After more than one decade in the making, the state-of-the-art Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, CA, recently opened. The 521,000-square-foot building was designed to depict California’s diverse ecosystem and natural beauty, with each floor representing a native eco-region.

Capri from Cancos Tile is a gorgeous marble-inspired porcelain tile collection, which has very unique offerings. Applicable on both floors and walls, the collection is available in three colors and four standard sizes. Capri also offers decorative items, including torellos and pencils.

Created by noted interior designer, Michael Berman, the Studio Moderne Stone extension from Walker Zanger features four new profiles in 10 trendsetting variations. The new designs further develop the collection’s homage to the spirit of American modernism.

Vitromex USA is pleased to introduce Volkan, a modern, slate-inspired porcelain tile that bears its name due to layers and textures mimicking that of volcanic ash. Turkish for “volcano,” Volkan serves as a reminder of the natural earthen beauty present in our environment.

The first and only gauged porcelain 120- x 60-inch panels produced in the U.S. not only guarantee shorter delivery times, overall increased logistic efficiency and much greater product sustainability, but they are also beautiful.

A fashionable collection that favors movement and vibrancy delivered through an intricate weave of trapezoid-shaped tiles, the Construkt collection from Nemo Tile asserts an aesthetic that is both playful and sophisticated.

The Merola Tile Stella Day 9 3/4- x 9 3/4-inch porcelain floor and wall tile offers a modern twist to classic Old World, European elegance. In bluish-gray and chalky white tones, this unique patterned tile features a star constructed of geometric shapes at its center.

Combining the vintage look of terrazzo with the patterns of encaustic tile, D_Segni Terrazzo™ from Marazzi offers design opportunities that can be molded to fit unique spaces. Four solid colors and four patterns in a retro 8- x 8-inch size round out this groundbreaking collection.