Innovations in the ceramic tile industry are everywhere, bringing products to market that offer homeowners and commercial specifiers greater technology and design options. Current trends in style and technology are providing retailers more opportunities to expand their ceramic and porcelain portfolios, to boost sales, and provide specifiers more solutions to create beautiful, hardworking residential and commercial spaces.
“Classic stone looks are very popular right now, as well as concrete looks,” said Peter Pental, chief operating officer of Pental Surfaces, an Architectural Surfaces Group company, and a tile and stone distributor that services 10 states in the western U.S. “Everyone wants a limestone/sandstone look without the maintenance. Large format tile is super popular as well, as it looks more elegant and higher end. Most tile on the market today is good quality, so it’s really the format that sets one tile apart from another.”