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Nov. 2014—Features editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Picketfence Design, a builder and retailer operation with two locations in California. The firm started off exclusively focusing on the builder side, and started its retail operation in 2010.
Nov. 2014—Claudio Caselli, VP of research and development for Dal-Tile Corporation, discusses digital inkjet technology, from early technological developments to production efficiencies to the opportunities for design offered by inkjet technology.
Nov. 2014—Contributing editor Sam Allman recounts his epiphany when he was young and working with his father about the impact of selling flooring, and he discusses the importance of finding meaning in one's work and offers useful tips to get there.
November 2014—Tina Syring, an interior design consultant in Dallas, Texas, describes her favorite flooring material, woven vinyl flooring, with images from both Bolon and Chilewich.
Oct 2014—Executive editor Darius Helm analyzes the results from this year's survey of top A&D firms, including trends, growth categories, budgets, markets, top problems and rankings for the A&D community's favorite flooring manufacturers.
Oct 2014—Features editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the state of the hardwood flooring industry, with a focus on engineered hardwood and updates from mills, including Mannington, Armstrong, Mullican, Shaw, Mirage, Mohawk, Somerset and more.
Oct 2014—Contributing editor Ruth Simon McRae examines the healthcare market and reports on how the Affordable Care Act is impacting the market, from new construction to cost reduction strategies, design and trends in flooring.
Oct 2014—Publisher Kemp Harr interviews two leading designers—Shashi Caan of The Collective US/UK and Ken Wilson of Perkins+Will—about the development and continuing evolution of the open plan office, as well as what's coming next.
Oct 2014—Publisher Kemp Harr looks at economic forecasts for the end of year and 2015, and he weighs in on the installation labor issue, including a strategy that also addresses channel conflict, and comments on the IFI Design Policy Statement.
Oct 2014—Jessica Maples from Hickok Cole Architects writes about her firm's design of NPR's Washington, D.C. headquarters, including the use of poured terrazo, end-grain wood flooring by Kaswell, and carpet from Bentley Mills and Shaw Contract.