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Design Ovations - January 2012

Design Ovations - January 2012

Architect and interior designer Nancy Thiel offers up her favorite new flooring products, including porcelain tiles both metallic looks and natural looks as well as ABC Carpet & Home's Color Reform line of traditional rugs in eye-popping colors.

Digital Evolution - January 2012

Digital Evolution - January 2012

Jay Flynn discusses the significance of social media tools to the flooring industry and how best to approach getting involved in Facebook, Twitter, and other social media to boost brand identity and sales.

Contract Dealer Survey - December 2011

Contract Dealer Survey - December 2011

Editor Darius Helm analyzes the results of this year's contract dealer survey, covering the challenges of working in the market, favorite carpet and hard surface manufacturers, product trends, and the inexorable rise of carpet tile.

Rug Market Update - December 2011

Rug Market Update - December 2011

Editor Jessica Chevalier talks to the biggest rug manufacturers in the U.S. market about markets, channels, fibers and design trends, and she also takes a look at what these manufacturers are doing to maintain their share of the market.

Surfaces Preview - December 2011

Surfaces Preview - December 2011

Editor and art director Anne Harr offers an image-heavy preview of new products coming to Surfaces 2012, covering all flooring and supply categories.

Redi Carpet Celebrates 30 Years

Redi Carpet Celebrates 30 Years

Editor Brian Hamilton reports on Redi Carpet's 30th anniversary. Over the last few years, Redi Carpet, a flooring retailer headquartered in Stafford, Texas, has completed a string of acquisitions, including Seagull Floors and Solar Contract.

Strategic Exchange - December 2011

Strategic Exchange - December 2011

Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the truth about allergens in broadloom and looks at the implications behind carpet tile passing broadloom in this year's contract dealer survey, and he also reports on the Carpet and Rug Institute's annual meeting.

Designer Forum - December 2011

Designer Forum - December 2011

TRO Jung/Brannen's Alison Faecher writes about the considerations behind specifying flooring in hospital lobby renovations at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, including its role in wayfinding and the importance of maintenance.