Coverings 2019 – The Global Tile & Stone Experience
(3 min read) Coverings 2019 took place between 09 April and 12 April 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.
This stunning exhibition boasted a range of the most current progress in tile, marble, ceramics and natural stone; featuring over 25000 industry figureheads and professional stone and tile workers. This celebratory display recognizes the gorgeous plethora of outstanding design and installation ideas for both home and commercial use and offers awards for those who continue to push the boundaries of modern design.
Here is a look at some of the Prize winners for 2019; who contribute to the sumptuous collection of decorative mosaic art and marble marvel, from contemporary commercial design to gorgeous home accents.
Category: 2019 Commercial Interior Design Award Winners – Installation
Grand Prize Winner: Hinkley Project by Hawthorne Tile
Category: Commercial Home Installation
Concord Plaza by Pennacchio Tile, Inc.
This meticulously clean space acts as the perfectly polished blank canvas for corporate charm, the simple addition of green plant life gives it a natural-chic with clean-cut professionalism.
Category: Commercial Tile Installation
Columbia Hotel by David Allen Company
Polished wood and marble? A match made in tile heaven. This polished-rustic effect works a contemporary-lover’s treat with chrome decals and handles.
Category: 2019 CID Award Winners: Design
Grand Prize Winner: The Delson by Amie Gross Architects
This design winner combines the glossiest of modern wall décor and punchy pink tiling; birthing a daringly racy collection of texture and shape.
Category: Commercial Stone Design
Chicago Showroom by Materials Marketing
Category: Commercial Tile Design
United Polaris by Fiandre
Category: Residential Stone Design
L.A. Residence by Carnevale & Lohr, Inc
Never did the Californian dream look quite so lush; with a gorgeously grey-scale panelling and intricate slate mosaic pool wall, this style can top any pent-house with its contemporary summer-cool and halo of greenery.
Category 2019 CID Award Special Recognition
We cannot forget the stunning Special Recognition award presented to the mosaic category.
‘Fractured Fantasies’ by Trish Metzner & Oscar Sosa
This stunning Frida Kahlo tribute celebrates the beloved artists’ colourful life with a daring fusion of boldness, elegance and stunning likeness.
Category: Use of Tile Aging in Place
New Aging in Place Shower by 55+ TLC Interior Design
Category: Education
The World’s Fair by N.Y. Tilemakers
Category: International
Artium House by Torrado Arquitectura
The Charisma of Rome by Marca Corona Sassuolo
This awe-striking portfolio is just a flavour of the range of visual beauty on offer at Coverings exhibition 2019. Be sure to get ready for the next one ; April 20-23, 2020 in New Orleans, LA, where even more gorgeous stone and marble innovation will be celebrated and shared.
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81 Comments
Wow! Those tiles are stunning! I especially love the bathroom ones. They make the place look so luxe!
Look at all these gorgeous tiles! We had to pick out tiles and marble, etc last year when we re-did our bathroom. I personally think it was a lot of fun, only when we narrowed down our search, otherwise it was insanely overwhelming!
Pretty cool interiors. Very modern. Surprising what a difference tiles can actually make.
Wow! Look at all of these. I want to update my house so badly!!
Ideas that change the bathroom and among those I prefer for a spa effect or better Turkish bath! I adore!
How pretty! I just love all these tiles. I really want to re-do our bathroom in tiles.
Nothing excites me more than fabulous tile work! Did you know that a lot of the artwork in St Peter’s Cathedral Rome that look like painting are actually mosaic tiles??! I was amazed.
What an awesome tiles, I think I should renovate my house…
What some amazing ways tiles have been used in these photos. It is incredible all the different things you can do with them.
Oh I have never heard of this but now I need to redo my house! haha
Every room looks very different with a new tile or stone, but all look very modern and contemporary. I really like the black and white effect.
I am so inspired to change up the tile in my home and do something bright and fun!
Amazing designs! I love the pink and purple tiles, they’re so pretty!
Those are beautiful. I wish I had a house, absolutely stunning. I didn’t know about that exhibit , learnt something new.
Wow, I am in love with the designs. Specially the white bathroom one. That looks luxurious.
After reading this, I think I need to have a new bathroom. My bathroom tiles look kind of old. I love one of the idea above, the whole white concept. Pretty neat.
Oh wow, every room is absolutely stunning! I love all the bright, fun colors!
I am a sucker for a luxury bathroom. I love them to pieces and I am all over these! So beautiful!
Its always lovely reading your refreshing architectural design posts from the cluttered space that I stay in.
Wow, these tiles are so amazing! They looked luxurious, I wanna have my bathroom done like this… ?
The tile in that bathroom is my favorite. I love love love it!! I need to re-do our bathroom so I have been looking for ideas.
I love the darker stones and tiles. The light colored ones are beautiful, too, but I just see fingerprints and grime meaning I’d have to clean more often in order to keep it pristine.
This is fascinating! I love all of the beautiful tile work. Some of those bathrooms look absolutely stunning!
Wow, what a fantastic exhibition. I love all the colours and the different categories – such amazing stuff exhibited.
