Where to begin? Although there were a series of complete experiences that will linger in my mind, I am going to limit myself to just a couple. After our first factory visit today, we took a side trip to the country villa of Paolo and Lorella, a couple who has represented tile to us for [...]
Archives for September, 2007
Early Morning Adventure in Paris
What an adventure this morning. We arrived to Paris’ sprawling airport–Charles de Gaulle–with little more than an hour to make it through customs and to race from terminal A to terminal D. Our group scurried through a labyrinth of officials and airport personnel to get to our gate, and as we passed by one of [...]
Where do we find all this great tile?
Next week, Jill, Susan, Tom and I will be traveling to Italy to attend Cersaie–the annual ceramic tile show in Bologna, Italy. Cersaie is to the tile industry what Cannes is to the film industry. All of the major manufacturers are there, all of the major distributors are there, and everyone is in a festive [...]
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