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We’ve always loved all things natural (see previous post, ‘stone:inspired’), but recently we’ve been drawn to all things faux (case in point, sculptur).  Especially when they’re as beautiful-and as seemingly natural-as this. And this. Could have fooled us. (Belgique Warm and Belgique Gray porcelain by Casa Dolce Casa) *please visit our showroom for details*

Breaking News, April 1, 2010: Acme Tile Recyclers announces a revolutionary new home flooring product. Carpet made of recycled tile! Acme CEO John Balderdash raved about his company’s groundbreaking product, “You’ve heard of carpet tile–carpet cut in the shape of tiles. Now we have Tile Carpet: broken pieces of tile in the shape of carpet.” [...]

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.

Status Ceramics creates a set of stunning handcrafted tile mosaics in a wide range of colors. Since the surface texture isn’t busy, they coordinate well with granite countertops, slate floors, and other stones. We often use them as an accent liner in kitchen backsplashes and shower surrounds, since the range of colors allows us to [...]

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.

Within tile circles, one of the biggest developments of the last couple of years is the introduction of titanium dioxide treatments on the surface of porcelain tiles. I took some time to read over a scientific paper on how it works, most of which went right over my head. In essence, the titanium dioxide on [...]

Keeping up with the “green movement” is something we at Statements find very important. It is with this ever-constant desire to “keep up” in mind that we made the choice to bring in one of our newest lines, by Refin Ceramiche, Eco-Leader.   Eco-leader is a color-body porcelain tile; manufactured using 40% pre-consumer recycled material. [...]

With spring comes new fashion and with new fashion comes new design. New to Statements is the glass line from Rex in their new Neoedonismo collection, Extralight. Extralight comes in 10 colors ranging from everything from Ruby (red) to Black. To go along with the amazing colors are two amazing shapes; penny rounds and very [...]

The 70’s and contemporary tile don’t often go in the same sentence unless you are Cat (Catherine) Braconnier. Montreal designer and artistic director since 2004 for Ciot, a wholesaler and distributor. Cat has brought back the 70’s in a good way through her newest line, and one of Statement’s newest ceramic tile lines, Tonic. The [...]

What’s new for fall at Statements? Well we are bringing you, Home Design, a new color-bodied porcelain line by Cercom. Cercom is a new company joining the Statements family and is an offshoot of the parent company Ceramica Serenissima S.p.A in Casalgrande Italy. Ceramica was founded in 1968 by Sir Lamberto Romani.  The company prides [...]