Coverings, the largest tile and stone exhibition in North America, has announced the launch of "Coverings' Rock Stars – An Emerging Leaders Program," which will honor the best and brightest young professionals in the tile and stone industry.

Available to architects, designers, builders, contractors, distributors, retailers and installers, the CID Awards celebrate creativity and technical prowess in the use of tile and stone in residential, commercial, international and sustainable projects.

Coverings 2015, the largest global tile and stone exhibition in North America, is in search of conference speakers and professional development seminar leaders. Expected to be the largest show in five years, Coverings will be held April 14 to 17, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

Along with celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Coverings 2014 showcased a variety of new products and trends.

While it has been said before, it is important to reiterate that a stone or tile design is only as good as its installation.

Set for the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, Coverings 2014 will take place from April 29 to May 2, with a bonus conference day beginning on April 28.

The social media-driven sweepstakes also serves to commemorate Coverings’ 25th year, with two Grand Prize Winners earning a trip to Las Vegas during the show

Coverings 2014, an international tile and stone exposition, has launched an online photography contest to honor the inspiring tile and stone installations, artwork, buildings and structures found around us everyday.

For its 25th anniversary, Coverings extended its conference program to include a fifth day.

. Through a 13-week series of lectures and workshops, students enrolled in "Mediations on Making -- Exploring Furniture Design" will learn about the factors involved in designing furniture, opportunities and constraints of tile, design visualization and presentation