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“Come into a world whose strength is its simplicity.” This has been the motto of Castelvetro, a ceramic and porcelain tile manufacturer located in Solignano di Castelvetro Italy. Since 1971, Castelvetro’s focus has been on aesthetic design and excellent customer service. Studios Natural is the newest line to join the Statements showroom and is available [...]

A new Italian name will be added to the Statements showroom. No we did not hire another Italian, instead we are bringing in a fabulous new stone. IL Casone is a sandstone product quarried and fabricated in Firenzuloa Italy, the only area which this particular type of stone with a long historical tradition is excavated. [...]

To follow up and expand on my first article, “Introducing, Natural Stone!”, this article will focus on the care and maintenance of natural stone–something which puts unecessary fear into the minds of many homeowners who value the beauty of natural stone but do not want to A) ruin it and B) spend long hours caring for it. For all of you [...]

When, “Richard you have a phone call on 114,” is paged over the intercom here at Statements, most of us think it is for Richard from Status, but actually it is the newest addition to our family, Richard Sariraksa. Richard has joined Statements as our Vice President of Finance. He comes to us from a [...]

Surface is a customer service-oriented design studio located in Portland, Oregon. In business for four years, they offer many types of floor and wall coverings: carpet, wood, tile & stone and laminate. I spoke to Kara Bertolucci, their lead designer (and Britt’s mom) for this interview. Originally set up as a space for builders to [...]

We should all get into a new habit of putting our food scraps and compostables into the bin under the sink in the break kitchen. Composting is very easy to do at home too! It can be as simple as keeping your scraps from fruits, veggies and coffee grounds in a container in the kitchen. You [...]

Coverings Tile & Stone tradeshow: April 29-May 2, Orlando, FL www.coverings.com HD Expo Hospitality Design tradeshow: May 15-17, Las Vegas, NV  &  Sept 17-18 Miami, FL www.hdexpo.com NeoCon Contract Interiors show: June 9-11, Chicago, IL http://merchandisemart.com/neocon/

As we all know, 2008′ is the “Year of Wellness ” here at Statements. Coinciding with this, a Ju-Jitsu class was started last fall, and is held in the warehouse on Sunday mornings from 9-11 AM. Ju-Jitsu, literally translated as “Art of Softness” is a traditional Japanese martial art consisting primarily of grappling. The instructor [...]

In 2003 a young college student from Tacoma who worked at Abbey Carpet got accepted to the University of Washington in their geography department. After picking up tile from Statements for many years he decided he wanted to work here and asked Tony if they were hiring. Tony was hiring part time and that is [...]

In an effort to be more ‘green’, more sustainable and to reduce our footprint as a company, we are not only recycling here at Statements, we are now composting. Now you can put all food scraps, coffee and coffee filters, paper plates, paper towels (which have been used in the kitchen) napkins, pizza delivery boxes, [...]