Visual, Insightful, Trusted Resource
Recent Floor Focus Magazine feature articles in chronological order with a 60 day delay. Use the search bar at the top to find specific articles or content. To subscribe or order back issues online, use the Subscribe link under the Floor Focus tab in the menu bar. Contact us if you need information on reprints.
Kris Kirchner, owner of K2J, Inc., an Atlanta based design firm, describes its Tanner Medical Center project in Carrollton, Georgia, and flooring's role in the emergency department addition and operating room renovation.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews David Meberg, president and CEO of Consolidated Carpet, one of the industry's largest contract dealers, with topics ranging from the state of business in the New York area to installation certification and going green.
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Flooring America & FA Design Build, a retailer with three locations in Virginia and Maryland whose secret to success includes a set of strategies for significantly increasing average sales.
Editor Darius Helm discusses the importance of the education programs offered at Surfaces, as well as the growing importance of design.
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Jessica chevalier review new product offerings from firms not participating in the Surfaces show, featuring Shaw and Mohawk, and also including Karndean, Mirage and Marazzi.
Editor Darius Helm reports on the carpet backing business, covering everything from raw material pricing and backing innovations to indepth reports on all the producers, from the mills to the independent manufacturers of backings and backing materials.
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a close look at the retail sector of the commercial market through interviews with a range of commercial interior designers, covering the role of retail design, trends in the flooring types and clients' priorities.
Contributing editor Santo Torcivia of Market Insights LLC offers analysis, statistics and near-term forecasts of the domestic housing market, flooring channels and product categories.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses a range of topics, including Mohawk's Marazzi acquisition, ultra-soft carpets, whether or not consumers are focusing on value-priced products, and Hurricane Sandy's silver lining.
Brenda Smith, a senior associate at Perkins+Will, describes how the surrounding environment helped inform the aesthetic of a new healthcare facility in Newnan, Georgia and how flooring was incorporated into the design.