Cersaie: The Global Tile Show
Editor Darius Helm reports on Cersaie, the annual ceramic tile show held in Bologna, Italy. The report includes a section on trends, as well as highlights from some of the leading producers.
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Strategic Exchange - November 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses growth in luxury vinyl tile, reports on the National Floorcovering Alliance's fall meeting, gives his take on the second generation SmartStrand challenge and talks about residential design.
Designer Forum - November 2010
Michael Lutz, a design team director at VeenendaalCave, reports on flooring's role in the design of AECOM's Atlanta offices, including its use of floorcoverings from Tandus, Marazzi, EcoSurfaces and Chilewich.
Best Practices - November 2010
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Crest Wholesale Carpet & Flooring, an independent flooring retailer based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Tile Files - November 2010
Ceramic tile expert Ryan Fasan discusses strategies for stocking inventory that drive sales and offers insights on focusing sales teams and navigating the selling process.
The Top 250 Design Survey - October 2010
Editor Darius Helm reports on the results of this year's designer survey, covering everything from markets, projects problems and priorities to environmental issues and designers' favorite carpet and hard surface manufacturers.
Hardwood Update 2010 - October 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a close look at the hardwood industry, including a statistical overview, a look at trends, and highlights from the big hardwood players.
Specifying Concrete - October 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier uses a case study of a travel agency installation to distill a set of critical and essential issues unique to polished concrete installations.
Strategic Exchange - October 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr looks at a range of issues, including the difficulties people are having getting credit, the dissolution of Wilsonart and Creston Carpet Mills, and California's consumer fee for carpet diversion.
Designer Forum - October 2010
Margaret McDonald, principal at Arcturis, discusses how her architecture and design firm approached the task of creating The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, Missouri.