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		<title>DUNE has been presenting their new collections at the show Mosbuild, Moscow.</title>
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<p>As usually at this stage of the year, DUNE has been presenting their new collections at the show Mosbuild, Moscow.</p>
<p>Among the novelties, DUNE showed new porcelain tile mosaics, belonging to the XtraDeco series, which offer an endless world of decorative possibilities: unbelievable colour blends that leave none indifferent.</p>
<p>Another surprising series by DUNE is Living, a range of wall and floor tiles in 30&#215;60 cm. including the trendiest designs in 3D tiles and the most sophisticated decorative tiles with cashmeres and oversized plant patterns.</p>
<p>Be Natural is perhaps one of the most interesting new launchings, where natural wood teak products are the real main point to enhance any decorative project. One of the main features of Be Natural is the play of light and shadow caused by the difference in thickness and surfaces of the wood chips on each piece.</p>
<p>To produce Be Natural, DUNE make a rational and committed use of natural wood to ensure environmental sustainability. Besides, for the production process, DUNE cooperates with marginalized social groups and helps them to ensure a future.</p>
<p>Regarding the quantity and quality of visitors, we can consider the level as really remarkable, an issue that hopefully will become fruitful in the short to medium term and will bring a cosiderably major turnover.</p>
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		<title>TAU sets new design trends with its exclusive Mythos, Energy, and Night series .</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TAU sets new design trends with its exclusive Mythos, Energy, and Night series.</strong></p>
<p>TAU sets new design trends with its exclusive Mythos, Energy, and Night series and its ceramic tile proposals in an innovative 20&#215;60 format<br />The Company will devote a specific space to S3-TAU, where it will showcase the Outdoor Waytecsystem, its innovative raised flooring system for the terraces of buildings</p>
<p>TAU is the leader in creative design, avant-garde trends, and ceramic solutions. In the 2010 Cevisama Trade Fair, the Company once again exhibits the creative potential offered by their ceramic materials. Thanks to one of the most extensive product lines available in the market, its personalised service, and expert customer guidance, TAU exemplifies its unmistakable quality seal. This essence is perfectly summarised in the motto: Always be TAU, an idea which illustrates their continual innovation and the difference of their outstanding designs to satisfy the latest market demands, to the extent that all the Company&#8217;s proposals cover all major spheres, ideal for new construction or refurbishment, interior or exterior, architecture or interior decoration projects. This dedication to excellence has allowed this trademark to become an undisputed market reference with its continual renovation.</p>
<p>The TAU stand in the 2010 Cevisama Trade Fair has over 600 m dedicated to display its latest novelties and it is divided into independent areas; whereby S3 (Smart Surface Systems)-TAU, (the business unit specialised in providing architectural and urban solutions by means of ceramic materials) has an exclusive zone to showcase its systems and products; accordingly it has created a ceramic setting in an urban hotel terrace thanks to its Outdoor Waytecsystem, a raised technical flooring system with large format which is ideal to refurbish irregular surfaces and variable slopes in attic apartments, terraces, and any exterior surface, with outstanding high resistance and thermal efficiency. On this occasion, it is proud to display its Galena model in 45&#215;90 format.</p>
<p>In the TAU section, the Company exhibits its Energy and Night lines, the new generation from its successful Corten series, one of the most highly acclaimed aesthetic concepts worldwide and which best identifies the quality of the company’s craftsmanship. Corten Energy and Corten Night are two daring porcelain tile models, gracefully dynamic and inspired by metals in their pure state. Both series lend their own unique personality to the spaces with an aesthetic style which evokes fire, an effect which is completed with very smooth iridescent sparkles which have become its primary source of identity. Both models come in the formats: 45&#215;45, 45&#215;90, 60&#215;60, and 30&#215;60, and are available in two finishes: natural and polished.</p>
<p>The other star product in the TAU stand features: Mythos, a porcelain stoneware tile which is inspired by classic marble and is characterised by its graceful sophistication and elegance, not to mention the purity and austerity of its forms. It is available in the formats: 45&#215;45, 45&#215;90, and 60&#215;60 with five chromatic shades.</p>
<p>Both Corten Energy and Mythos, the latter in a grey and black version, decorate the floor of TAU’s stand in Cevisama, which highlight the aesthetic options of these product lines.</p>
<p>Coinciding with Cevisama, TAU is also pleased to present its new tile line with 20&#215;60 format, an exclusive and attractive proposal which was successfully launched in the last edition of the Cersaie Trade Fair in Italy, designed to satisfy the market’s new demands. Fiber and Point are two colourful proposals with playful geometric designs; TAU’s Arun and Luminia collection integrate the more classical, austere and sophisticated Alenda-Beires and Massa-Samaná series.</p>
