Stone trends, supply chains and workforce development were the topics of discussion at the recent Stone Industry Education event in Dulles, VA, hosted by MSI Surfaces. Mark Meriaux, technical and accreditation manager of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) led several different panels to talk to attendees about issues they may be seeing in the shop and design trends happening.
“As far as colors in the kitchen, we were seeing browns, then it brightened to white and then farmhouse whites,” said Mike Morici of MSI. “Now we are seeing more warm colors coming into the kitchen. White it is still the main focal point of the kitchen, but there are warm accents. Some customers want things that are a bit bold, but it’s not the pure whites. At MSI, 80% of our growth is coming from warm colors right now.”