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Article: Champions of Cevisama.(kitchen & bath)
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- Interior Design
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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THE LONG-RUNNING RIVALRY BETWEEN Spanish and Italian manufacturers has all the intensity of World Cup soccer, complete with upstart challengers from Asia and South America. In the tile game, Spanish companies have a tong history as bankable contenders, and the selling season kicks off each year with Cevisama in Valencia.
David Beckham was not in evidence, but manufacturers did display plenty of Moorish derived wall tile and traditional red clay pavers. Retro mosaic remained a very visible trend. So did solid-body pastels simulating natural stone, for contract-quality durability at reasonable prices.
Beyond the widespread novelty patterns, grazed tiles ...