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		<title>Atlas Concorde</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a tile that is both long-lasting and beautiful, you will want to review the style choices of Atlas Concorde. Not only are these tiles durable, but they are low-maintenance and always en vogue. There are a set of Atlas &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/09/tile-stone/atlas-concorde/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/atlas-concorde"><img class="alignright" title="Atlas Concorde Tiles" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Atlas_Concorde_01.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="183" /></a>For a tile that is both long-lasting and beautiful, you will want to review the style choices of <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/atlas-concorde">Atlas Concorde</a>. Not only are these tiles durable, but they are low-maintenance and always en vogue. There are a set of Atlas Concorde tiles out there with your name on it – whether your style tends to run towards the luxurious, the trendy, the chic, the classic or the contemporary look, there is a design to suit any flooring need. Atlas Concorde have surpassed their fame in their homeland, Italy and are now well-known worldwide for their skill in producing ceramic, porcelain, and mosaic tiles. Atlas Concorde hi-definition tiles are great to use on all outdoors projects where you need your unique sense of style to shine. Atlas Concorde will only get more magnificent as time goes by. And Atlas will never stop researching their processes in order to make a better tile. Atlas Concorde meet all international quality and environmental standards, meaning this is a flooring product you can trust.</p>
<p>Atlas Concorde is synonymous with reliability. These tiles set the standard for the entire ceramic tile industry and are one of the most well-known tiles worldwide. The company was founded back in 1969, and is the parent company of the Gruppo Concorde, which is the second-largest Italian ceramic tile group.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/atlas-concorde"><img class="alignright" title="Atlas Concorde flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Atlas_Concorde_02.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="183" />Atlas Concorde</a> believes in providing interior designers, architects, and all of their treasured customers with exciting ceramic solutions that can be used for every destination of use. Atlas Concorde strives for an aesthetic appeal with every product they produce, and are very well aware of the market needs, combined with strength and durability.</p>
<p>Nowadays, you can find the company worldwide, and it exports its products to all major markets – along with subsidiaries in the most sensible geographic areas: Atlas Concorde USA INC, Hollywood (FL); OOO &#8220;Atlas Concorde Russia&#8221;, Stupino; Atlas Concorde China Representative Office, Beijing.</p>
<p>When you purchase Atlas Concorde tiles, they know that you want perfection and excellence with every application. That’s why the strength of Atlas Concorde lies in its broad, complete, differentiated, and constantly updated catalog of products. Specific employees pay attention to market demands, making sure that Atlas Concorde conform to new fashion standards – ensuring that you get access to only the latest and greatest styles.</p>
<p>For a unique look that’s all your own, check out <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/atlas-concorde">Atlas Concorde</a>.</p>
<p>To learn more about Atlas Concorde, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Casa Italia Tile</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/tile-stone/casa-italia-tile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a company specialized in the world trading of floor, ceramic and glass tiles, check out Casa Italia Tile. They have been in business since 1967 and today, is boasting more than 40 years of experience in the field. Casa &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/tile-stone/casa-italia-tile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/casa-italia"><img class="alignright" title="Casa Italia Tile" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Casa_Italia.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="343" /></a>For a company specialized in the world trading of floor, ceramic and glass tiles, check out <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/casa-italia">Casa Italia Tile</a>. They have been in business since 1967 and today, is boasting more than 40 years of experience in the field. Casa Italia Tile offers a wide variety of distinct tiles with many sizes, colors, and finishes available. Their sole aim is to satisfy whatever need the customer may require.</p>
<p>Choose from the following collections to instantly enliven your home: America, Eolie, Futura, Mete, Metropoli, and Stone.</p>
<p>In the Soluble Salts collection, you can see finishes such as the Kansas Extra White and Montana Beige (both in 60 x 60 cm &amp; 11 mm thickness), Kansas Extra White in a 30 x 60 cm (and 11 mm thickness), Iceland Super White and Africa Extra Black (60 x 60 cm in 9.5 mm thickness), Kansas Extra White and Alabama (40 x 40 cm in a 9.5 mm thickness), and Rodi &amp; Corfu (in a 50 x 50 mm size with a 9.5 mm thickness).</p>
<p>In the Double Charged Polished collection, you will find the Indiana Bianco, Texas Noce, Maine Grigio, Ohio Beige, Nevada, and Antracite all in a 45 x 45 cm size in a thickness of 10 mm. In the 30 x 60 cm size, you will find Indiana Bianco, Texas Noce, Maine Grigio, Ohio Beige, and Nevada Antracite – all in a 10 mm thickness.</p>
<p>In the Uni-Color Polished collection, you will find colors like Bianco, Giallo, Salmone, Verde, Blu, Grigio, and Nero.</p>
