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This is the second part of a conversation Stone World had with company CEO Roberto Contreras about the growing trend of porcelain slabs in residential and commercial design.

As I often mention, we try to bring our followers helpful tips to manage and grow their business in many formats, whether it be a written article, video interview or podcast.

In July, the State of California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (CAL-OSHA) took steps to further protect stone industry employees against the dangers of silicosis. CAL-OSHA approved creation of an advisory committee to strengthen existing regulations through an emergency measure with a priority to address dry-cutting and dry-polishing activities utilized by some fabricators.

Awarded first place by Ceramics of Italy for the renovation of Promenade Tower in Atlanta, GA, Steve Clem, principal at TVS Design & Architecture spoke to an audience during Coverings 2023 about the design.

Editorial Director Jennifer Richinelli and Managing Editor Jason Kamery discuss what Stone World has planned and what is going on for them, for the month of July.

TILE recently caught up with Kait Paradowski, design director at Artaic, and Jill Cohen, vice president of design at Artistic Tile, to ask them to share their thoughts and experiences on the inspiration behind developing new color palettes and tile collections, as well as the current trends they are seeing.

The one great thing about all my trips to trade shows and other industry events is it keeps me up-to-date on current hot topics for fabricators, as well as product and design trends.

Each month, Stone World brings you several podcasts to keep you up-to-date on the latest industry news, events, products and more. If you didn’t have a chance to listen to last month’s recordings, catch up now!

John Brant of Stone Loads talked to Jason Kamery of Stone World about how technology is changing the stone industry during a recent podcast. An excerpt of the podcast is down below.

Barcelona quartzite is a brand new pure quartzite from TAB, another natural stone in the arsenal of Exclusives by TAB.