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THE FRESH PRINTS We take a look at some of the latest designs from


BluePrint Ceramics, set to take summer 2018 by storm.


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REGULARS


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WHAT’S NEW? As usual, we bring you all of the latest news,


products and services from the forefront of the tiling industry.


A WORK OF ART For the first instalment of our brand new ‘Star


Installation’ feature, we take a look at Schlüter Systems’ involvement in a design project at Tate Britain.


10 QUESTIONS Laticrete’s Technical Director, Jim Percival,


explains how his chemistry degree led to a career in the tiling industry and shares what he thinks the next developments in tiling design will be.


FEATURES


MODERN ART When a well-known art gallery in Latin America


needed a surface to create a ‘perfect medium’ between indoors and out, they looked to the concrete-effect material from Neolith.


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AGAINST THE GRAIN Sian O’Neill, Head of Marketing at Topps Tiles,


highlights the benefits that porcelain wood-effect tiles offer, in comparison to the real deal.


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TILING TOOLS


DO NOT DISTURB The Preparation Group talks us through a


recent project its contracting division completed for a hotel reception, achieving a deep clean as quickly and quietly as possible.


SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY Kevin Boudreau, Director of Business


Development at National Flooring Equipment, highlights the importance of investing in quality tools and equipment for your tiling business.


EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES


NATURE’S INFLUENCE Based on its recent research on biophilic


design’s effect on learning, Axis House explains how specifiers and designers can incorporate this style within educational spaces.


FIRST CLASS FACILITIES Solus Ceramics was called upon to provide a


stylish and practical tiling solution at a university campus. WOOD-EFFECT TILES


BRANCHING OUT Discover how CTD Architectural Tiles have


captured the true beauty of trees within their realistic new collection of wood-effect tiles.


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