This year, Coverings featured nearly 1,100 exhibitors showcasing 479,788 square feet of tile and stone. The show was held from April 9-12 in Orlando, FL. Below are a few examples of the products that were featured at the show:
NeoConcrete is the concrete-look tile that delivers both style and enhanced slip resistance for spaces that demand higher performance. Five svelte colors in two finishes come in large sizes, as well as a contemporary 3-D cube mosaic. Designed to coordinate with one of our favorite collections, NeoSpeck, NeoConcrete completes the offering as a rectified Colorbody porcelain tile featuring Stepwise technology. Proprietary Stepwise technology makes NeoConcrete 50 percent more slip resistant than regular tile when compared to tile meeting ANSI Standards, making it an ideal selection for indoor and outdoor installations.
Luxor by Aparici. Paying homage to glamour of the 20s with a current flair, this exquisite collection exhibits an abundance of veining and color variations within its design.
The Amazonia collection from Colorker. Encompassing the latest trends of graphic prints, geometric shapes and bold color, the Amazonian collection is full of vibrant details.
Prism Ultimate Performance Cement Grout from Custom Building Products is the proven, go-to option for a wide variety of installation projects. A high-performance cement grout meeting ANSI A118.7, Prism is formulated for color consistency, more resistance to cracking and less water absorption to reduce the likelihood of staining.
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For Spring 2019 Del Conca USA introduced two new collections at Coverings – Neopolis and Amsterdam – inspired by the strong movement in American design where “clean, bold and elegance” is taking hold in all areas of home renovation. We view the next generation of flooring innovation as more modern and less cumbersome, so we wanted to create a product that enhances the home through elegant and minimal design.
Dune brings to life a wide variety of decorative tile. Different linear designs and a play on light and shadows, the Deluxe collection modernizes the traditional crackle motif for a perfectly imperfect look.
Ege Seramik’s state-of-the-art technology brings its new Indiana Series to life with realistic colors and “relief” textures.
Available in beige and gray, the Indiana Series is effectively creates a dramatic and realistic natural stone installation. The Series comes in 12- x 24-, 24- x 24- and
24- x 48-inch format… fully polished.
Equipe Ceramicas presents Village. Equipe is playing with new sizes in this collection (5 x 5, 2 ½ x 5, 2 ½ x 8 inches). Available in a range of colors from soft pastels to bold Mediterranean hues, Village is a collection of small sizes with big design.
Fanal introduces Heritage, a collection mimicking the look of natural wood, however presented in a glazed porcelain range that translates well to any aesthetic.
The Stonetech line of surface care products offers solutions with superior protection to preserve the natural look of tile and stone surfaces. Recently, after extensive market research among distributors and end users, Laticrete revamped this line’s packaging to more effectively showcase product uses and benefits to better serve customers.
Four new exotic glass blends join the Tommy Bahama® by Lunada Bay Tile collection.
- Twillingate is a sea of blue, white and grays inspired by the islands and the majestic icebergs passing by its shores.
- Skyros channels the beauty of Greece with a blend of blues, shades of green, white and grays.
- San Blas—featuring whites, grays, creams and teal—mirrors the beauty of the San Blas Islands.
- Cayo Coco is a wash of neutrals in white, creams, greens and grays reminiscent of the tropical island for which it was named.
With a hint of the antique, Historia whispers of marbled halls in timeless estates. Designers and homeowners can select from this well-rounded offering of stone-look colors with dramatic veining, aged to perfection by generations of use. These glazed porcelain tiles are available in large-format sizes, 12 x 24, 24 x 24 and 24 x 48 inches. The collection also includes a 4- x 8-inch half hex that offers multiple design options when mixing colors to create unique patterns. Anchor room designs in the solidarity of the past with Historia.
Mediterranea’s new Atlantis series pays homage to the imagination of both explorers and designers. Each 12- x 12-inch tile is endowed with rich and varied colorations that blend together perfectly when installed - bringing a vision of the “Lost World” of Atlantis to life.
Atlantis is paired with six unique deco tiles called Poseidon. Packaged separately, Poseidon decos can be mixed as accent tiles, or utilized as their own distinctive field tile design.
www.mediterranea-usa.com/atlantis.html
Inspired by her recent travels to India, Design Manager Cathy Aroz introduces two new patterns to the Devotion Collection, Kesh and Estrella. Available in over 30 dynamic art glass colors and eight Antique Mirrors, look for Kesh and Estrella to arrive in your market early summer.
Art in stone is redefined by Quantra with its design from the Renaissance collection - Masaccio 7500.
With a brilliance in depth and the organic movement of veins, this is an Avant Garde for engineered stone.
The medium dark grey base modulated by imaginary perspective of translucency and geometry of subtle brownish grey vein creating illusion while beautifully shimmering cotton white veins running across the slab adding unprecedented sense of volume and depth.
Showcasing variations in color that look like curing concrete, ConKreto Colorbody porcelain tile features monochromatic tones with a hint of a history. Three large sizes in four colors plus a coordinating triangular mosaic provide plenty of options for designing beautiful residential or commercial spaces.
The SomerTile Trident Hex Nero 8.625 x 9.875 inch Porcelain Floor and Wall Tile features a muted black color tone accented with bright white lines extending across the tile. Its geometric shape is unique yet simplistic and can be laid out in countless mesmerizing patterns sure to liven up your space. The medium-sheen glazed surface offers a sleek look that adds extra character to this modern, artistic tile. Trident Hex is also available in a white field with black trident.
TABQUARTZ has recently introduced three luxurious looks in Quartz surfaces. These include a backlit able Onyx looking colour – St Tropez Onyx (TAB 1068) - which has the properties of Quartz, yet has the translucency of an Onyx. The high grade translucent silica ensures that the material behaves like a Natural Onyx, and the colour is soft honey beige with hints of cream and grey veins. Chamonix (TAB 1411) & St Moritz (TAB 2040) are the two other luxury colours with looks of a beige and bright white onyx/marble pattern respectively without translucency of an Onyx.
