Polyblend® Plus grout from Custom® Building Products was recently named a 2020 Golden Hammer award-winner from Hardware & Building Supply Dealer. The iconic award recognizes the best new building and home improvement products each year based on innovation, value and shelf appeal as judged by the Hardware & Building Supply Dealer editorial staff.
New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, recently introduced the Glazed Basalto™ Fall collection. The collection focuses on New Ravenna’s exclusive Glazed Basalto material, which has been expanded to now include 24 saturated colors. The 13 new colors added to the Glazed Basalto palette include jewel tones, earth tones, silver, 24k gold and a shimmery opalescent effect. In addition to the glazed stone, the collection includes marble, stainless steel, brass and shell.
Crossville, Inc. recently launched Swatches ceramic wall tile collection. This unique product is notable for its extensive options for creating custom wall designs.
Amplify from Florida Tile is a raucous mix of texture, pattern and color that awakens the senses and pushes boundaries. Its rhythmic forms invite you to imagine dramatic interior vistas -- a world where artful intentions meet intelligent design and spaces are created for both flare and function.
Lunada Bay Tile recently added a new color and two new patterns to its line of Haisen glass tiles. While this exquisite collection is reminiscent of the decorative bowls originally used to wash sake drinking cups during the late Edo to Meiji period in Japan, today “Haisen” recalls vessels that display flower petals floating in water. Lunada Bay Tile’s distinctive Haisen tiles are handcrafted by melding streams of colored glass that drift and unite in a multitude of hues. The swirl and flow of color create transformative moods ranging from quiet and meditative to warm celebration and camaraderie.
Bostik, Inc., a world leader in specialty adhesives and installation systems for building construction, is very much aware that microbial growth on the surface of grout or below any floor-line can not only reduce aesthetics, it also can shorten the lifespan of any floor covering. Additionally, it’s a fact that with sustained, elevated building moisture conditions, bacterial and fungal growth occurs.
Ege Seramik’s latest glazed porcelain tile collection blends the look of mosaics together with natural stone. The new Dorado collection includes 24- x 48-inch fully polished tiles offering intricate details to add flair and a touch of elegance.
FLM Ceramics recently introduced the Sound Wave tile series, hand-crafted by Forrest Lesch-Middelton. The Sound Wave series is comprised of twelve 6- x 6-inch ceramic tile designs, in two colorways, “Cast Iron” and “Inverted Cast Iron.” The series was inspired by 18th century sound experimentation by physicist Ernst Chladi, where frequencies are introduced to a steel plate balanced on top of a tone generator that when dusted with sand, creates unique patterns through tonal vibrations.
Motawi Tileworks (The Tileworks), located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has released two vibrant new art tiles: 4- x 4-inch Peony Bloom and 4- x 8-inch Puffin Profile (shown above). Peony Bloom ($40), is the latest addition to Motawi’s extensive florals collection. The 4- x 4-inch tile is available in Grey Blue, Indigo, Pale Blue and Red colorways.
Architectural Systems (ASI), founded in 1990, is best known by the architectural and design community for curating award-winning products for commercial and contract interiors.