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BDNY 2019 – Trends & Tile at Boutique Design New York

Architectural Ceramics

Joey and David hard at work grouting the tile panels for the BDNY booth. We worked hard, especially Joey and David who did last-minute grouting. Porcelain slabs! It’s breath of design can pop a wall, table top, or countertop. Booth prep! Our meeting area was a hit this year. It had a great payoff. What’s not to love?

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Dawning Diversification

Diary of a Tile Addict

Gauged ceramic panels, sintered stone surfaces – call them what you will – these new continuous-pressed porcelain behemoths are a great opportunity … and a serious challenge. Note the coloured grout lines. Supreme Wide 20 in Noir Lauren design by Flaviker. Hyper Slim Pack Grey by Flaviker.

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Wetrooms and Colour Combinations

Diary of a Tile Addict

From 30th April to 2nd May 2019, buyers will be presented at ExCel, London with a powerful line up of ceramic, porcelain, conglomerate, ultra-compact, and natural stone surface solutions, making this a must-visit event for retailers, distributors, contractors, and specifiers alike. and wall coverings (in 200×600 and 350x1000mm ret.)

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A Guide for Choosing Your Kitchen Wall Tiles

The London Tile Co.

Plus, with new styles and digital effects, you can have natural stone effect and wood effect as tiles – with none of the maintenance those floor coverings usually require! Kitchen wall tiles – the main event and wall covering that can add huge swathes of character to your room. What types of kitchen tiles are there?

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Experts Speak about Large Format Tile Installation Success

CUSTOM Insights Blog

With plank tiles in particular, we see doming when the porcelain bows with heat, so a one-third offset in a running bond pattern and use of an edge-leveling system are good practices. Of course, the larger the tile, the smaller the desired grout joints from a design perspective. Josh Castelli: It''s here to stay!

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

. • Apavisa (Booth 2519) is heading to Coverings with Archconcept, a new collection of patterns in stone, metal and cement finishings that are inspired by the latest manufacturing technology and trends in architecture. This revolutionary range of porcelain is well suited for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Natural Stone: Opportunity knocks as consumers hunker down

Floor Covering News

Related to the issue of aesthetics, competition from adjacent categories like porcelain and ceramic tile and even from that of LVT also remain a challenge for the category. The misconception that visually imitative porcelains can replace the variety and appeal of natural stone has duped many a client,” Artistic Tile’s Marcus said.