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Luxury Cooking

Premium Materials for Kitchen Remodel

Beverly Hills designer Christopher Grubb of Arch-Interiors Design Group discusses the design objective and selection process of premium materials for the kitchen remodel of an upscale residential project
Jennifer Richinelli
Jennifer Richinelli
February 3, 2022

Christopher Grubb, president/founder of Arch-Interiors Design Group, embarked on a complete interior remodel of a 6,500-square-foot residence on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Recently, he took time to share with Contemporary Stone & Tile Design details about the high-end kitchen remodel.


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Design Trends

Tile Trends with Alena Capra

Floral patterns, soft textures and shades of green and blue rank at the top of today’s designs
Jennifer Richinelli
Jennifer Richinelli
September 22, 2021

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design caught up with designer Alena Capra of Alena Capra Designs in Fort Lauderdale, FL, at Coverings 2021 to gain insight into what is trending in tile designs these days. 


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Building Stone/Landscape Architecture

A Sculptural Urbanscape at Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences

A 60-ton granite sculpture, “Event,” forms a captivating entrance to Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street in Boston, MA
Jennifer Richinelli
Jennifer Richinelli
June 30, 2021
Taking center stage of the urban landscape located at the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences is “Event,” a stone sculpture crafted by sculptor Darrell Petit of Darrell Petit LLC and Stony Creek Quarry Inc. Petit was commissioned by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) of Cambridge, MA.


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Large-Format Alternative Stone Surfaces

One-on-one with Brittney Harmond

As a representative for Ceramics of Italy, Brittney Harmond shares her knowledge on the latest product developments, trends and benefits of large-format porcelain slabs
Jason Kamery
Jason Kamery
June 30, 2021
Contemporary Stone & Tile Design recently spoke with Brittney Harmond, a representative for Ceramics of Italy, to discuss the latest trends in large-format porcelain slabs. 
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Contemporary Stone & Tile Design

The virtual showroom

With the COVID-19 pandemic posing challenges for material suppliers to conduct business in person, many companies have turned to a virtual experience to introduce new products and sell to their customers
Jennifer Richinelli
Jennifer Richinelli
April 19, 2021
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic struck and literally paralyzed everyone worldwide, but during this time many manufacturers and distributors of stone, tile and alternative surface materials have strategized and adapted new policies and procedures to make a safe working environment for their employees and customers alike.
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Contemporary Stone & Tile Design

Quartz surfacing contributes to “modern farmhouse” style

The mid-tone gray of Silestone Lagoon enhances the fresh contemporary look of a kitchen remodel
July 13, 2020
Cassandra LaValle, the founder and creative director of Coco Kelley and The Emerald Studio, favored Silestone Lagoon for the surfacing and bright white paint from Benjamin Moore. In this interview, La Valle explains her thoughts and inspiration behind the design.
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One-on-one with Leslie Markman-Stern

Leslie Markman-Stern, president of Leslie M. Stern Design shares her experiences and trends she is seeing in the market
April 24, 2020

Leslie Markman-Stern, president of Leslie M. Stern Design shares her experiences and trends she is seeing in the market


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Large tile panels for horizontal and vertical applications

2020 Hospitality design trends

Industry experts offer insight about colors, sizes and finishes of tile, stone and alternative stone surfaces that they believe will be prevalent in hospitality designs for the upcoming year.
Jennifer Richinelli
Jennifer Richinelli
January 14, 2020

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.


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