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Editor Jennifer Bardoner pens the introduction to this year’s awards, including notes on the grand prize winner, followed by photo essays and jury quotes for all the winners, and a sidebar on the judging panel.
Editor Darius Helm hosts a panel of experts, including Redi Carpet’s Brian Caress, Priority Floors’ Kimberly Rooney, Matt Routzon from Guy’s Floor Service and Rob Walker from ProFloors, covering key challenges and trends.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reviews the annual wood flooring expo, held this year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, covering labor issues and wood trends, as well as new products from the top firms, including AHF, Mannington, Mullican, Somerset, Mirage and more.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the annual ceramic tile expo, held this year in Orlando, Florida, with updates on key producers, including Florim, MSI, Portobello, Landmark, Florida Tile, Crossville, Atlas Concorde, Dal-Tile brands and many more.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the debt ceiling issue and also reports on Starnet’s spring meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, the annual meeting of CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort) in Orlando, Florida and Schönox’s Porsche track experience.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Michael Ford about what drew him to architecture, his mentors, the Hip Hop Architecture Camp, his partnerships with Gensler and Autodesk, and the core message in his NeoCon keynote with Lupe Fiasco.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Columbia, Maryland’s Vertical Connection, which started out selling blinds in the ’70s before getting into flooring in the mid ’80s. The firm still sells blinds, but the bulk of its sales come from flooring now.
Tile expert Ryan Fasan discusses sustainability, advances in ceramic solutions and applications, and four “mega trends,” illustrated with photography: Biophilia, Organic, Adaptive Uses and Contingencies, and History.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen discusses some of the perils of branding through notable challenges and miscalculations, from New Coke to Bud Light, and offers a primer for recovering from missteps.
Contributing editor Irene Williams takes a close look at generative AI (like ChatGPT), and weighs in on why these programs are important, how they can help running a business and potential challenges and pitfalls.