<p>The Magma and Ombrone models deserve special mention with their 45&#215;45 and 45&#215;90 formats which were first launched on the market in the last edition of the Italian Cersaie Trade Fair, and now they make their official debut here in Cevisama. The two collections are directly inspired by nature; one specifically pays homage to limestone and the other to Rapolano marble. Their main feature consists in their meticulous treatment with new decoration techniques, whose result is a highly personal relief, refined with a warm touch. It is ideal for settings which emphasize comfort without sacrificing elegance.</p>
<p>TAU’s proposals for the 2010 Cevisama Trade Fair are completed with the floor tiles: Dessau, Gravel (micro-cement), Hammam (natural stone from the ancient Turkish baths) and the Hebra covering (textile finish available in three versions, Llovizna, Orvallo and Japan, whose finishes resemble rain drops on glass, to create a fresco effect).</p>
<p>In the framework of the 2010 Cevisama Trade Fair, TAU also wishes to emphasize its commitment to the environment by means of its TAU eco tile, the first ceramic tile models which include recycled materials in at least 45% of their content, which in some cases can represent up to 90% of its essence. All the TAU eco tile models have been officially certified by the Bureau Veritas firm.</p>
<p>Likewise, we feature the TAU fine series, a new concept in ultra-lightweight porcelain tile with large format which will revolutionise architectural design and home refurbishment. TAU fine is characterised by reducing the thickness of the floor tiles by over 50%, and even manufactures pieces with a minimum thickness of 5 mm. With its highly technical complexity, the product is available in two formats: 30&#215;60 and above all, 45&#215;90. The TAU fine technology has also been applied to its Corten, Corten Energy, Portland and Mythos models.</p>
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		<title>TAU Advanced astonishes the Cevisama Trade Fair 2010.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TAU Advanced astonishes the Cevisama Trade Fair 2010.</strong>
<p>TAU Advanced astonishes the Cevisama Trade Fair with its Afterdark project, the first intelligent, photo-luminescent and highly resistant ceramic material designed for architecture, urban development and avant-garde interior design projects<br />Visitors may inspect this innovative proposal in the exclusive S3-TAU stand and it inaugurates infinitely new decorative and functional options in interior and exterior design, and also represents a major step towards more sustainable buildings and environments.</p>
<p>Imagine a new space for each moment. New scenery per minute. Dream of a different room, based on the light that it has received. Witness a unique experience as you watch how your façade reveals its own sunset, slowly fading from a shining radiance into a slow relaxing twilight. Or imagine how relaxing it would be if the ceramic floor tiles which cover a metro station were capable of illuminating the premises in the midst of a blackout, making it possible to see in the darkness and comfortably guiding the users safely towards the exit.</p>
<p>Afterdark is all the above and more, it is the first intelligent photo-luminescent, highly resistant and 100% ceramic tile. This means it is a new concept which adds new functions to traditional ceramic materials from both a practical and aesthetic perspective. Afterdark is a project developed by TAU Advanced, TAU Ceramic’s creativity forum which is now on display at the 2010 Cevisama Trade Fair with major public success in the exclusive stand for S3 (Smart Surface Systems)-TAU, the prestigious trademark’s engineering division.</p>
<p>The Afterdark project is destined to revolutionise the urban development, interior decoration and avant-garde architecture sectors. Afterdark is pure emotion, as well as new features and functions. Thus, the novelty of this S3-TAU project resides in its astonishing aesthetic component since its appearance varies depending on the intensity of the luminous action previously projected upon it, in such way that the result is perpetually new and continually changing. Hence, its phosphorescent effect creates an incredible array of matching lights and shadows in private and public spaces, exterior surfaces and façades, leisure and commercial premises; Afterdark has initiated a new research field which has infinite applications in areas such as contract, architecture and interior design.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Afterdark is an intelligent ceramic material capable of providing solutions in unimaginable scopes, which transcends all known limitations to date. Its application is especially relevant in urban settings and public spaces, since the light, which Afterdark releases after the energy that it has captured previously, makes it possible in situations such as blackouts, to illuminate the premises, thus preventing distressing situations due to darkness, disorientation or any other panic situation. Metro stations, streets, shopping centres, discotheques, cinemas, etc. are just some of the spaces which could benefit from the properties of the Afterdark project.</p>
<p>TAU Advanced’s latest photo-luminescent innovation for S3-TAU has a third and no less important contribution: It is a material which facilitates energy efficiency within the Company’s commitment to create more sustainable cities and human environments. The option to accumulate energy in order to subsequently release it into the environment at specific time periods represents a major energy savings over a long time period, hence contributing to prevent electrical consumption from traditional sources. For example this is the case when using Afterdark in the façade of a public building, institution, or important business corporation, since this product facilitates a perfectly visible installation and social projection in the city’s skyline, with a major reduction in energy consumption and evidently, it is not necessary for this architecture to sacrifice its exceptional nature and social relevance in the urban horizon. A completely pioneer concept up to now.</p>
