A BNP veteran of 13 years, as editor in chief of floor trends Jeff is always on the lookout for the latest innovations and trends influencing the floor covering industry.
The afternoon slate of Pre-Surfaces Workshops that concluded today left attendees enthused, enlightened and energized to hit the showroom floor at the Sands Convention Center in the morning.
Winter in Las Vegas is something of a misnomer. The early morning view from the 20th floor of the Treasure Island Resort and Casino shows a shimmering jewel of a city, the sun shining brightly off the miles of glass, steel, and terrazzo that make up the world famous Las Vegas Strip.
When Surfaces, the floor covering industry’s premier trade show and exhibition, opens its doors in Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2001, at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, visitors will find themselves shaking a new set of hands once they start walking the aisles.
Coverings 2001 is moving from Orlando, Fla. to New Orleans. William Mason, president of TSI Inc. and authorized agent for Coverings, gives NFT an exclusive interview.
It is an anomaly when Disney World takes the no. 2 position on the “to do” lists of visitors to Orlando, FL. But from May 2-5, the Mouse and his cohorts were indeed a secondary consideration — at least to the more-than 20,000 visitors and exhibitors at Coverings 2000.
The U.S. economic expansion of the last decade has opened the door for the development of many large-scale residential and commercial projects that otherwise would never have passed the planning stage. And nowhere is that door wider ajar than on the East Coast, where Forest City Enterprises recently completed construction of the Lennox Grande.
Mention “Valencia” and what, for most people, comes to mind? Oranges. True enough, but if you mention the word around a group of floor covering professionals, you’re apt to get a decidedly different response.
