Coverings 2023: Tile, Trends and Tech

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Ryan Fasan, technical consultant, Tile of Spain, shares trends and innovations at Coverings 2023. Photo: Floor Trends.

Coverings 2023 is in full swing this week with tile companies traveling from around the globe to showcase new visuals, technologies and accessories. Floor Trends and Floor Covering Installer spent the day perusing beautiful tile products and test-driving some new technology. Here is a glimpse at some of what we found.

Laticrete New Trims and Profiles.jpg Laticrete showcased, for the first time, their new line of profiles and trims designed to coordinate with its extensive grout color options. Launching in summer 2023, the collection offers customers the option to choose from over 4,000 options. Photo: FCI.

Exterior Substrate Prep Presented by NTCA.jpg The session "Be a Prepper: Exterior Substrate Prep" was presented by the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), using Ardex products. The NTCA team focused on proper substrate preparation and regular maintenance post-installation based on the TCNA Handbook and ANSI standards. Photo: FCI.

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Tile Council of North America members will donate handcrafted, one-of-a-kind tiled doghouses to Florida Little Dog Rescue, an organization dedicated to rehabilitating and rehoming abused, unwanted and abandoned little dogs, at Coverings 2023. Sixteen TCNA members donated the houses which were installed over custom forms donated by Wedi Corp. Floor Trends and FCI multimedia editor Samantha Geiger visits with one of the puppies available for adoption. Photo: Floor Trends.

iQ Power Tools tile saw AR.jpg iQ Power Tools has officially launched its augmented reality (AR) technology that allows viewing of any product in any space. It is primarily used to help customers determine if a piece of equipment will fit that particular space. Additionally, the technology will be used for training purposes. This is an AR image of a tile saw visualized on the Coverings show floor. Photo: FCI.

Castello by Dsignio displays its Full Body Ceramic signature line. Available in clay, grey and white, this tile trend creates a unique 3D visual effect. Photo: Floor Trends.

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Samantha Geiger joined Floor Trends and Floor Covering Installer magazines as the Multimedia Editor in March 2023. As a 2019 graduate from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Writing, Samantha has a background in lifestyle and entertainment journalism around the Philadelphia region as well as social media and digital content. Combined with her interest in artistic trends and lifestyle topics, she stepped into the flooring industry reporting on news.

Beth Miller began her journalistic journey in 2005 while still working as a mechanic in her dad’s garage. She has written about everything from artists to WWII veterans and in 2010 stepped into the healthcare sector where she created digital content for 11 years. She, then, received her master’s degree in English from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In 2017, she took the leap into the flooring industry. Here, she has discovered a place where she can apply both her technical and journalistic abilities.