<p>In the Eolie Collection, you will find such exciting colors such as Lipari Beige, Salini Grigio, Stromboli Marrone, and Vulcano Nero. Each comes in 60 x 60 cm size for your convenience.</p>
<p>The Futera collection offers such colors as Beige, Grey, and Black. Choose from 60 x 60cm size or 30 x 60cm size for your flooring needs.</p>
<p>The Mete collection contains such colors as Banyan Tree, Sabi Sabi, Madinat, Taj Lake, in a thickness of 10.5 mm in two sizes: 20 x 60 cm or 60 x 60 cm.</p>
<p>The Metropoli collection comes to you in a 10.5 mm thickness, in either 60 x 60 cm size or a 30 x 30cm size. Choose from Helsinki, Perth, Mombaza, Nadi, or Cordoba.</p>
<p>Finally, the Stone collection is offered in Grey, Black, White, Beige, or Brown, and choose from either 30 x 60 cm size or a 60 x 60 cm size – all in a 11 mm thickness.</p>
<p>Quality and good service are hallmarks of <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/casa-italia">Casa Italia Tile</a>.</p>
<p>To learn more about Casa Italia Tile, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Pecchioli</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/07/tile-stone/pecchioli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franco Pecchioli was founded in 1897 by the Chini family (pronounced &#8220;Keeney&#8221;) and the Pecchioli family. Galileo Chini, a master ceramicist and partner of this fledgling firm, opened the original formace (or ceramics factory) and called it LArte della Ceramica &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/07/tile-stone/pecchioli/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/pecchioli"><img class="alignright" title="Pecchioli" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Pecchioli-01.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="183" align="right" /></a>Franco Pecchioli was founded in 1897 by the Chini family (pronounced &#8220;Keeney&#8221;) and the Pecchioli family. Galileo Chini, a master ceramicist and partner of this fledgling firm, opened the original formace (or ceramics factory) and called it LArte della Ceramica in the small village of Borgo San Lorenzo. Chini first worked with decorative stoneware vases, making his work stand out from the rest with intricate glazes and bright colors.</p>
<p>Later, he became one of the influencers of Italian ceramics throughout the early 1900s and 1920s; this daring artist was commissioned by the king of Siam to create large-scale frescos all around the royal palace. Unfortunately, the ceramics factory was bombed in World War II by U.S. bombing raids. This lead to a merging with <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/pecchioli">Pecchioli</a>, who financed the rebuilding and expansion of the company. Today, the Pecchiolis controls the business side of the company, with the Chinis controlling the artistic side.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/pecchioli"><img class="alignright" title="Pecchioli" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Pecchioli-02.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="160" align="right" /></a><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/pecchioli">Pecchioli</a> distributes their products to not just Europe and Asia, but to the U.S., the Carribean, Bahamas, and Bermuda through the forged relationship with Una Terra, Inc. Pecchioli has already started to leave its mark on the United States businesses. Some commercial work that Pecchioli has done include: a Buffalo subway station, the Buell Theater in Denver, The Renaissance Center subway station in Detroit, and a Thai and a Burger restaurant in Las Vegas. Many residential bathrooms, kitchen floors, backsplashes, fireplace surrounds, foyers, and sun rooms have also experienced the artistic touch of Pecchioli through Una Terra.</p>
<p>Experience Pecchioli for yourself! They have a wide variety of tile available. Check out their standard tile collections, such as Water &amp; Sky, Blacks &amp; Whites, Violets &amp; Roses, and more. Each of their standard tile collections are glazed using machine-made Italian terra cotta biscuits in different sizes, thicknesses, and shapes. Pecchioli also sells beautiful plumbing fixtures that will make you (and your guests) gasp with surprise and pleasure. What better way to make a unique statement than to order a vessel sink, shower base, and toilet in matching colors? If you want to make a statement at your dinner party, consider a dinnerware set in rich colors, dipped and fused together with gold, silver, and platinum. The guests wont want to put food on the plates and cover up the glinting beauty winking back at them!</p>
<p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/tile-stone/pecchioli">Pecchioli</a>, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Rex Ceramiche Artistiche</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/04/tile-stone/rex-ceramiche-artistiche/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Impact. If you want your new room to make an impact, then you have to take a look at Rex Ceramiche Artistiche. This remarkable company based in Italy brings the very best of Italian ceramic tile work to every customer&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/04/tile-stone/rex-ceramiche-artistiche/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=365"><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none;" title="Rex Ceramiche Artistiche" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Rex-01.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="154" align="right" border="0" /></a>Impact. If you want your new room to make an impact, then you have to take a look at <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=365">Rex Ceramiche Artistiche.</a> This remarkable company based in Italy brings the very best of Italian ceramic tile work to every customer&#8217;s order. The elevated quality of Rex&#8217;s tile products are the standard for ceramics, and by going with Rex, you put yourself in the company of some elite, discerning customers who want their projects to make a statement that reflects their own passion and tastes.</p>
