Here is a short preview of the new introductions from Arizona Tile. From Subway Tiles to Calacatta Marble (in a porcelain) to commercial grade wood-look porcelain tiles, Arizona Tile has put together a great collection for 2010.
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Are you working on a remodel and your budget’s a little tighter than expected? Maybe you’re finishing up a basement or mudroom, and you want a high quality item but not a high price? Or maybe you have a client who just needs a few decorative pieces to complement a field tile?
Statements has a collection of promotion items that are budget conscious but still the highest quality ceramics and stones you can find. In fact there are even a few metal and glass accents as well. Take a look at the promotions page and see if there might just be the right thing for your next project.
Ceramic Tile and Stone Promotions
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Types of Stone Tile
Although dozens of types of stone can be used in residential and commercial projects, listed below are the most common categories of stone. Click on the image to see galleries and descriptions.
Limestone
Granite
Sandstone
Quartzite
Marble (polished)
Marble (tumbled)
Travertine
Slate
Onyx
If you haven’t yet experienced the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk, I’d encourage you to consider it for this Thursday. Our showroom at 314 Occidental Ave will be hosting 5 local artists featuring a range of mediums and styles. Within a three block radius you can find dozens of galleries, studios, and even open air kiosks featuring high quality art.
The Art Walk has now been running for over 30 years, and includes hundreds of venues.
So, stop by, enjoy some wine and cheese–and maybe you’ll find a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift!
Each year Ceramic Tiles of Italy selects three projects–one residential, one commercial, and one institutional–for outstanding use of ceramic tile. The architect of the winning project in each category receives a $5000 cash prize as well as a five day trip to Bologna Italy to attend Cersaie, the annual tile fair.
Submissions are due by February 19th and can feature any project completed in the last five years.
For more information, please see the official website of the tile competition:
http://www.tilecompetition.com/
We at Statements will also help any of our clients to submit their projects, if so needed. Please contact Ryan for more information: ryan@statementstile.com
REFRESH YOUR HOME ~ REFRESH YOUR LIFE ~ REFRESH YOUR STYLE
Sponsor SEATTLE HOMES & LIFESTYLES magazine and Hosts Trish Barnett and Kelli Patch invite you to attend a one-of-a-kind event featuring STATEMENTS TILE.
To RSVP and learn more about the event, visit our EVITE PAGE.
Please join a group of the Seattle area’s top home design and lifestyle vendors for an open house featuring our latest introductions.
We look forward to sharing news and information about our products with you in a unique setting, where you can also enjoy fine wine, appetizers and work by a variety of talented local artists, on display throughout the venue.
The event runs from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
First 100 guests receive a special swag bag filled with goodies from our exciting vendors and sponsors.
This is sure to be the event of the season that will uplift and refresh our designer, architect and artist community.
Be sure to bring your business cards for raffles to be held throughout the event.
We will be collecting donations for DRESS FOR SUCCESS, a nonprofit organization that provides interview suits, confidence boosts and career development to low-income women in more than 75 cities worldwide.
WISH LIST for Seattle location: Hygiene items such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, hairspray and deodorant, and accessories such as purses and scarves. Dress For Success is also in need of women’s plus-size clothing.
Futura Tile from Fap Ceramics
Statements Tile and Fap Ceramics have had a strong partnership over the last few years. When we first took on the FAP Ceramics line, we were taking a risk on a more European look. The colors are contemporary, the shapes are out of the ordinary, and the design is avant garde. The results have been tremendous. Aside from becoming the lead distributor of FAP Ceramics in the US, we have also pushed design boundaries in the Northwest, introducing collections that move us out of our beige blah.
The most recent collection from FAP is called Futura. Undoubtedly the key piece is the 6″x22″ beveled wall tile in a remarkable palette. The collection is currently available by special order from Italy, but we will begin to stock local inventory by spring. We look forward to the response from the design community, as we are certain that Futura will provide a fresh look.
For an excellent review of the collection, please check out Alicita Rodriguez’s article on 3rings.
Seattle Homes and Lifestyles magazine has a beautiful gallery of photos and accompanying article featuring a remodel in the North Beach neighborhood. The project was spearheaded by Rik Adams of Adams Mohler Ghillino Architects, who succeeded at updating a 50’s era home into a gorgeous home for his client. We were thankful to Rik for selecting our tile for the project, including this beautiful installation of Broadway II Bronzo on the bathroom floor.
I picked up a copy of Good magazine last week and came across a notion that strikes me as an excellent description of what Richard Scott and his crew at Status Ceramics are doing in the tile studio. The idea is something called Heirloom Design.
Saul Griffith, who coined the term, describes it thus:
An object with “heirloom design” is something that will not only last through your lifetime and into the next generation, but that you also desire to keep that long because it’s beautiful, functional, and timeless.
At Status, Richard uses the best quality materials, is fastidious about his quality control, and takes great pains to create glazes and forms that are not faddish, but enduring. Moreover, as I always say when someone asks me why I would choose Status over a less expensive tile, Status Ceramics are the kind of item that a consumer selects for posterity. They don’t ever intend to replace it, as they would a carpet choice, or an appliance, or even some pieces of art.
For more information on Heirloom Design, check out these articles:
Heirloom Design as a Cure for Consumption
What are your favorite Interior Design Blogs? Add to the list.
Who’s Interior Design blogs are you reading? Which do you have bookmarked? Who do you follow on twitter? Which email newsletters do you subscribe to?
Here are three of my must reads, but I know there are many more. Use the comments below to add your favorite sources of great interior design news and commentary. Click on the images to go to the blogs.
Faith Sheridan
The Inspired Room
Cassandra Lavalle's Coco + Kelley