October 1, 2009—Michael Johnson, a professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, talks to Kemp Harr at the Cersaie international tile show about the ways he uses flooring in his design projects. Find out why he prefers to use solid black or solid white tiles throughout an entire house as a way to show off the furnishings of a home rather than the floor.
September 30, 2009—Angelo Carusi of Atlanta architecture and design firm Cooper Carry, in an interview at the international Cersaie tile show in Bologna, Italy, tells Kemp Harr about how his firm is adapting to a difficult commercial environment, and exactly what he's looking for in porcelain tile for his projects, many of which are governmental and other institutional work. He also discusses how his firm is preparing for the future with a growing interest in sustainable design.
September 29, 2009—Jeff Meadows, Executive VP of Beaulieu Residential, and Kemp Harr discuss Beaulieu's new collaboration with Armstrong World Industries. In this new relationship, Beaulieu of America will manufacture, sell and service Armstrong branded carpet in a bundled program with Armstrong. Listen to the interview to hear more information about how this program came about and other details.
September 25, 2009—Kaye Gosline, Director of Design with Milliken Contract, was kind enough to call and give us a live report from the IIDEX designer show in Toronto Canada. Listen to the interview to hear about the traffic, design and sustainability trends at this NeoCon type show in Canada and about Milliken's new Paste Up collection.
September 24, 2009—Franco Rossi, President of Aquafil USA, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind English private equity firm Hutton Collins' recent investment of $66 million in Aquafil. Listen to the interview to hear more about this and about the commercial trend toward the use of more solution dyed BCF nylon.
September 23, 2009—Chris Abbate with Novita Communications, publicist for Cersaie, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of next week's Cersaie Tile Show in Bologna, Italy. Listen to the interview to hear more about the largest Tile show in the world and its influence on the design community.
September 18, 2009—Sam Burger, VP of Sales with Lexmark, and Kemp Harr discuss the HD Boutique show held in Miami this week. Listen to the interview to hear specifics about this hospitality show, design trends in hotel rooms, and more about Lexmark Carpet Mill's fit in this market.
September 17, 2009—Xavier Steyaert, CEO of IVC USA, and Kemp Harr discuss IVC's decision to invest $70 million on a new manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear more about this decision and IVC's strategic plans for the future.
September 16, 2009—Wanda Ellis, Executive Director of American Floorcovering Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of next week's FloorTek Show in Dalton, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear about the opening session featuring Dan Frierson, Alasdair Carmichael and Thomas Rennie and more details about the exhibitors, show hours, and Awards dinner.
September 14, 2009—Rick Ramirez, VP of Sustainability for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss the company's recently published sustainability report, which shows Shaw's performance against its goals in key metric areas the company is tracking. Listen to the interview to hear more.