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<p>Rex organizes their products in a combination of categories. You can search for your look by collection. You can select Abisko, which is an amazing hardwood look-a-like but is actually ceramic, or Capitonne, which are 20cm square tiles that when applied to the wall in a diamond orientation actually make the wall look upholstered with &#8220;button&#8221; indentations. There&#8217;s also the porcelain stoneware collection, I Bianchi di Rex, which is your more classic stone/marble look with a white base with blacks, grays and creams running through in a natural pattern. And these are just a tiny sampling of the huge number of collections Rex offers.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=365"><img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none;" title="Rex Ceramic" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Rex-02.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" align="right" border="0" /></a>You can also search Rex&#8217;s products by color, where they take all the individual tiles out of the different collections and sort them by grays, yellows, violets, reds, and so on, so if you have a color scheme in mind for your project, you can simply find your color and then peruse the styles and designs in that color. <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=365">Rex</a> also displays their ceramic tile selections by room, meaning you can look at galleries of bathrooms, or kitchens, or outdoor areas, and get ideas for how to use Rex tiles in your specific room. You can see what works based on previous installations.</p>
<p>Several of Rex&#8217;s ceramic products are LEED certified, which represents the company&#8217;s commitment to protecting the environment and using their materials in the most responsible ways possible, including reducing VOC emissions and using a solid percentage of pre-consumer recycled content in the manufacturing of their products.</p>
<p>So take a few minutes to research <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=365">Rex Ceramiche Artistiche’s</a> amazing collections of ceramic tile for flooring, walls, backsplashes, fireplaces — just about any place in your home or office that needs that extra touch of visual impact.</p>
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		<title>Stile Artistic Designs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have never seen anything like Stile Artistic Designs. This amazing company out of Rome, Italy brings a revolutionary, artistic approach to tile that is truly unequaled in the industry. What makes them unique is their combination of the highest quality &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/04/tile-stone/stile-artistic-designs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: 0px;" title="Stile Artistic Designs - Wood / Metal" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Stile-01.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="201" align="right" border="0" />You have never seen anything like <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=604">Stile Artistic Designs</a>. This amazing company out of Rome, Italy brings a revolutionary, artistic approach to tile that is truly unequaled in the industry. What makes them unique is their combination of the highest quality stone, terra cotta, glass, metal, and wood. These materials that are usually used alone are used in beautiful combination to create something completely unique and almost regal.</p>
<p>Stile&#8217;s products are in used decorative products, medallions, borders, floor and wall tiles, table tops, sinks and architectural elements such as fireplaces, statues and much more. Imagine a silky smooth white marble tile that is inlaid with pewter in swirling or geometric designs of varying widths and thicknesses. They even combine wood flooring with metal inlays, like something you would see in a palace hall.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=604">Stile</a> also merges hardwood flooring tiles with actual stone, the stone weaved into a floral or vining pattern or more modern, angular designs. They offer several of their products in round &#8220;tiles&#8221; in varying diameters a well as in square and border shapes that can be 36&#8243; x 36&#8243; for tiles or down to 3&#8243; x 12&#8243; narrow borders. There&#8217;s a border to match with every design and color scheme, floral patterns, designs that look like rectangular chain links, starbursts, and flourishes, just to name a few.</p>
<p><img class="alignright" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: 0px;" title="Stile Artistic Design - Wood / Ceramic" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Stile-03.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" align="right" border="0" />Stile has a huge array of styles and designs, but they can also create a custom design that fits your precise needs. Their mosaic creations are amazing, combining different shapes, materials, and colors in stunning designs that end in a unique and dazzling look that puts your home or office on an elite list of customers with Stile&#8217;s tremendous style.</p>
<p>So whether you need a kitchen backsplash, a new floor for a foyer, a marble bathroom floor or wall, or even a facing for a fireplace, Stile has the upper echelon of specialized tile that will set your room apart from any other. You can bring a little bit of the rustic Italian beauty right into your home or office or church, and you&#8217;ll certainly have a look to be admired.</p>
<p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=182&amp;m=604">Stile Artistic Design</a>, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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