Coverings, the largest international tile & stone exhibition and conference in North America, had another year of strong growth at the 2019 show. With nearly 1,100 exhibitors showcasing 479,788 square-feet of tile and stone, the exhibition had solid growth from Coverings 2018.

A look back at the Stone World coverage of Coverings 10 years ago.

This year, Stone World celebrates its 35th anniversary. And while the magazine itself has evolved through the decades, the stone industry at large has also experienced change and growth, as well as some hardships over time.

As the team prepares to head to Coverings in Orlando this year, we found ourselves looking back through old articles how how we had covered Coverings.