Next year, Coverings will celebrate its 25th anniversary from April 29 to May 2, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

The 2014 Coverings Installation and Design (CID) Awards, honoring the best achievements in outstanding design and installation of tile and stone, is now open for entries.

Online registration for Coverings 2014, the largest international tile and stone exposition and conference, which returns to Las Vegas from April 29 to May 2, 2014 opened recently.

Coverings 2014, the international tile and stone exposition, has issued a "Call for Speakers and Presentations" in search of conference speakers and professional development seminar leaders.

Coverings took place at the George World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, from April 29 to May 2, and it drew more than 22,000 attendees.

Last month, I attended Coverings in Atlanta, GA, where there was a lot to take in during the event's four days.

The Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, was a vivid display of stone and tile collections at Coverings 2013, which was held this spring.

Coverings 2013, The Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience, attracted an increased number of architects, designers and specifiers this year when the four-day event was held in Atlanta, GA, for the first time, from April 29 to May 2.

Displays juxtaposing tile and stone with unexpected materials such as laurel leaves and corrugated boxes, and the punch of vivid oranges and greens, distinguished the four Coverings 2013 Best Booth award winners.

The Ultimate Stone & Tile Experience -- the Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards celebrate creativity and technical know-how in the use of tile and stone in residential and commercial projects.