Best of NeoCon has honored commercial design innovation since 1990. The 2025 competition introduces a People's Choice category, giving attendees the power to recognize exceptional products alongside the expert jury panel.
Spain's ceramic excellence honored at 23rd Tile of Spain Awards during Cevisama exhibition. Javier López Bautista and studioNOLET win €15,000 top prizes for innovative architectural and interior design projects.
Whether enhancing a high-traffic interior or creating a seamless flow to an outdoor retreat, Crossville's Rural Retreat offers the perfect combination of beauty, durability, and sustainability—all with commercial-grade performance—in its first-ever wood-look porcelain tile collection.
Interface marks 25 years of its nature-inspired i2 design approach with two new carpet tile collections. Material Impressions and Open Road expand the company's commercial flooring portfolio, offering flexible installation options through designs that blend rather than match exactly, inspired by nature's random patterns.
The $33.4 billion flooring industry faces extinction-level events as Asian manufacturing dependency, workforce instability, and distribution disruption reshape the landscape. Winners embrace technology while traditionalists falter. The next 24 months will determine who survives the great consolidation—are you standing on the right side?
Hospital construction presents unique challenges when adding vertical expansions to existing facilities, particularly regarding the integration of new floors with existing infrastructure. Here, forensic architect Corey Zussman discusses and addresses the complexities of the interior floor finishes and the existing concrete roof and construction.
As technology and nature compete for dominance in our living spaces, Coverings' 2025 hottest tile trends reveal how this ancient building material is evolving to satisfy both impulses. From tiles that discretely house smart home technology to surfaces that mimic torn fabric and ocean waves, discover how ceramic innovation is transforming both how our spaces look and how they function at North America's largest international tile and stone exposition this April in Orlando.
Six leading flooring industry associations will host the second annual Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington, D.C., July 16-17, 2025. The event at the Mayflower Hotel will bring together industry stakeholders to discuss sustainability challenges, circular economy initiatives, and supply chain education.
At this year's International Surfaces Event, AHF Products announced the launch of 35+ new collections across brands, emphasizing U.S. manufacturing capabilities with 12 domestic plants. The company highlights the integration of Crossville tile, expansion of unfinished hardwood offerings, and leveraging historic brands like Armstrong Flooring while successfully managing multiple go-to-market channels.