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Floor Focus' annual Vision Design Award winners, including grand prize winner Champalimaud, are celebrated with photography, project descriptions, and jury quotes. All the winners are showcased, along with the honorable mentions.
Executive Editor Darius Helm takes a comprehensive look at hardwood design, and also offers updates on producers like Armstrong, Shaw, Mohawk, Mannington, Somerset, Mullican, Mirage, Lauzon, Mercier, Kährs, Johnson, US Floors, DuChateau and Hallmark.
April 2015—Sr editor Calista Sprague reports on what designers are looking for in area rugs, from rugs as art to rugs as integrated floor finishes, as well as what sort of fibers and constructions are in demand, and how carpet can be used for rug motifs.
April 2015—Sr editor Calista Sprague writes about digital technologies and the new consumers, as well as how these technologies have led to developments in retail models and evolutions in website design & sections on social media and going mobile.
April 2015—Anne Demers, a tile specialist, reports on the Revestir flooring show, held annually in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a focus on the leading trends and the standout products from leading ceramic tile producers.
April 2015—Publisher Kemp Harr weighs in on slow winter residential activity, the impact of currency fluctuations and reputation building at Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, as well as a report on the FCIF gala held in New York City.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Don Finkell, formerly of Anderson and Shaw, on his new hardwood operation, his business philosophy, the state of the industry and his case for sourcing hardwood from the U.S.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Carpetland USA, Langan Group, a retailer with operations in Iowa and Illinois, reporting on the building of the business, focus on investment and showroom design that caters to the firm's target customer.
Contributing editor Sam Allman delves into issues surrounding how relationships can guide success and how interdependence is better than independence, and he weighs in on how to determine who to build relationships with.
April 2015—Contributing editor Dave Stafford assembles a collection of key contractor problems, from complaints and lawsuits to GC issues and challenges on government jobs, accompanied by comprehensive strategies for resolving the issues.