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Brian Waite, an interior designer at St. Louis based Arcturis, describes the challenges of designing for multi-purpose space, including a room with telescoping seating, at the Laclede Group, a public utility holding company.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Mark Clayton, president and CEO of Phenix/Looptex, covering brand strategies, the firm's nylon and PET programs, ultra-soft fiber developments, and competition with older, more established mills.
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Contract Furnishings Mart,a Pacific Northwest based to-the-trade operation with a knowledge-based approach of building relationships with designers and installers.
Contributing editor Frank Hurd talks with two retailers about the state of their carpet business, and what their customers are looking for.
Contributor Josh McGinnis, a marketing specialist, discusses the importance of hiring the right salespeople. McGinnis offers insights into how to analyze existing salespeople, along with guidelines to help in hiring the best candidates.
Floor Focus profiles this year's winning projects of the fourth annual Vision Awards. The article includes photo essays of the winning project (designed by Gensler–San Francisco) and the category winners, and images of the honorable mention projects.
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the state of the ceramic tile industry, including trends in formats and visuals, progress in sustainability, the challenges facing Spain's ceramic tile industry, and highlights from leading producers.
Editor Darius Helm takes a look at the area rug business, including struggles for share between brick and mortar retailers, big boxes and the Internet. In addition, the article features profiles of several distinct area rug producers.
Editor Darius Helm discusses the opportunities afforded by maintenance programs for commercial contractors, including profiles of two firms with well established maintenance programs: RD Weis and ReSource Flooring & Maintenance.
Editor Jessica Chevalier talks with retailers about how they went about selecting software programs, the challenges and benefits of adopting these programs, and other software developments retailers would like to see.