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Our next door neighbors, Caffe Umbria, will be hosting the wonderful and talented Teatro ZinZanni from 6:30 to 8:30 tomorrow night for First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. Join us for the fun on April Fool’s Day–no joke!

With its clean shape and amazingly versatile color palette, Futura by FAP is destined to be modern’s new classic.  Meet our new favorite series. Keep it simple. Please visit our showroom for details.

The winner of the annual Pritzker Prize for architecture was announced this week. SANAA, a Japanese firm known for buildings that draw external elements into the built environment, received the prize this year. I first heard of SANAA when the New Museum opened in New York. If there is a tie that binds their buildings, [...]

Jen Renzi is a New York-based freelance writer and a former editor at House & Garden (RIP) and Interior Design magazines. Her work has appeared in The New York Times: T Style Magazine and Sunday magazine, CondeNast Traveler, Surface, and Wallpaper magazines, among other publications. Q. The Art of Tile, your illustrated full-color book of more [...]

A beautiful home in the Barbee Mill waterfront development in Renton, Washington. Built by Conner Homes with tile done by Riverside Interiors. The kitchen backsplash features the London Grey Micene Mosaic. The bathroom sink backsplash is Amour Metal 1×1 Mosaic over a stunning granite countertop. The fireplace in the sitting room off the kitchen extends [...]

Jordan Iverson is a custom and spec home builder in Eugene, Oregon who creates tasteful and well-crafted residences. He recently shared with me his portfolio, which includes a lot of nice tile work. Jordan’s use of ledger stone for interior backsplashes, accent walls, and fireplaces is a beautiful example of bringing the outside in–a perfect [...]

Do you have your tickets for Vegas yet? HD Expo will be held at the Sands Convention Center next month–a can’t miss event for commercial designers and architects.

If you’ve followed our posts for any time, youv’e probably picked up that we are Italophiles–we have an appreciation for Italian art, food, design, and architecture. And MAXXI, the new museum of art and architecture in Rome, only serves to confirm our affection. For more of the interior architecture, watch this video.

From Elle Decor comes this classic, one of their 13 beautiful ideas for white kitchens. For the walls, we suggest Sculptur, a Calacatta-inspired ceramic tile that gives you the look of marble with the ease of maintenance of a glossy ceramic. And for the Ebony floors? How about Abisko in the Ebano color?

So we updated our blog to be a bit simpler, to show off the images better, and to make reading a little easier. What do you think? Post your thoughts in comments and let us (and the world!) know.