<p>Afterdark’s advantages are achieved without sacrificing the innate features and performance of porcelain ceramic materials, in which TAU Ceramics is one of the world’s leading references. This means, Afterdark remains unaltered over the passage of time; it resists the effects of wear and tear due to user transit or atmospheric elements. It is easy to clean and does not require any special maintenance; hence its results clearly surpass those offered by other materials, whereby it clearly stands above the competition.</p>
<p>Afterdark is a new concept in urban development, architecture, and interior design. It is a comprehensive avant-garde, aesthetic and functional language which is the outstanding result of this trademark&#8217;s dedicated search for new solutions by means of ceramic materials. Consequently, TAU Advanced has recruited a multi-disciplinary team of experts, capable of applying the cutting-edge progress in the scope of optics to create this intelligent ceramic tile. Likewise, we highlight that the pigments used to achieve this photo-luminescent effect clearly represent a total revolution, since its composition and application in the material are harmless for the environment.</p>
<p>Due to all the above, Afterdark is avant-garde fashion, efficiency and sustainability. It is the future which is now reality. Afterdark is the decisive step in this trademark&#8217;s dedicated work to develop intelligent products and materials capable of providing effective solutions for the challenges which exist in cities and their new public and urban spaces. The goal is to make the city into a better place to live. In 2050, it has been calculated that 70% of the population will inhabit urban environments, which makes it essential to develop intelligent materials to provide not only today&#8217;s solutions but to satisfy citizens&#8217; future demands. This is the challenge which S3-TAU accomplishes every day.</p>
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		<title>Bathroom trends for 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bathroom trends for 2010 With 47 industry awards under its belt and 17 showrooms to its name, Ripples should have a pretty good idea of<br /><br /><a href="http://tilesamerica.com/2010/08/tiling-news/bathroom-trends-for-2010/">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> Bathroom trends for 2010</strong></p>
<p>With 47 industry awards under its belt and 17 showrooms to its name, Ripples should have a pretty good idea of what we can expect in the way of bathroom trends in 2010</p>
<p>Recently a group of the senior designers at Ripples got together to discuss the major developments we could expect to see next year.</p>
<p>Exciting new changes to the bathroom for 2010 are promised, with black high gloss furniture teamed with grey tiles and warm hues of deep purple, violet, yellow and vivid lime green &#8211; using glass mosaic tiles to inject a splash of glamour and colour.</p>
<p>Furniture will become more curvaceous by design giving a softer finish with products taking on a more organic feel, with the chunky basin being replaced by slim line.</p>
<p><strong>Colours:</strong> Rich sumptuous colours are becoming more popular as clients are starting to inject some serious personality into their bathrooms with splashes of plum and violet.</p>
<p><strong>Style:</strong> Products will become more organic in shape, basins and baths will take on more natural forms to enhance the feeling of calm and well being</p>
<p><strong>Brassware:</strong> Introduction of exciting new finishes matt black, chrome, champagne gold and white which will combine perfectly with vanity units in high gloss white, lime green and even black rubber!</p>
<p><strong>Furniture:</strong> Luxurious high gloss lacquer in red, black and white, dark shades of wood with grain effect in Rosewood and Mahogany mixed with ceramics and deep rich natural stone.</p>
<p><strong>Showering:</strong> Bathrooms will allow more space for showering with large square shower heads combined with minimalist glass and chrome screens.</p>
<p><strong>Environment:</strong> Consumers will re-think water consumption and efficiency, with clients opting for fittings with thermostat technology and flow rate regulators to reduce water consumptio</p>
<p>Exciting new changes to the bathroom for 2010 are promised, with black high gloss furniture teamed with grey tiles and warm hues of deep purple, violet, yellow and vivid lime green &#8211; using glass mosaic tiles to inject a splash of glamour and colour.</p>
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		<title>Mosaic Arts International 2010 Awards Announced!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mosaic Arts International 2010 Awards Announced! Mosaic Arts International 2010 will feature 48 extraordinary works of mosaic art, in 2D, 3D, and Architectural categories. The MAI<br /><br /><a href="http://tilesamerica.com/2010/08/tiling-news/mosaic-arts-international-2010-awards-announced/">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Mosaic Arts International 2010 Awards Announced!</strong>
<p><img src="http://tilesamerica.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/0b446_solingerradiance.jpg" border="0" alt="tiles" hspace="20" vspace="20" width="313" height="284" align="left" /><strong>Mosaic Arts International 2010</strong> will feature 48 extraordinary works of mosaic art, in 2D, 3D, and Architectural categories. The MAI exhibition offers more prize money than any other international mosaic arts exhibition, with awards totaling $5000. We are proud to announce those award winners as: </p>
