VitrA Tiles, a leading producer of high-end ceramics, has appointed Dennis Szczybor as country director for its U.S. operations.

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.

Mari Anne Randall and Anthony Santos discuss the latest trends they are observing in commercial tile designs.

View a selection of the most recent product introductions from leading tile manufacturers.

With the hospitality design sector in a seemingly constant state of change, tile and other alternative material manufacturers need to stay up-to-date on current trends in colors, shapes, finishes and sizes to meet the demands of the architectural and design community.