Cevisama 2008

Trend seekers and trend makers in the kitchen and bathroom arena will be in Spain next month for tile tradeshow Cevisama. The 26th annual event will be held at the Feria Valencia exhibition center February 5-9.

Visitors hailing from countries including Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, and the U.S will find ceramic tiles, surface coverings equipment, raw materials, glazes, frits, and more. Products will be spread out over eight pavilions--an area of nearly 2.5 million square feet. This year the show will also include machinery, which is only shown even years.

The event lineup includes the 2008 International Architectural Ceramic and Bathroom Furnishings Competitions. Recognizing design, engineering, and architecture students, the awards program drew over 500 entries this year. Also in the works: An international bathroom design competition, trend spots, awards for innovation, and lectures and workshops. interior design

Cork Flooring Benefits

Cork is actually the bark of an Oak tree commonly known as the Cork Oak. It is native to the mediterranean region predominantly in Portugal and Spain. The bark naturally splits every 9-15 years and can be harvested safely without harming the tree. The bark regrows and the cycle continues for years and years. The cork oak has been known to live for up to 500 years.

BENEFITS YOU GET FROM CHOOSING NATURAL CORK FLOORING:

* Warm to walk on (R-5 value)
* Quiet—has natural sound absorbing qualities
* Naturally resistant to mold and mildew
* Naturally hypo-allergenic
* Easy to clean
* Finished with top quality waterbourne urathane
* Available in six different styles that can be intermixed for a variety of patterns
* Cork Flooring looks beautiful in any room of your home but is not recommended for high sun areas

Living Floor Reacts to Your Steps

b.Lab Italia brings you Living Floor, interactive floor tiles that react to your steps, letting you leave disappearing footprints all over the room. Available in a variety of colors and metallic finishes, these PVC tiles are made up of a non-slip clear covering with an underlying interactive fluid layer. It's like beach sand, moving and changing its appearance as you walk on it.
produc of: bLab

FLOR CARPET TILES

Fun, affordable, and altogether beguiling, this new generation of carpet tiles is designed in an arresting array of hip colors, patterns and textures, letting you create a customized area rug or wall-to-wall carpet for a fraction of the cost of a woven piece.

Each FLOR carpet tile measures 19.7 inches square and is secured in place by four peel-and-stick adhesive tabs, so there’s no gluing. The tabs are low-tack, so if you don’t like what you’ve done you can move the carpet tiles around (the adhesive won’t damage the surface underneath). And if a square gets soiled, you simply pull it up and replace it. Best of all, FLOR starts at less than $10 per square, with most designs priced in the teens. That means you can create a 5-by-8-foot carpet for as little as $150.
more at: TileLand

PLYNYL TILES

Plynyl Tile is the result of our two-year development effort combining our unique woven fabric with a state of the art, vinyl backing system.

The woven fabric for the tile has been
re-engineered to insure the tile edges stay sharp and clean. Plynyl Tile comes in our signature Basketweave pattern using
bi-colored yarns to provide maximum durability and ease of maintenance.

Tile backing provides cushion and dimensional stability through the use of two layers of vinyl and an intermediary non-woven stabilizing layer. The backing includes approximately 15% post-industrial recycled content. Chilewich is working to increase this and to move to post-consumer content.

Because Plynyl is woven, it has the characteristics of woven material. The natural bow and skew of the weaves shows, especially at seams. Seams will be visible, too. The natural variation in the color of the fabric is also the result of the weaving process.
Product of: Chilewich