US giant Mohawk Industries has expanded its tile portfolio by acquiring Eliane, one of the largest Brazilian companies operating in the ceramic tile sector with a production capacity of around 36 million square metres per annum. This marks Mohawk’s first investment in ceramic tile production in South America. It joins the group’s tile operations which [...]
Tile Today spoke to executive chairman Bob Beaumont about the group’s latest launch and found the entrepreneur to be as energetic and passionate as ever about developing the most innovative tile retailing concepts for Australian customers. They were also joined by designer Vee Blundell from Beaumont Tiles who created one of the spaces within the [...]
CEDIT's Archeologie collection has been designed in collaboration with Italian painter Franco Guerzoni. The artist uses large ceramic surfaces as a medium for his pictorial language that is inspired by the idea that “a wall is like a book to be opened”. Disused locations, industrial spaces, and archaic and ruined dwellings re-emerge from the painted [...]
While some concrete-effects from the past are sterile, minimalist, surfaces without personality, that is not the case with many of the current iterations. One of the most imaginative and striking is Hyper by Flaviker. This is offered in Wide, the term used by the company to refer to the large, lightweight 7mm porcelain slabs produced [...]
New Zealand’s Auckland Blues rugby team now play in an impressive new stadium featuring a 3D façade in the team's colours, writes Joe Simpson. Beyond the striking architectural aesthetic, the design of the stadium is also durable and easy to clean. That is because the façade was formed using porcelain tiles manufactured by the Italian-based [...]
Display and service take centre stage at National Tiles’ store in the Melbourne inner-suburb of Richmond. National Tiles CEO, Nick Walker, explains the concept of its optimal store in the following way: “Our flagship showroom in Richmond is the benchmark for the evolving National Tiles offering. As a design centre, it showcases our range of [...]
The magazine, along with the industry, has undergone many changes since founder Tony Stock launched the first edition. In this feature, Tony Stock tells the story of how Tile Today began and the current challenges facing the tiling industry. Peter Carter, president, Australian Tile Council (ATC) also provides a perspective from a professional body that [...]
Recent tile shows indicate there is more than just different forms of concrete to influence tile styles and design, according to international correspondent Joe Simpson. One interesting trend that is really starting to gain traction – and should prove to be fertile ground for years to come – is the pairing of concrete-effect tiles with [...]
Tile Today spoke to Beaumont Tiles franchisee, Neil Gilroy, who owns and operates six stores located in Victoria. Neil Gilroy is dedicated to the tile industry. Even a brief experience working outside of tiles led him straight back to the industry. Gilroy’s stores are currently based in the outlying suburbs of Ferntree Gully, Dandenong, Frankston, [...]
After 40 years of helping customers bring authentic Italian flair to their homes, Cirillo Lighting and Ceramics in Fyshwick (ACT) announced plans to franchise. It believes it would appeal to people who have an appreciation for quality and innovative design, and who want to own a business. The company says building industry experience is not [...]
