However, Living Coral does present an interesting jumping off point for us in terms of pulling together color palettes we feel are applicable and relatable.īelow we’ve paired a few products with Living Coral we’ve done the same with the colors Cavern Clay and Metropolitan (the Colors of the Year for Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, respectively). Simply put, Living Coral just feels life affirming.ĭoes this mean we’ll be stocking 10,000 square feet of this color in a 3×12 wall tile with coordinating trim anytime soon? Probably not. There’s an unmistakable warmth that exists in this color – an immediacy and vibrancy. It’s grown on us, captured our interest and revealed intriguing design possibilities. However, since it was announced, we’ve had a chance to meditate on Living Coral. A color like this can be a tough sell in our notoriously pink-sensitive market. We’ll admit, at first glance this bright coral shade seemed arbitrary, maybe even a bit perplexing. Which brings us to Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2019 – Living Coral. But the promise of color – and the challenge of color! – is always there. It’s easy to get caught up in the comfort and familiarity of creams, whites, beiges and greys. Whatever route you go, Factory is sure to elevate your design game!Ĭolor abounds! Even with countless colors at our disposal, we need to remind ourselves of that sometimes. The versatility of this series lends itself to a variety of product pairings. Perhaps your objective is to create a subtle, but sophisticated industrial space? If so, the CC Mosaics from Roca is a wonderful companion to Factory. Does your design project call for more pattern and geometry? Match it with Marca Corona’s Chalk series. Try using it with our Settecento New Yorker series for an attractive floor and wall combo. We’ve also added a 3” Hexagonal Mosaic as well as an irresistible waterjet-cut elongated hex in the Citizen Mosaic.īelow we’ve partnered the Factory series with other favorites in our collection of locally stocked products. We’re stocking Factory in 12×24 and 4×12 field sizes (both rectified) in three immediate colors: White, Grey and Black. With its troweled surface texture and subtle shade variation, this series captures the unique character of the real thing. Our newest offering in this category is the Factory series by Gazzini. It’s a look that’s very instep with contemporary urban design trends and one that works both commercial and residentially.Ī porcelain cement look can achieve almost all the aesthetics of concrete while mitigating its limitations. You’ve likely seen countess versions of cement inspired porcelain tile at your favorite floor covering store, tile showroom, magazine or online community and interior design website. A lot of that is attributed to the changes in temperature, moisture and settling that virtually all expanses of concrete slabs endure.Įnter the porcelain alternative. Will it crack? Over time, almost certainly. Add some dyes, polish it up a bit and you have an even more dynamic looking floor. We’re stocking the Fez series in a 2-1/2 x 5 field size in five captivating, design ready colors (and two glaze finishes): White Gloss & Matte, Grey Gloss & Matte, Aqua Gloss & Matte, Ocean Gloss & Matte and Emerald Gloss & Matte.Īs some nameless flooring prophet once said, “There are two types of concrete floors: the kind that’s cracked and the kind that’s going to crack.”Ī seamless, poured concrete slab offers a beautiful flooring option. The bisque, replete with unique surface imperfections and inherent dimensional idiosyncrasies, is then glazed with enamels and other natural colors and fired a second time resulting in finished tile product with abundant character and color variation. With their new Fez series, they’ve seemingly tossed aside the modern manufacturing playbook and created a product that looks and feels like it was made in the zellige tradition – a centuries-old technique used by Moroccan artisans in which natural, unrefined clay is mixed with water, hand-formed, dried and then kiln-fired. The folks at Wow Design Studios get this. Make no mistake, we appreciate all the advancements and innovations our industry puts forward in the pursuit of making a flawless product: rectification, double or triple glazes, multiple firings at various cone levels – the list goes on.īut there’s something to be said for a tile that’s beautifully unrefined. And quite frankly, that’s what we love about it.
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