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Senior editor Calista Sprague reports on the state of the higher education and K-12 segments, examining use of different types of flooring, activity in the market and trends in both sections, including a couple of case studies.
Publisher Kemp Harr reports on flooring group meetings, including the NFA's meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, and Starnet's annual meeting, held in Florida this year. The column also features a report on Coverings, held in Chicago this year.
Carmel Rodriguez, an interior designer with OKB Architects, describes its design of Milstein Adelman's new offices in Century City, California, including how carpet from Bentley, Interface and Shaw helped define a West Coast aesthetic.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles SP Floors & Design Center, a flooring retailer near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2009 by Stacey Pape, starting off operating out of her basement. Last year, sales topped $5 million.
Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses the role that empathy plays in connecting, engaging and building relationships, and highlights nine key benefits to connecting with clients by asking the right questions.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford lays out the pros and cons of labor-only jobs, including limiting financial risk, balancing lower revenues against higher margins, getting paid and defining job terms, and much more.
Floor Focus' annual Vision Design Award winners, including grand prize winner Rottet Studio, are celebrated with photography, project descriptions and jury quotes—along with bios of the judges: Shashi Caan, Margo Jones and Cameron Wilson.
Executive editor Darius Helm reports on the hardwood flooring market, including the challenges of private label programs and wood-look LVT and ceramic tile, along with updates from Armstrong, Shaw, Mohawk, Mannington, Mirage, Lauzon and many more.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses Dixie's move of its corporate and residential operations to its new upscale location on top of Hamilton Ridge in Dalton, Georgia, including images of its architecture and interior design.
Senior editor Calista Sprague writes about Masland's 150th anniversary, with a look back through text, timeline and images at the history of the prestigious firm and the family that ran and guided it, including founder Charles Henry Masland, Sr.