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Choosing the right type of grout

Technical Focus: The Right Grout in the Right Place?

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Will White
October 13, 2020
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Filing a Construction Complaint is the last thing anyone involved wants to think about after completion of — or worse yet — during the project. As with all trade work, expectations and performance in workmanship and materials can be challenging and have different meanings for the different stakeholders of each job.
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Technical Focus: Uncoupling Membranes for Electric Floor Heating Installations Under Tile

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Julia Billen
October 13, 2020
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Dating back to the days of the Roman hypocausts, tile has always been the most commonly heated floor covering because of how inherently chilly tile floors can be and the room types where tile is often used (kitchens and bathrooms).
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Tile artist, Katia McGuirk

Installation Case Study: Bringing the Outside In

Pennsylvania-based tile artist, Katia McGuirk, was enlisted to create a one-of-a-kind mosaic design for a friend’s riverside home, which was inspired by the surrounding landscape
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Heather Fiore
October 12, 2020
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Katia McGuirk is one of 15 children. When she was 12 years old, she found her love for clay, when her mother enlisted her in a sculpting class. From there, she went on to study ceramics at Rhode Island School of Design, after which she began making tiles and renovating houses in Newport, RI.
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High-Class Mosaics

Brooklyn-based interior designer-turned-tile artist, Allison Eden, has been crafting custom mosaic tile designs for the last 27 years, including a larger-than-life high heel display, which was recently placed in Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan
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Heather Fiore
October 9, 2020
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In the early 1990s, Allison Eden was attending the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), majoring in fashion, when she discovered her true love for interior design.
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A Striking Entry

For the entryway and lobby in The Rodney, an upscale apartment building in downtown Portland, OR, a custom mosaic was created using Italian ceramic tiles
October 9, 2020
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The Pearl District is an area of downtown Portland, OR, formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards, which is now known for its shopping, art galleries and upscale businesses and residences.
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Installation Case Study: A Bronx Mural Tale

A mosaic mural entitled, “We Are The Bronx,” was created for Public School #46 in Bronx, NY, which highlights local plants, animals and insects
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Heather Fiore
October 9, 2020
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Public School #46, otherwise known as The Edgar Allan Poe Literacy Development School, is located in Bronx, NY.
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Contractor Spotlight: Jonathan Stanton

October 8, 2020
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In this edition, we sat down with Jonathan Stanton, owner of Jonathan Stanton Tile, Inc. in Louisville, KY.


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El Equipo Creativo Helps Design Kimpton Vividora Hotel in Barcelona

October 5, 2020
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Kimpton Hotels are unique boutique hotels, with no uniform brand design, offering genuine and local experiences. Kimpton Hotels like to describe themselves as a brand that “offers luxury without the attitude,” with locally loved restaurants and bars and a very personal style.
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JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa Features Casalgrande Padana

Creative floors made with porcelain stoneware tiles that look like weaved rugs are the distinctive feature of this luxurious Hotel
September 11, 2020
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From the masterplan to the recovery of existing buildings, the intervention on the JW Marriot Venice Resort & Spa by Matteo Thun & Partners + Luca Colombo was constantly inspired by a holistic vision and considered as a harmonious whole, paying attention to every single detail.


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Technical Focus: A Supplemental Test Method for Crack Isolation Simulation

Chuck Fifelski
September 9, 2020
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Waterproofing and crack isolation membranes are widely used in the tile industry as part of substrate preparation prior to the installation of ceramic tiles or similar rigid materials. Membranes that deliver crack isolation performance are intended to maintain their integrity during movement of the substrate and thus prevent tile cracking.


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