<p>Best in Show, John Sollinger for <em>Radiance</em><br />Best 2D, Diana Stevens for <em>Indian Madonna</em><br />Best 3D, Kate Jessup for <em>Cedar Stump</em><br />Best Architectural, Dianne Sonnenberg for <em>Ocean(egg)graphy</em></p>
<p>Juror’s Choice Awards<br />Oliver Budd: Michael J. Kruzich for <em>Corinthian</em><br />Juan Chavez: Connie Chantilis for <em>Grotto</em><br />Janet Kozachek: Ilana Shafir for <em>Temples</em></p>
<p>We are proud the show will this year be at The Smith Museum of Stained Glass at Chicago&#8217;s Navy Pier, where the exhibition is expected to attract approximately 80,000 visitors during the two month run. This is a different kind of a venue for MAI; it is not one of the traditional white-walled gallery spaces that have showcased mosaic works in the past. This exhibition will feature our work placed throughout the museum, presented in lighted, glass-walled cases. Although it would be our preference for visitors to experience the texture, color, and play of light directly, the security and preservation of the work is paramount. We are very grateful to the Smith Museum of Stained Glass and the Navy Pier for the opportunity to present the work of our member artists to an audience of this scope. This exhibition is an important milestone in SAMA’s history that will underscore SAMA’s 10 year legacy of dedication to educating, inspiring, and promoting excellence in fine mosaic art. </p>
<p>Jurors for MAI 2010 included esteemed British mosaicist Oliver Budd, currently president of the British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM); Juan Chavez, a noted public artist and faculty member at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and Janet Kozachek, an Orangeburg, South Carolina artist and arts educator and a founding member and president of SAMA. Oliver Budd noted that he found the work to be of “consistently high quality” and was “really swayed by some of the fantastic abstract work.” Janet Kozachek also praised the field and reflected on the agonizing yet uplifting process of sorting through “so many incredible pieces of art.” </p>
<p>The jurors took great care in making their selections and the process went smoothly through our online jury contractor, Juried Arts Services. We would like to acknowledge their efforts in further advancing their technology to the needs of our process and the fairness of jurying artwork in the digital age. As a result of this technology, the MAI jurors were able to review the works multiple times via the internet from the comfort of their private environments, which spanned several thousand miles and the Atlantic Ocean. The work was scored using a point system and advanced through several rounds of scoring. The jurors cannot see artists’ statements or names; they can however retrieve size and material information for a piece if they choose. This blind-jury process, with the work being selected on merit alone, is fair and allows for the work to speak for itself. Jurors agree on the guidelines and requirements of eligibility that are on the prospectus and know that their selections are what they deem to be the most unique and exciting contemporary work in mosaics. It is indeed a difficult job and the jurors bring experience and understanding of art and mosaic, and a high level of excitement about the exhibition to the table. Every year a new pool of jurors contribute their unique aesthetics to the MAI show which keeps MAI a living, changing exhibition from year to year. We hope you make the trip to Chicago this spring to enjoy the spectacular views of Lake Michigan from Navy Pier, and more importantly the spectacular experience of viewing the exhibition in person.</p>
<p>We also invite you to attend the SAMA Conference, American Mosaic Summit 2010, in Chicago March 17-21st. We will feature a presentation and critical discussion about the MAI exhibition that will include one of the jurors and other members of the Chicago fine art community. On Friday, March 19th, Conference Attendees and their guests will honor the achievements of the MAI artists at a reception from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at the Museum. More information regarding the conference and its events can be found by clicking on <a href="http://americanmosaics.org/sama.aspx?MID=15&amp;PID=78">Conference</a>. See you there! </p>
<p><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/pdffiles/MAI2010pressrelease.pdf">Click here for pdf of Press Release</a>                                                                                          </p>
<p><strong>This Year&#8217;s Winners</strong><br />Best In Show : <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=51">John Sollinger</a></strong>, Ashland, Oregon for <em>Radiance</em><br />Best 2D : <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=52">Diana Stevens</a></strong>, Bellgrade, Montana for <em>Indian Madonna</em><br />Best 3D : <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=53">Kate Jessup</a></strong>, Seattle, Washington for <em>Cedar Stump</em><br />Best Architectural : <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=54">Dianne Sonnenberg</a></strong>, Austin, Texas for <em>Ocean(egg)graphy</em></p>
<p><strong>Juror&#8217;s Choice Prizes</strong><br />(Oliver Budd) <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=55">Michael J. Kruzich</a></strong>, San Francisco, California for <em>Corinthian</em><br />(Raul Chavez) <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=56">Connie Chantilis</a></strong>, Dallas, Texas for <em>Grotto</em><br />(Janet Kozachek) <strong><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=57">Ilana Shafir</a></strong>, Ashkelon, Israel for <em>Temples</em></p>
