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Keep an eye out for our new bold 'must have' colours coming soon for the trend conscious! |
Welcome to the November issue of the Deco Tile Newsletter.
As we come closer to the end of the year, it's time to start looking forward to 2007 and the trends that are in store.
With this in mind, we thought we would devote this newsletter to upcoming trends in the industry and provide some insight into the latest 'must haves' in the USA and Europe ...
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Yet Again ... Old is New! |
 According to M Magazine in the USA, designers are seeing colours and materials that were "hot" long ago regaining popularity. "It" colours this year, according to De Marion, are celery green and primary colours. Once loved in the ’70s, then shunned in the ’90s, bold shades of green and orange were featured prominently at recent tile industry trade shows.
"Glass is really coming back as well, whether used as accents or entire applications," says De Marion. "We’ve seen concrete and stone tiles mixed with glass accents, similar to restaurant or commercial applications from the ’30s or ’40s."
Click here to view some Deco Tile stone and glass mix products
Traditional decorative designs are also coming back. Once, scrollwork and other relief sculpture designs were commonplace in commercial and residential designs. Patterns and decorative finishes are again en vogue, with both traditional and contemporary flair.
Homeowners are choosing bold metal pieces with imprinted or embossed shapes. For a personal touch, homeowners can even choose to create a monogram or "logo" for their entryway or home focal point. Tiles that are bevelled to create creases between tiles are coming back, while hand-cut or imperfectly shaped tiles are contemporary takes on the traditional.
Janet Carter ASID, the author of Showroom Management states that "a very popular type of tile today is one with and embossed relief (listello) design. The raised decoration can be subtle or bold, depending on how much the raised elements extend out from the background of the tile. At this year’s Coverings show, relief was the name of the game. In fact, I’ve never seen so much bold relief."
Click here to view our wide range of relief designs
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"Must Have" Trends |
"It’s the way tiles are combined that can merge traditional and contemporary," says De Marion. "Stainless steel, cast bronze, copper and brass are all being combined with stone and other more traditional materials in the home."
Click here to view an example of stone tiles with Brass finish – (also available in copper finish)
Mosaics combining a variety of tile sizes, materials, shapes and colours can add flair to any tile installation or frame more traditional pieces.
According to Tile of Spain at Coverings 2006, it’s not all beige going forward – Tiles are popping with fresh, cheerful colours in shades of red, green, orange, yellow and blue. While neutrals remain a staple in the designers’ repertoire, they are mixing it up with colour and combining bright field tiles and neutrals in the same installation. Classic black and white tiles remain an elegant and dramatic choice on the colour scene.
Bright accent pieces provide a splash of colour as manufacturers expand collections to include larger design selections of listellos and borders. Mosaics are huge! Tile designs are exploding with mesh backed mosaic designs and solids. The finished effects – whether solid or graphic – are amazing.
Click here to view Deco Tile Mosaics |
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Splash of Colour - Mixing the Colour Spectrum |
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Feeling a bit cautious about adding loads of bright colour to a room? If so, think about adding a listello or colourful mosaics for interest.
Deco Tile Designs offer a wide range of listellos, mosaics and other complimentary pieces in a multitude of formats and colours to choose from.
Whether you are looking for subtle earthy tones or the rough texture of stone combined with these new trends in colours, Deco Tile Designs can help.
Our colour base is constantly expanding and if you can’t find a colour to match your requirements in our standard ranges, we offer a colour matching service. Our only limitation is your imagination!
To view a small sample of available colours, please see our standard and blend options
CLICK HERE TO VIEW WHAT ELSE IS NEW AND WHAT'S COMING UP ... |
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