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Coverings 2022 Online Registration Opens
Mutina Introduces Latest Cersaie 2021 Tile Collections at Florida Distributor Opustone
The Italian brand’s newest and most vibrant collections are now available in
Opustone Florida showrooms.
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Coverings 2022 official hotels will be available starting October 20 through Coverings’ only hotel provider, OnPeak. Both attend- ees and exhibitors of Coverings 2022 can secure rooms at dis- counted nightly rates at a selec- tion of Las Vegas hotels on The Strip and within walking distance to the Las Vegas Convention Center, including the Bellagio, Aria, Westgate, and more.
Registrants who reserve rooms through OnPeak can book with no risk. There are no deposits and no restrictions, and bookings may be canceled with no penalty three to seven days prior to arrival. Individual hotel cancellation pol- icies may vary.
Coverings Installation and Design (CID) Awards The CID Awards bestow rec-
ognition for outstanding design and installation in residential and commercial tile and stone proj- ects. Architects, designers, build- ers, contractors, distributors, retailers, installers, and other industry professionals may sub- mit their projects through the CID project submittal portal by or before the December 17 mid- night (11:59 p.m.) EST deadline.
Projects submitted for review by the deadline will be evaluated and awarded based upon eight cat- egorical designations: Residential Tile Installation, Residential Tile Design, Residential Stone Installation, Residential Stone Design, Commercial Tile Installation, Commercial Tile Design, Commercial Stone Installation, and Commercial Stone Design. Project entries are free of charge, and multiple entries are encouraged.
International projects may be submitted. All projects must have been completed between January 2020 and December 2021 for review eligibility.
Winners will be selected in spring 2022 after an independent panel of judges assesses each project on the levels of creativity, craftsmanship and use of materi- als. Winning projects will be rec- ognized onsite at Coverings 2022
as well as in various publications and on Coverings’ website and social media channels.
Coverings Rock Star Awards
The Coverings 2022 Rock Star Awards will recognize emerg- ing leaders in tile and stone from 2021. As with the CID process, online nominations may be sub- mitted by or before the December 17 midnight (11:59 p.m.) EST deadline.
Coverings Rock Star nomi- nees must be 35 years of age or younger and employed as one of the following professions: archi- tect, designer, distributor, retailer, contractor/installer, fabricator, specifier, manufacturer, and/or trade association personnel.
Nominees will be judged by a committee of industry lead- ers who evaluate experience lev- els; professional certifications or affiliations; previous awards or accolades; prior speaking engage- ments at industry events; quantity of published works; impact in the tile and stone industry; and traits that set them apart as emerging leaders in the industry.
Winners of the Coverings 2022 Rock Star Awards will be hon- ored onsite at Coverings 2022; included in a Coverings press release distributed to dozens of top magazines and publica- tions; and highlighted in a year- long professional feature on the Coverings’ website and via Coverings’ social media channels and blog.
Sponsors of the show are Ceramics of Italy/Confindustria Ceramica, Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association of Spain (ASCER)/Tile of Spain, Tile Council of North America (TCNA), National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), and Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA).
For more information about attending, sponsoring or exhib- iting at Coverings 2022, contact Taffy Event Strategies at 571- 313-5801 or email info@cover- ings.com.
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invites customers to discover some of the newest global design trends in tile with Italian tile man- ufacturer, Mutina. As Mutina’s exclusive Florida distributor, Opustone displays the brand’s latest Cersaie 2021 and Milan Design Week collections at its three showroom locations, includ- ing its Mattonelle Margherita collection by French artist and designer Natalie Du Pasquier.
Mutina revealed its highly anticipated collections at Italy’s most respected design shows, Cersaie and Milan Design Week, in late September. The Mattonelle Margherita collec- tion by Nathalie Du Pasquier is a vibrant glazed porcelain col- lection, comprised of 41 differ- ent patterns, designed by hand. The design-forward tiles allow designers to experiment with its versatile, graphic patterns to cre- ate bold to minimalist designs.
“MutinaandOpustonehavea five-year history as partners in the Florida market. This is a partner- ship we deeply value, as Mutina is a trendsetting, international brand that always brings a new perspec- tive to design,” said Eric Schigiel, president of Opustone. “We’re thrilled to present to our custom- ers Mattonelle Margherita. It’s a dynamic collection with bold col- ors and patterns.”
Opustone hosted an event hon- oring its exclusive distributor
pustone, one of Florida’s most sought-after stone
Hide & Seek
INa scene worthy of a Three Stooges comedy sketch, a Turkish man joined a search party for a missing per- son, not realizing the individual
being sought was him
Beyhan Mutlu, 51, went drinking with a friend in a for- est in the town of Inegol, north- west Turkey, late one Tuesday. His wife reported him missing after he did not return home and she heard he had walked away from his friend, drunk.
Gendarmerie and rescue teams were called in to find Mutlu, who had gone to sleep in a house in the forest, Turkish online news site T24 reported.
He came across members of the search party in the morning and decided to help them find the missing person. He realized he was the focus of the search when they began calling his name.
“After a while, they said they were looking for Beyhan Mutlu,” T24 quoted him as say- ing. “I broke into a cold sweat when I heard my name.”
“I told them I was Beyhan Mutlu, but they continued to search,” Mutlu continued. “They didn’t believe me. The truth came out when my friend Mesut saw me.”
Mutlu said he was part of the search team for more than half an hour.
and tile distributors,
partnership with Mutina on October 21 at Opustone’s Miami showroom. Local design trade professionals attended the event, seeing Mutina’s newest collec- tions from Cersaie in person and learning more about the exclusive partnership.
All Mutina products are now available through special order at Opustone’s three Florida showroom locations. To find a Florida showroom, visit opustone .com.
Opustone was founded in 2001 by Eric Schigiel, a young entre- preneur whose interest in stone evolved from his experience with his father’s high-end construction business.
Sourcingthebestqualitystones from around the world, Opustone showrooms present stone slabs in a gallery-like setting, as if exhib- iting nature’s most precious works of art. Opustone houses an impressive array of premium quality natural and engineered stone slabs and tiles, while main- taining a lead position ahead of the latest looks and design trends, offering a wealth of pure design inspiration as well.
For more information about Opustone, visit opustone.com.