In the beginning, there was Thin Porcelain Panels. Between 2000 and 2001, Thin Porcelain Tile (TPT) was born. One version was created in 2001 by engineer, Franco Stefani, of the Systems Group, innovator of the ceramic industry.
The 15-room house, a Queen Anne Victorian built in 1896 and located on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans' Uptown District, has received an extensive renovation led by some of the nation's top interior designers.
At the beginning of this year, professionals in the tile industry were searching for a suitable name for the new type of ultra-thin, large-format porcelain tile.