Design Ovations: Rachel Moriarty - Nov 2018
Rachel Moriarty, a home style expert and co-host of the Design+Style podcast, talks about glass moasaics from Elegant Mosaics, natural looks from Rock Bottom Tile & Stone and grout colors from Laticrete.
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The Top 250 Design Survey: Architects and designers discuss the flooring business - Oct 2018
Editor Darius Helm analyzes the results of the annual designer survey, including favorite flooring producers by category, key trends, challenges to business, hot products, wish lists, sector updates and much more.
Hardwood: Flooring contractor perspective - Oct 2018
Editor Jessica Chevalier looks at hardwood flooring in the builder sector, with statistics by Market Insights LLC. The report includes a guide to flooring performance requirements, key innovations, and the builder channel process.
Focus on Healthcare Design: Following the pathways of evidence-based design - Oct 2018
Contributing editor Ruth Simon McRae tracks the developments in healthcare design through a handful of case studies, with insights from design teams from HGA, Hoefer Wysocki, Karen Muraoka Design, Workplace Solutions and HDR.
Consolidated Carpet: 75th anniversary - Oct 2018
Editor Beth Miller reports on one of the leading contract dealers in the New York Tri-State area, including a look back at the history of the firm, keys to success, changes in the last five years, and where the firm is headed next.
Floorcovering Distribution Update: Changes in the business - Oct 2018
A panel of distributors-Torrey Jaeckle of Jaeckle Distributors, Bob Wagner of Fishman, Leah Ledoux of NRF Distributors and Jon Youngberg of Tom Duffy Company-weigh in on challenges to the business, new strategies, diversification and more.
Strategic Exchange: The third round of Chinese tariffs include flooring - Oct 2018
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the 10% tariffs, imports from China and other importing nations by flooring category, the different implications between a 10% and 25% tariff, and the threat of inflation.
Designer Forum: Assembly Design Studio transforms an old bank into an eatery - Oct 2018
Editor Darius Helm analyzes the results of the annual designer survey, including favorite flooring producers by category, key trends, challenges to business, hot products, wish lists, sector updates and much more.
Best Practices: Passion and hard work have fueled Kerns Carpet One for 80+ years - Oct 2018
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Kerns Carpet One Floor & Home, a Wisconsin-based retailer that is third-generation family owned. Kerns, launched in 1935, is also one of the 13 founding members of Carpet One.
Tile Files: Responding to the labor shortage issue - Oct 2018
Scott Carothers, director of certification and training at the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, discusses tile’s unique installation process, as well as apprenticeships, trade schools, state programs and what’s ahead in terms of the labor shortage.