Walker Zanger, the leading stone and tile design resource in North America, brings an age-old Italian tradition to their already-impressive catalog of tiles with the new Cotto Toscano collection. Made in Tuscany, each terra cotta tile is hand-crafted and inspired by Italy’s adoration of espresso, the rare, rich color gives the collection a rustic, sophisticated allure.

Three scholarship recipients will be recognized during the Natural Stone Institute Awards Ceremony at TISE on January 28. Cody Pfeiffer (Genesee Cut Stone & Marble) and Nadia Grogan (Fraserview Masonry) will be recognized as recipients of the 2019 Natural Stone Scholarship, and Jennifer Burlak (NorthWoods Granite) will be recognized as the recipient of the 2019 Women in Stone Empowerment Scholarship.

Brothers in Granite - natural stone producers and exporters - are launching their “Visit Brazil in 2020” program.  The goal is to give the opportunity for US and Canadian fabricators to travel to Brazil at no cost to themselves.  Brothers will cover airfare, hotel, and ground transportation and fabricators will have a complete experience direct at the source.

The Natural Stone Institute invites participants at TISE to join them as they celebrate 22 Pinnacle Awards of Excellence, their Grande Pinnacle Award winner and seven distinguished individuals.

Stone World magazine and the Natural Stone Institute are proud to offer regional one-of-a-kind events throughout the United States. These Town Hall style events are tailored specifically to the attendees and aim to help those in the stone industry grow and develop by increasing shop efficiency, providing training resources, metrics for developing business plans and much more.

The Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile & stone in residential, commercial, and sustainable projects. Projects are judged on design and installation excellence, giving special recognition to creative uses of tile & stone.

Daltile’s New RevoTile is a spectacular game-changer for the tile industry.  RevoTile is a revolutionary, patented, porcelain tile floating floor system that installs 2X faster than traditional tile. 

Ege Seramik’s state-of-the-art manufacturing technology has brought classic hexagon-shaped tiles back with the introduction of the FORCE and APINI Collections.

The Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are honoring Carole Wedge, FAIA, with the 2020 Edward C. Kemper Award.

Room & Board, the modern American-made retailer of furniture and home décor, today announced a collaboration with Cambria, the nation’s leading provider of American-made natural quartz surfaces. The two Minnesota-based brands, both with a reputation for timeless design, American craftsmanship, and a commitment to sustainability, service and innovation, will debut the Pren Collection, a versatile series of tables, desks and storage cabinets, in January 2020.