Holy Moly! I love the contemporary feel of the heavenly tile arrangement. I’ve got my eyes on that style.
I love the tiles look. I want to redo my bathroom with tiles! Great examples!
As always, I love your designs. I want my house to filled with life and color, notes for when you design my house!!
Some of those bathrooms look absolutely stunning! I love the tile work done with such precision.
The tiled bathroom is so dreamy. The marble backsplash is the kitchen looks so elegant as well. This is such great inspo for renovations/new build designs.
fantastic exhibition my horizon has been widened thanks
I love the bathroom with aging in mind. It looks so modern and does not scream I am old.
OMG!! That’s the bathroom of my dreams. I can’t get over that bathtub! Really modern and exquisite. Thanks for sharing!
XO
Candace
Love stone work in bathrooms and in kitchens.
Love the tiles look, especially the dark ones.
wow all these stones are so gorg! what a fun exhibit
There are some extremely gorgeous looks here! I’m actually getting ready to redo my house and may have found an idea or two!
Wow! There are so many stunning rooms here. My favorite is the mythical stars. I love the crisp white room with such exquisite detail.
Wow, Beautiful tiles, adoring it most particularly what it can really make.
You got some really nice pictures. It seems like a nice show.
So much beautiful architecture and tile work! Definitely an inspiration to our home design!
Omg, I so want to go there! The place looks instagrammable! Haha, I would’ve taken so much picture of myself! Thank you for sharing!
This looks beautiful. The walls and tiles are so beautiful and it’s of high standard. I love the art work.
Wow, those are really gorgeous designs and I love it! I salute to those people who made it because they put a lot of their efforts to make it more possible and more beautiful. Amazing!
This is beautiful,very well decorated and the interior is lovely. It is of very high taste.
Looks very modern. I like the tile look but i’m not so sure about the stone everywhere!
This sounds like a fascinating convention. I love the bathroom exhibit! I also liked the colorful patchwork and the Frida Kahalo design.
Stunning! This seriously has me considering ways I can incorporate some creative tile in my own home. It’s easy to go without, but once you see some of the options…really cool stuff.
I loved all of these looks! Definitely some tiles I would like to see in my home!
what an actual art! I loved all the designs I saw in this website, thank you for sharing this
what an art! all of those look really nice and artsy, you can really see how creative it is
oh I wish I could attend that. We love sourcing out beautiful tiles for our home decor and it looks like there were a lot of options at the exhibition.
I’ve always loved mosaics. The one from N.Y. Tilemakers: The World’s Fair is absolutely beautiful. I’d love to be that kind of creative.
Goodness gracious! The stone at that Californian home is so perfect! Now that house is ‘goals’! And also those bathrooms…I would spend hours just showering.
Starting to wish I had been braver with my tiles for my bathroom and kitchen now
this makes me want to redo all the tiles in our new house!
Thumbs up for all of these lovely designs and looks. That must be a really fun and exciting event. Love these bathroom inspiration.
I love all these designs and the way they incorporate color and natural stone. I could look at these pictures all day!
How very cool!! The designs and intricate detailing is so fascinating!
What an amazing exhibition! Everything of course looks amazing!
There as so many wonderful choices today. I love perusing them all.
That patch work with the berry colors is really nice. It’s amazing how nice we can make things look, there are a lot of choices out there.
what a great exhibition
Grand Prize Winner: Hinkley Project by Hawthorne Tile although contemporary looks surprisingly vintage and classy! I love it. Artistic design is amazing in architecture and construction. very cool!
Wow, I never heard of such an event before. But, it is fascinating to read that there are different types of coverings.
It’s so cool to see how tile can be used as artwork, instead of just simple flooring or backsplash. I love how intricate some of the designs are and bright the colors.
This is some interesting information. Love the different interiors you shared.
Beautiful tiles – the bathroom looks fab!!
When I say I love that tile just know that I am telling the truth! I’m having serious house envy!
WOW!! Honestly I don’t know anything about tiles but I would love, love, love to attend an event like this. It’s like art in an underrated medium! What was your favorite piece to see?
All these are gorgeous. I especially love the grey ones here.
Incredible designs. Truly some artistic talent goes into designs like these.
Oh, the bathroom makes me so happy! I love the tile there! The picture of Frida is amazing as well!
This is so beautiful. I love how modern this looks.
I loved the white bathroom. So classy and elegant. I contrast, I also loved the mosaic berry face, so modern and strident at the same time. Amazing selection, as usual!
I love all the designs! Keeping this post for future home decor inspo.
Love all these designs, I need that much big kitchen. I have bigger kitchen in my old house, Now I don’t have it
My favorite has to be the Frida Kahlo tribute!! So colorful and beautiful!! I also like The Delson, super colorful especially with the glossy finish!!
Those are beautiful designs and deserved to win. Looks like a great event!
These tiles are a beauty. I love the colourful mosaics used in the bathrooms.
That bathroom is amazing and the tile I so want to do everything over now.
Interior design has always been so fascinating to me. I absolutely love that last photo of the charisma of Rome. I would love for my kitchen to look like that.