Contemporary Stone & Tile Design: Vol. 23, № 4 (Fall 2016)


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ON THE COVER:
Dekton by Cosentino contributed to the chic design of the trendy restaurant, 51fifteen Cuisine and Cocktails located in Houston, TX, inside a Saks Fifth Avenue. According to designer Nina Magon, Saks Fifth Avenue is an iconic store and they wanted to exemplify its iconic style in the design of the new restaurant. They wanted to make a design statement in Houston, as well as represent timeless design with a modern twist. Photo courtesy of Julie Soefer. Story begins on page 14.

Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 97, № 1 (Woven Carpet and Installation … Again)


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This article originally appeared in our September 2011 CFR is- sue but we've had an onslaught of work in this area and issues and I wanted to give you an update. Woven Axminster and Wil- ton carpet is the Rolls Royce of the carpet industry. It is the old- est form of machine made broadloom carpet. Products from this process grace the most elegant and luxurious homes and facilities in the world. There are only a handful of woven Axmin- ster and Wilton carpet manufacturers in the world and a smaller number yet who produce significant volume of commercial car- pet. The primary commercial markets for these carpets are hospitality (high end hotels), casinos, high end restaurants and any property that qualifies as the best of the best in its particular category. Almost all woven Axminster and Wilton carpet manu- facturing takes place outside the US with the majority of woven carpet now coming from state of the art mills in China but owned by the same manufacturers who've been in the business for dec- ades. Only a few woven manufacturers exist in the US and they primarily produce corporate type carpet. The highest end woven Axminster or Wilton carpet is most often constructed of an 80/20 blend of wool and nylon (80% wool / 20% nylon) – the nylon is used to bolster the performance of the wool – but it can also be made with 100% nylon – either solution dyed or yarn dyed.

The Flooring Contractor: Vol. 12, № 1 (Fall 2016)


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One Light Luxury Apartments represents the first residential tower built in downtown Kansas City since 1976 and the first new high-rise construction within the freeway loop since 2006. MAPEI systems for the installation of tile, wood, vinyl plank and carpet tile were used to complete stylish new luxury apartments located in the Power & Light District of Kansas City, Missouri. FDC Contract of Kansas City installed the wood and carpet tile in the common areas plus the vinyl plank in all the apartments. Metro Tile Contractors of Overland Park, KS, installed the tile in the apartments and the common areas.