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<p> Here are the award winners from previous SAMA exhibitions. Click on the artist name to see the mosaic. Enjoy!</p>
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<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=44">Lynne Chinn</a> : Best In Show</td>
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<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=45">Kate Kerrigan</a> : Best 2D</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=46">Aida Valencia</a> : Best 3D</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=47">Sherri Warner Hunter</a> : Best Architectural</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=48">Jeannie Houston Antes</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=49">Julie Richey</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=50">Dominic Johns</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"><strong>2008</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=37">Youlia Tkatchouk</a> : Best In Show</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=38">Matteo Randi</a> : Best Best 2D</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=39">Drucilla Perez-Tubens</a> : Best Best 3D</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=40">Gary Drostle</a> : Best Architectural</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=41">Carole Choucair Oueijan</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=42">Daryl Lynn Wood</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=43">Eileen Gay</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"><strong>2007</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=28">Brooks Tower</a> : Best In Show</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=29">Laurie Mika</a> : Best Two-Dimensional</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=30">Jenni Iams-McGuire</a> : Best Three-Dimensional</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=31">Lori Greene</a> : Best Large Scale Interior</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=32">Lynne Chinn &#038; Shug Jones</a> : Best Large Scale Exterior</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=33">Lynn Adamo</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=34">Ellen Blakeley</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=35">Jeannie Houston Antes</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=36">Julie Richey</a> : Members&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"><strong>2006</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=21">Karen Kettering Dimit</a> : Best In Show</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=22">Lilian Broca</a> : Best Two-Dimensional</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=23">Kimberly Schonfeld</a> : Best Three-Dimensional</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=24">Kim Emerson</a> : Best Architectural Installation</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=25">Leann Wooten</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=26">Shawn Newton</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=27">Jim Bachor</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"><strong>2005</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=12">Kristi Bunch</a> : Best In Show &#8211; Two-Dimensional</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=13">Kim Emerson</a> : Best In Show &#8211; Architectural</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=14">Nina DiGiovanni</a> : Best &#8211; Two-Dimensional</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=15">Ellen Blakeley</a> : Best &#8211; Three-Dimensional</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=16">Eric Rattan</a> : Best Architectural Installation</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=17">Ilana Shafir</a> : Best Large Scale Contemporary Work</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=18">Fred and Donnell Pasion</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=19">Jim Bachor</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=20">Judy Stone</a> : Juror&#8217;s Choice</td>
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<td width="20%"><strong>2004</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=8">Jennifer Tipton</a> : Best In Show</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=9">Lilian Broca</a> : Best Two-Dimensional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=10">Ellen Blakeley</a> : Best Three-Dimensional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=11">Richard Moss</a> : Best Architectural</td>
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<td width="20%"><strong>2003</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=1">Val Carroll</a> : Best In Show</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=2">Marcelo De Melo</a> : Juror&#8217;s Award</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=3">Sharon Funderburk</a> : Juror&#8217;s Award</td>
</tr>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=4">Linda Edeiken</a> : Award of Merit</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=5">Gianfranco Zanchettin</a> : Award of Merit</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=6">Sonia King</a> : Award of Merit</td>
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<td width="20%"> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td width="80%"><a href="http://americanmosaics.org/cGalleryPage.aspx?id=MembersGallery&amp;item=7">Sarah Zirkel</a> : Award of Merit</td>
