredient, a turkey.

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Tile Talk

MAY 20, 2014

Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design. Dating back to as early as the 7th century the Islamic Arts have influenced an array of cultures and societies, such as the notable geometric designs in their tile work. These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Coverings, North Americas premiere trade event for the tile and stone industries, is looking for entries in their Installation and Design Awards. This is a terrific opportunity to show off your work to the rest of the industry and to prove that tile and stone arent the sole province of the Europeans. flooring. (30). Tile Style.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2021

ceramic tile market due to the COVID-19 health crisis, 2021 is off to an excellent start, according to the Tile Council of North America (TCNA). Tile Consumption Overview. ceramic tile consumption was up 17.8% tile shipments, imports, exports and total consumption in thousands of square feet. Anderson, S.C.—While

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression. The impact of Persian tiles occupies a prominent place in the history of Islamic art. According to the Iran Chamber Society , “The history of Iranian tile dates back to the prehistoric period. They include stone carving, brick work, stucco and tile panels.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

ceramic tile consumption rose 15.3% by volume in the third quarter 2021 year to date, compared to the same timeframe in 2020, according to the Ceramic Tile Market Update released by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA). Tile Consumption Overview: The following table shows U.S. Anderson, S.C—U.S. Imports: The U.S.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. Production tile as art by Apavisa. Tiles of Spain. sustainability. (79). foolishness. (78). bath fixtures. (67). furniture. (56). lighting. (53). cabinetry. (49). color scheme. (47). Blog Off. (43).

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. Production tile as art by Apavisa. Tiles of Spain. sustainability. (79). foolishness. (78). bath fixtures. (67). furniture. (56). lighting. (53). cabinetry. (49). color scheme. (47). Blog Off. (43).

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. Production tile as art by Apavisa. Tiles of Spain. sustainability. (79). foolishness. (78). bath fixtures. (67). furniture. (56). lighting. (53). cabinetry. (49). color scheme. (47). Blog Off. (43).

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Decorator on Demand

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

My mom always slow-cooks the turkey over night. You thaw and clean the turkey. We did 19 hours for a 20lb turkey. carpet tiles. (1). cement tiles. (1). floor molding. (1). flooring tiles. (1). glass tile. (3). glass tile rugs. (1). Granada Tiles. (1). hardwood floors. (1).

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. Will flooring wind up in the black this year? My brother enjoys the countertop side more; I enjoy the flooring side much more. This will be difficult.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. Production tile as art by Apavisa. Tiles of Spain. sustainability. (79). foolishness. (78). bath fixtures. (67). furniture. (56). lighting. (53). cabinetry. (49). color scheme. (47). Blog Off. (43).

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Endless thanks to Chris Abbate, Novita Public Relations and Tile of Italy for making it possible for me to meet and talk with some people whose work Ive long admired. flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. Production tile as art by Apavisa.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 26, 2013

When Sylvie Atanasio joined Country Floors about a year ago, she made no small plans. The attraction of coming to Country Floors was back in the day, it was number one,” she says. “It It was the Versace of tile.”. I called it ‘ready-made custom tile.’”. I don’t know what the creative philosophy of Country Floors is.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. Flooring volume in 2021 was also in the black, registering 3.1%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2022

By Reginald Tucker—T he well-documented supply chain disruptions originally caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic—now further exacerbated by inflation , runaway energy prices and other major global events—have impacted virtually every level of the flooring industry. Then there is what has occurred with the COVID-19 situation.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to their son, Raj Shah, president, it’s in the company’s DNA to continuously find ways to engineer methodologies in logistics, product innovation and merchandising and marketing strategies to make flooring and countertops more affordable and accessible to the consumer without sacrificing manufacturer or retailer profitability.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Each tower takes up a single square meter of floor space and they rotate to allow easy access to their contents. The appliance tower has electric, waste and water lines that run up into it through the floor. Power and water run into the island from the floor and are hidden by the chrome leg under the sink. (84). flooring. (30).

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Dropping it will destroy whatever it lands on, be that a floor or the feet of the people carrying the stone. But in the northeast, kitchen designers are still pushing miles of tile, corbels, distressing and glazing in an attempt to recreate their idea of Tuscany. Open upper shelves, tile, and pot racks. flooring. (30).

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1). Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Roasting a turkey; a Blog Off post. Production tile as art by Apavisa. Tiles of Spain. sustainability. (79). foolishness. (78). bath fixtures. (67). furniture. (56). lighting. (53). cabinetry. (49). color scheme. (47). Blog Off. (43).

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