Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 9650 2017 | TRENDS With an endless supply of current tile choices and new products being manufactured every day, natural stone is holding steady as a cornerstone product of the industry. The battle for market share between ceramic, porcelain, engineered quartz, and natural stone is as fierce as ever with each stretching the limits on colors, textures, fin- ishes, sizes and thicknesses. But even in this never-ending pursuit for product advancement, natural stone is doing its part to adapt and transform a finite amount of natu- rally occurring raw materials into attractive options gain- ing the attention of consumers. In the end, as hard as the industries try, natural stone will never truly have a real substitute since you can never fully replicate the beauty of what mother earth has forged over millions of years. What has been selling for natural stone may surprise – or it may not – but it is always exciting finding out. Grays, whites, silver marbles, quartzites and basalts reign; polished, heavy textures and light scoring bring surface interest By Kent Klaser, president, Klaser Consulting Inc. STONE TRENDS Kent Klaser, president, Klaser Consulting Inc. What was once a trend of beige, cream and brown colored stones has been replaced with a more modern feel of grays, whites, silvers and charcoals, like this Calacatta Bluette marble.