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		<title>American Mosaic Summit 2010-SAMA Conference in Chicago, USA.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>American Mosaic Summit 2010-SAMA Conference in Chicago, USA.<br /></h1>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.netforumondemand.com/eWeb/Shopping/Shopping.aspx?Site=SAMA&amp;WebCode=Shopping&amp;Cart=0&amp;prd_key=e82a71a2-a149-4b96-a4c1-64b1cd273d3d">REGISTER NOW</a> for the American Mosaic Summit 2010!</strong></p>
<p><strong>EARLY REGISTRATION PERIOD EXTENDED TO JANUARY 8TH!</strong></p>
<p>Check this page frequently for conference news and updates! Conference announcements will also appear in Andamento, SAMA’s monthly e-newsletter. </p>
<h3><strong>American Mosaic Summit<br />March 17–21, 2010</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>Celebrating SAMA’s 10th Anniversary!</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>9th Annual SAMA Conference<br />The Palmer House Hilton<br />Chicago, Illinois</strong></h3>
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<p><strong><span>Preliminary Schedule</span></strong></p>
<p><span>At press time, this conference was still evolving, so check here for updates</span><strong><span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong></strong> </p>
<p><strong><span>Tuesday, March 16</span></strong></p>
<p><span>7:00pm–10:00pm   Registration</span></p>
<p><strong></strong> </p>
<p><strong><span>Wednesday, March 17</span></strong></p>
<p><span>7:00am–7:00pm     Registration</span></p>
<p><span>7:00am–8:30am     Breakfast</span></p>
<p><span>8:00am–12:00pm   Workshops</span></p>
<p><span>8:00am–10:00pm   Mosaic Marathon</span></p>
<p><span>12:00pm–1:00pm   Lunch on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>1:00pm–5:00pm     Workshops/Pro Seminars</span></p>
<p><span>5:00pm–6:00pm     Dinner on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>6:00pm–10:00pm   Workshops</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>Thursday, March 18</span></strong></p>
<p><span>7:00am–7:00pm     Registration</span></p>
<p><span>7:00am–8:30am     Breakfast</span></p>
<p><span>8:00am–12:00pm   Workshops</span></p>
<p><span>8:00am–10:00pm   Mosaic Marathon</span></p>
<p><span>12:00pm–1:00pm   Lunch on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>12:00pm–5:00pm   Vendor Marketplace</span></p>
<p><span>1:00pm–5:00pm     Workshops/Pro Seminars</span></p>
<p><span>5:00pm–6:00pm     Dinner on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>6:00pm–7:30pm     Welcome Mixer</span></p>
<p><span>8:00pm–9:30pm     Movie Screening</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>Friday, March 19</span></strong></p>
<p><span>7:00am–8:30am     Registration</span></p>
<p><span>7:00am–8:30am     Breakfast</span></p>
<p><span>8:30am–10:15am   Members Annual General Meeting</span></p>
<p><span>10:15am–10:30am Break</span></p>
<p><span>10:30am–2:00pm   Vendor Marketplace</span></p>
<p><span>12:00pm–1:00pm   Lunch on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>2:00pm–3:00pm     Featured Presentation</span></p>
<p><span>3:00pm–3:15pm     Break</span></p>
<p><span>3:15pm–4:30pm     Featured Presentation</span></p>
<p><span>5:00pm–7:00pm     Dinner on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>7:00pm–10:00pm   MAI 2010 Artist Reception at Navy Pier</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>Saturday, March 20</span></strong></p>
<p><span>7:00am–9:00am     Sponsor Appreciation Breakfast</span></p>
<p><span>9:00am–2:00pm     Vendor Marketplace</span></p>
<p><span>11:00am                Tesserae Exchange</span></p>
<p><span>12:00pm–1:00pm    Lunch on Your Own</span></p>
<p><span>2:00pm–3:00pm     Panel Discussion of MAI 2010</span></p>
<p><span>3:00pm–3:15pm     Break</span></p>
<p><span>3:15pm–4:15pm     Featured Presentation</span></p>
<p><span>4:30pm–5:30pm     Raffle/Members Choice Award</span></p>
<p><span>6:00pm–7:00pm     Mosaic Art Salon &#038; Auction</span></p>
<p><span>7:00pm–9:00pm     10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner</span></p>
<p><span>9:00pm–12:00am    Closing Night Party</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>Sunday, March 21</span></strong></p>
<p><span><strike>7:00am–8:30am      Breakfast </strike>this was an error in the schedule.  </span></p>
<p><span>There will be no SAMA sponsored Breakfast on Sunday </span></p>
<p><span>8:00am–12:00pm    Workshops</span></p>
<p><span>9:00am–1:00pm      Bus Tour</span></p>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s best and only Bathware Boutique &#8211; Rocell Bathware Concept Centre.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span>Sri Lanka&#8217;s best and only Bathware Boutique &#8211; Rocell Bathware Concept Centre.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Rocell introduces the Concept of the Living Space.</em></strong></p>
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<p>Introducing a new experience in graceful living, Rocell unveiled the Rocell Bathware Concept Centre, Sri Lanka&#8217;s best and only bathware boutique. Showcasing the finest in designer bath and sanitary ware in unique living spaces, Concept Centre invites consumers to immerse themselves in an exclusive shopping experience.   </p>
<p>Conveying every facet of the Rocell brand world, the 8,000 square foot luxury concept centre is the creation of award-winning Italian interior designer Simone Cagnazzo. Combining design and interior decoration with simple, essential design solutions for modern architecture, Cognazzo created the elegant and stylish living spaces with the object of stimulating and inspiring visitors to the concept centre. By locating each piece in context, the designer has fashioned authentic bathroom settings &#8211; from the flow of water to tiled surfaces.
