2 2018 | TRENDS TRENDS A p r o d u c t a n d t r e n d s r e p o r t f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l T i l e C o n t r a c t o r s A s s o c i a t i o n Production: Bart A. Bettiga, Publisher bart@tile-assn.com Lesley A. Goddin, Editor lesley@tile-assn.com Michelle Chapman, Assistant Editor, Production Manager/Designer, Advertising Sales michelle@tile-assn.com Mary Shaw-Olson, Advertising Sales mary@tile-assn.com Mailing Address: P .O. Box 13629 Jackson, MS 39236 U.S.A. Shipping Address: 626 Lakeland East Drive Jackson, MS 39232 Tel: 601-939-2071 Fax: 601-932-6117 Website: www.tile-assn.com NTCA would not be possible without the dedicated service of our board and committee members, and regional and state directors. Meet these dedicated volunteers by visiting www.tile-assn.com and clicking on About Us.You can also find information and a continually-updated list of Five Star Contractors at www.tile-assn.com – click on Find a Tile Con- tractor or Consultant. TRENDS EDITORIAL POLICY: TRENDS is the official publication of the National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. (NTCA). TRENDS provides a medium for expressing views and opinions without approving, disapproving, or guaranteeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claim or opinion appearing under a byline, or obtained or quoted from an acknowledged source. Statements of fact and opinion are made on the responsibility of the authors alone, and do not imply an opinion or reflect the official position of NTCA. The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. is an equal opportunity association and seeks to include qualified individu- als and businesses in all phases of its activities.The National Tile Contractors Association,Inc.does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability. The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. seeks opportunities to include these groups in its programs and activities. EDITOR’S LETTER Lesley Goddin It’s hard to believe that this is the fourth year of ilele er TRENDS, since e ic ed o this ann al p lica on at o erin s 15. his iss e is al ays one o my a orites, ith a panoply o prod cts to ensorcell and inspire and to ma e le and stone installa ons easier, aster or e er per ormin . his iss e also has se l recommenda ons or pro essionals loo in to ali n care lly chosen finishin prod cts that ill shine in their pro ects ith installa ons that ill stand the test o me, e ec ted y alified contractors. ontri tors that made this iss e possi le incl de o Iannoco, ho athered in orma on or prod cts sec ons and rote the Sales Report o erin s m assador lena apra, ho elcomes s to the iss e and to o erin s itsel oe nd ren, ho penned the le trends story al ile s Roy iana, ho pro ides a indo into hat s rollin in stone or 2018 eatrice iseman and the ol s at Pantone, ho painted a pict re o color pale es that ill in orm ashion and interior desi n this year and representa es rom Italy, Spain and r ey ho shared hat actories in their co ntries are o erin the le ind stry this year. e also ha e a paper that Sco on ell o I I presented at alicer 18 in Spain in Fe r ary, disc ssin the role o the architect as comm nicator and colla orator on ceramic le installa ons, and a le er rom president ar n Ho ard that ill point yo to ards partnerships ith no led ea le, trained and s ill l sales people and installa on pro essionals to ens re s ccess l pro ects. O r co er story hits it o t o the S n r st Par ith an installa on story a o t a homer n pro ect y Fi e Star ontractor a id llen ompany, sin I R prod cts. nd spea in o prod cts, the iss e o ldn t e complete itho t all the s ppliers that contri ted in orma on a o t hot ne prod cts, many o hich yo can see at o erin s. et ready to see these ne styles, pa erns, and prod cts ay 8 11 in tlanta at o erin s 18. I ll e there, and loo or ard to mee n yo God bless, esley lesley@ le assn.com e ee oving orward, o ening new doors, and doing new things, because we re curious and curiosity ee s leading us down new aths – Walt Disney