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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

Since we’re on the heels of our March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups blog, let’s round out a list in the same main tile types: porcelain, ceramic, glass and natural stone. Natural Stone: A variation on the penny round theme, the Effervescence Collection plays with multiple sizes of circles.

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Modern Marble Design Pioneers

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The word ‘marble’ is derived from the Greek word for ‘shining stone’, aptly describing this masonry dream, which was highly regarded and often used by master painter and sculptor, Michaelangelo. He favoured Carrara marble due to its beauty, white gleam, beautiful reflection qualities and stunning malleability.

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Chapter Leaders Gather at StonExpo

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Leaders from the MIA New York Metro Chapter and the MIA Toronto Chapters met on January 20th at StonExpo West/ Marmomacc Americas to discuss the MIA Chapters program and its evolution during the first two years of existence. Work with local suppliers to build a distribution network that includes local stone professionals.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Whats Uba Tuba in Florida is called Labrador in New York. Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. You cannot order a natural stone counter out of a catalog and you have to pick the slabs your counters will be made from in person.

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