<p> The concept centre presents complete bathroom designs and environments that are cosmopolitan, contemporary, and complete with running water. Displaying Rocell&#8217;s extensive range of designer tiles, bathware and accessories, the living spaces ensure customers are able to make individual choices after experiencing the finished setting. The addition of a spacious lounging room ensures that customers receive a superlative experience in shopping and service.</p>
<p> Commenting on the launch of Sri Lanka&#8217;s first bathware boutique, Tharana Thoradeniya, CEO/Director of Rocell Bathware said, &#8220;We are proud to unveil this unique and innovative accomplishment in the Sri Lankan bathware industry. The Rocell Bathware Concept Centre is a live experience in contemporary bathroom design, bringing a new sensuousness to the bathroom as a living space. The new concept centre reflects our values of design, innovation, quality, and strong commitment to ensuring the highest standards in terms of functionality, while also creating a place for interaction with our valued customers.&#8221;</p>
<p> The Rocell Bathware Concept Centre is a journey of discovery into the world of modern bathware, surface coverings and accessories. The internationally accepted, aesthetically pleasing, premium quality Rocell bathwar and tiles featured at the concept centre are manufactured at the company&#8217;s state of the art production plants while faucets and accessories are imported from Europe.</p>
<p> The Company&#8217;s bathware and surface coverings portfolio reflects a strong orientation towards design whilst ensuring functional superiority. On display and paying tribute to this deisgn orientation is the Company&#8217;s latest collection of surface coverings &#8211; the Material and Design Collection. It features many of today&#8217;s most popular design trends for surface coverings, including a contemporary twist on concepts inspired by nature&#8217;s magnificent composition of natural wood, metal, rustic stone, slate, rock, marble and moss which are fashioned to fit any surface, floor, wall, interior surfaces or exterior cladding. Fashioned after natural shapes, colors, textures and surfaces, and recreated with added features on vitrified ceramics and glazed porcelain, the collection is available in a range of unique sizes.</p>
<p> The design development of the Rocell Bathware collection is the collaborative outcome of two renowned industrial design companies hailing from the design capital of the world, Italy. Designed to perfection, these bathware masterpieces balance modern, contemporary design excellence with functional precision. Complying with British Standard Specification BS EN 3402-1969, all Rocell Bathware products are manufactured to the highest international standards and carry the internationally accepted Watermark Certification for efficiencies in flushing and water saving capabilities. Cognizant of the need for high quality across every aspect of its product, the Rocell Bathware portfolio utilises duraplex &#8211; an antibacterial cellulose derived material &#8211; for its seat covers, guaranteeing total sterility throughout usage. Soft closing or controlled seat fall mechanisms have been introduced to select Rocell Bathware models, to allow for seat and covers to close with no intervention by the user. Unique to the bathware market in Sri Lanka, is Rocell&#8217;s offer of a 25 year written warranty for its entire bathware portfolio.</p>
<p> The Concept Centre pays homage to design and falls into the realms of a fashion house by celebrating the unity of perfect design for bathware with perfect design for surface coverings. As Thoradeniya points out, &#8220;what we present here is essentially fashion, the opportunity to embrace the very best in design that the world has on offer for your own living spaces&#8221;.</p>
<p>   <strong>Rocell Bathware Limited:</strong> Rocell Bathware is a fully own subsidiary of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, leader of the Sri Lankan surfacing industry, with an investment of over Rs. 1800 million. Technical know &#8211; how and machinery for the Rocell Bathware plant is sourced from one of the world&#8217;s premier suppliers for the sanitary ware industry, namely SACMI of Italy. With a state of the art manufacturing facility that is billed to be one of Asia&#8217;s most modern plants, Rocell intends to cater to both the Sri Lankan and International markets.</p>
<p><span>Royal Ceramics Lanka Plc</span><br />                     10 R A De Mel Mawatha,<br />                   Colombo 3.<br />                     Sri Lanka.<br /> <br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Protection of our environment-LEED® and CERTIQUALITY for Ceramica Fioranese.</strong><br />
Ceramica Fioranese has certified its focus on the protection of our environment. But not only on account of its ECOGRES brand – the name of its range of porcelain stoneware tiles that is the outcome of its pursuit for sustainable development for the past ten years or so. The company also joined the list of U.S. USGBC MEMBERS this year. The U.S. Green Building Council was founded in 1993, leading to the creation and promotion of the LEED® standard since 1999. The LEED® standard (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an acknowledged, voluntary certification that assesses and certifies the social and economic environmental sustainability of buildings from the planning stage to the actual building. Many Ceramica Fioranese branded products have the necessary technical and structural specifications that can help boost a building’s LEED ® rating: they are now certified by CERTIQUALITY, an independent testing authority, for this very reason.</p>
