42 2018 | TRENDS Porcelain slabs/panels trend that e see con n o sly e ol in is the a ed porcelain le panels P P and sla s. hese prod cts are man act red di erently rom tradi onal d st pressed le ith technolo y li e amina or on n a machinery. e ha e seen the thic ness a e o the prod cts ran e rom as thin as a 3mm to as thic as 30mm, the la er o hich allo s it to e sed on co ntertops and compete ith the tradi onal stone and art mar et. he ea ty o the technol o y is that it allo s yo to et a ide aria on in the raphic and retain the irt es o porcelain. I elie e as e train installers and o r speci fiers ecome more ac ainted ith it, e ill see this material replace a por on o the co ntertop mar et as ell as tradi onal all co erin s as cons mers and desi ners loo to di eren ate their pro ects. Terrazzo erra o is a prod ct e tradi onal ly ie as a compe n oorin prod ct to the le ind stry, ho e er, ith the emer ence o in et, man act r ers can no prod ce porcelain tile ith the ma es c loo o real po red terra o. Porcelain terra o le rin s the enefits o porcelain ith the is al o the real mi ed prod ct modelin em edded mar le, ranite, art or lass chips. Marble looks Wow, this is one of my favorite prod cts ith the ad ances e see in in et technolo y ain, the irt es o porcelain com ine ith the ea ty of marble curated from around the orld. In addi on, porcelain pro ides the a ility to per ect a finish rom ma e to honed and a per ect pol ish. ile no ri als the ea ty o real stones’ intricate einin and realistic color pale es. Encaustic cement tiles an act rers ha e reprod ced traditional hand made enca stic cement les, hich e ol ed in the 13th cent ry. he loo allo s yo to romance a space ith desi ns that ary rom classic, eometric, and metropolitan pa erns that can e sed indi id ally, or mi ed. Cement Looks ement loo s aren t ne , t they con n e to trend hi her ith each ne enera on o prod ct, rom the con en onal concrete to refined is als. ons mers and desi ners lo e the ind strial loo , and cement is als lends themsel es to the ro in desi n trend o more modern or con temporary loo s. an act rers ha e and ill con n e to e ol e this style ith ne te t res, ormats and col ors replica n the stained, stamped, and polished e ects to create a m ch more classy and end rin oor. Glass lass is here to stay and con n es to mat re, li in the e er pop lar in et technolo y. In addi on, e ill see ne si es and shapes man act red ia cas n , pressin and sl mpin ith colors that add trans l cency and a shimmer to an instal la on. e see lass as hat ma es a room pop and catches the eye o e eryone ho enters it. rossville s a ina ava series o gauged orcelain tile anels uses stunning gra hics to si ulate arble, li e in this oir esir anel altile s odernist brings the loo o terra o to easy- to-install tiles eauti ul arble loo s in orcelain, li e ser s rchive cri t in , are achievable with in et technology altile s uarte o uts an aged, rustic s in on encaustic a erns, co lete with chiseled edge assero by ser is a concrete loo tile avail- able in and or ats rossville co bines the on-trend loo o wood with glass in its onvergence osaic TILE TRENDS (continued)