(ORLANDO, FL—April 12, 2019) Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America, today announced the 10 projects that received the coveted Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards. The CID Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile and stone in both residential and commercial projects. Projects were evaluated on their execution, original usage and overall design and purpose by a panel of industry experts, prominent editors and designers.

“We were amazed at the extraordinary project submissions the CID Awards garner, which truly demonstrates the versatility of tile and stone,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Events, the management company for Coverings. “As North America’s largest industry show, Coverings is honored to offer these annual awards to recognize the range of creative ingenuity and sophisticated applications that showcase the latest industry advancements.”

Winning projects were honored on April 10, in an award ceremony and reception at Coverings 2019 in Orlando Sponsored by TileLetter, Contemporary Stone & Tile Design and Tile Magazine, grand prize winners were awarded $3,000, while eight category winners received a $2,000 prize. All winners were provided with a one-night stay in Orlando to attend Coverings 2019, where their projects were featured on display.

2019 CID winners and special recognition honorees are as follows:

DESIGN

GRAND PRIZE

Project: The Delson

Designer: Amie Gross Architects

Location: Jamaica, Queens, NY

Residential Stone Design                                                                                                 Commercial Stone Design

Project: Annex House                                                                                         Project: Chicago Showroom

Designer: Dubbeldam Architecture + Design                                                                 Designer: Materials Marketing

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada                                                                Location: Chicago, IL

Residential Tile Design - Budget Above 15K                                                               Commercial Tile Design

Project: California Beach Residence - Casa de Sueños                                 Project: United Polaris

Designer: Native Tile and Ceramics                                                                  Designer: Fiandre

Location: La Jolla, CA                                                                                          Location: Newark, NJ & San Francisco, CA

Residential Tile Design - Budget Below 15K

Project: Through House

Designer: Dubbeldam Architecture + Design

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

INSTALLATION

GRAND PRIZE

Project: Hinkley Project

Installer: Hawthorne Tile

Location: Portland, OR

Commercial Tile Installation                                                                           Residential Stone Installation

Project: Columbia Hotel                                                                                     Project: L.A. Residence

Installer: David Allen Company                                                                         Installer: Carnevale & Lohr, Inc.

Location: Washington, DC                                                                                 Location: Los Angeles, CA

Commercial Stone Installation

Project: Concord Plaza

Installer: Pennacchio Tile, Inc.

Location: Concord, CA

Projects also were awarded special recognition in six additional categories, as follows:

Special Recognition - Education

The World’s Fair; Corona, Queens, NY

N.Y. Tilemakers

Special Recognition - Institutional

 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford; Palo Alto, CA

LATICRETE International, Inc.

Special Recognition - Innovation in Tile

12x12 Porcelain Tiles Used as Roofing Shingles; San Antonio, TX

Ironstone Strong, Ltd.

Special Recognition - Use of Tile for Aging in Place

New Aging in Place Shower; Scottsdale, AZ

55+ TLC Interior Design, LLC

Special Recognition - Mosaic

‘Fractured Fantasies’; Philadelphia, PA

Trish Metzner & Oscar Sosa

Special Recognition - International

The Barcelona Edition Hotel; Barcelona, Spain

Designed by OAB – Office of Architecture in Barcelona

Artium House; Albacete, Spain

Designed by Torrado Arquitectura

The Charisma of Rome, the Elegance of Terra Tiles; Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Designed by Ceramiche Marca Corona

The Kona; New Delhi, India

Designed by Anoma

The 2019 CID Award judging panel included Metropolis Managing Editor, Lila Allen; Stone World Managing Editor, Jennifer Richinelli; Tile Council of North America Executive Director, Eric Astrachan; Heritage Tile and Marble Owner and Founder, Martin Brookes; Chris Abbate and Kristin Coleman of Novità Communications, representing Ceramics of Italy; Lori Dolnick of Frank Advertising, representing Tile of Spain; Tile Council of North America Director of Marketing, Kathy Meyer; Artcraft Granite Marble and Tile Vice President James Woelfel; Natural Stone Institute Architect & Design Community Liaison, Dacia Woodworth and Designology Co*Operative Founder, Kadie Yale. Together, they selected winning projects demonstrating outstanding tile and stone applications.

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