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<p>Legal Headquarters – Sales Department</p>
<p>Via Cameazzo, 25<br />
41042 Fiorano Modenese<br />
(MO) &#8211; Italy<br />
Tel. +39 0536 993511<br />
Fax Italia +39 0536 993556<br />
Fax Export +39 0536 832611<br />
<a href="http://www.fioranese.it" target="_blank">http://www.fioranese.it</a><br />
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<p>Administrative Headquarters</p>
<p>Via Stradone Secchia, 32<br />
42014 Roteglia (RE) &#8211; Italy<br />
Tel. +39 0536 993111<br />
Fax +39 0536 993248</p>
<p>cap.soc. € 12.000.000,00 i.v.<br />
Reg. Impr. di Modena e C.F. 01927780369<br />
R.E.A. Modena n°252818<br />
P.IVA IT 01927780369</p>
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		<title>Trademark “Ceramic Tiles of Italy”-Ceramica Fioranese.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trademark “Ceramic Tiles of Italy”-Ceramica Fioranese. It is no secret to the industry experts that Ceramica Fioranese products are genuinely 100% Italian.Made in Italy: this<br /><br /><a href="http://tilesamerica.com/2010/08/tiling-news/trademark-%e2%80%9cceramic-tiles-of-italy%e2%80%9d-ceramica-fioranese/">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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<p>It is no secret to the industry experts that Ceramica Fioranese products are genuinely 100% Italian.<br />Made in Italy: this is a veritable mission statement for Ceramica Fioranese. Our articles are devised, researched and developed, as well as tested and produced entirely in Italy. With no short cuts taken, in the conviction that the experience developed over decades by our manpower constitutes added value, in the certainty that every effort to advance our traditions will bring due acknowledgement.<br />This very trademark “Ceramic Tiles of Italy”, which very few enterprises currently operating in the Italian environment can boast, is the first acknowledgment. Clearly, praise is due to other enterprises who take different approaches to the production of ceramics which open them to other countries in Europe and the world. However we at Ceramica Fioranese are particularly proud to be Italian and to belong to that Italy which seeks to be Italian through and through, without compromise, with a passion enhanced by persistence. An Italy which produces, and which in so doing also honours the Europe of which it forms a part: an ideal that makes its presence felt, here too.</p>
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<p>Legal Headquarters – Sales Department<br /><a href="http://www.fioranese.it" target="_blank">http://www.fioranese.it</a><br />Via Cameazzo, 25<br />41042 Fiorano Modenese<br />(MO) &#8211; Italy<br />Tel. +39 0536 993511<br />Fax Italia +39 0536 993556<br />Fax Export +39 0536 832611</p>
<p>info@fioranese.it</p>
<p>Administrative Headquarters</p>
<p>Via Stradone Secchia, 32<br />42014 Roteglia (RE) &#8211; Italy<br />Tel. +39 0536 993111<br />Fax +39 0536 993248</p>
<p>cap.soc. € 12.000.000,00 i.v.<br />Reg. Impr. di Modena e C.F. 01927780369<br />R.E.A. Modena n°252818<br />P.IVA IT 01927780369</p>
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		<title>FLORIM OPENS ITS FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE IN MILAN, Italy.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>FLORIM OPENS ITS FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE IN MILAN, Italy.<br /></strong><br />A single-minded focus on technological innovation and an inquisitive eye that captures evolutionary trends in design and architecture have been hallmark features of Florim since its beginnings and are an integral part of the company’s history.</p>
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<p>This is the background to Florim’s inauguration of its first showroom in Milan on the12th November 2009, with an event reserved for customers and designers. Spazio Florim, covering around 500 m², is sited in the chic central area of the city in via Fatebenefratelli nr. 9. Here, the company will be displaying the products and solutions associated with all its brand names (Floor Gres, Rex, Cerim, Casa dolce casa and Casamood), making it the perfect point of reference for architects, professionals and operators working in the areas of building and design.</p>
<p>Spazio Florim was created in the centre of Milan to provide a promotional initiative in one of the most important European capitals in the world of architecture, design and decor, also in view of the forthcoming Expo 2015 exhibition.<br />Another sign that even in today’s difficult climate, Florim continues to display confidence by investing in the future and in the strength of its products, technology, brand names and services.</p>
<p>FLORIM STORE MILANO
<p>Via Fatebenefratelli 9 &#8211; Milano<br />tel: +39 02 62695490<br />e-mail: flagshipstoremilano@florim.it<br /><a href="http://www.floorgres.it" target="_blank">http://www.floorgres.it</a><br />Opening hours:<br />Monday &#8211; Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 13:00 /14:00 &#8211; 19:00</p>
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