On June 15, representatives from Women in Stone and Meisterfrauen met during Stone+tec 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany. With similar missions to empower women within the stone industry, the two groups met to learn more about each other’s history, organizational setup and goals for the future.

Daltile recently hosted a multi-faceted meeting for its Statements Program dealer members at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico. This conference is held every other year, and is designed to further solidify and increase the value of the partnership between Daltile and its Statements dealers.

On the heels of a banner 50thedition, NeoCon, the world’s leading platform for the commercial design industry, announces a call for presentations for the 2019 show, June 10 to 12 at The Mart. Submissions will be accepted through September 30, 2018.

Universal Granite & Marble (UGM) graciously opened their doors to 30 fabricators, in addition to other members of the stone industry, for the Wisconsin Stone Summit, which is organized by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI).

Arley Wholesale, Inc., the family-owned third-generation wholesale supplier of ceramic, porcelain, stone, glass mosaic tiles and sundry materials, once again offered three focused days of business, fun and professional networking.

Registration for the 2018 study tour in Italy, which is organized by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI), closes on Sunday, July 1. The event will include quarry and factory tours, as well as unique opportunities to explore the culture and history of Padova, Italy.

Top leaders in the stone and tile industries came together to exhibit their newest innovations at the international stone and tile exhibition, which was held this year in Atlanta, GA. The event took place from May 8 to 11, 2018. Below are a few examples of the products that were featured at the show.

Two of the bigger stone and tile shows are now concluded, The International Surfaces Show and Coverings, which allows us here at Contemporary Stone & Tile Design to see some of the possible future trends in the industry.

The International Surface Event (TISE): SURFACES | StonExpo/Marmomac | TileExpo, an Informa Global Exhibitions event, and VIBE, an a2z company, are collaborating to bring a multi-day-long event for VIP buyers and sellers in a deluxe hosted environment at TISE 2019.