news you need to know Dedicated to education and industry service Feature Story 28 In this issue... 58 The TCNA North American Pavilion: Cutting-edge tile design and installation innovations 80 Ceramics of Italy celebrates the legacy of tile at Coverings 2019 90 Tile of Spain reveals global design trends and innovations at Coverings 2019 96 Ceramic Tile Distributors Association Booth #3219: Connecting, educating, and strengthening tile and stone distributors feature story MAPEI Corporation MAPEI goes to Yale School of Management MAPEI gets straight As for crack isolation, large-format tile installation and waterproofing solutions 36 Meetings, demos, education, tours, vignettes, awards – and banding together for charity – mark NTCA activities for Coverings tileletter.com ONLINE NOW 102 58 90 80 From NTCA 2 TileLetter | 2019