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NEWS
2008 Spectrum Award
Dan Emmel, president of Tile By Design, accepted a 2008 Spectrum Award on behalf of Architectural Alliance, Minneapolis. The award was for the Alliance's Skyharbor Terminal at Phoenix International Airport and was presented at the Coverings show in Orlando this spring.
 Fusion + Fashion 2008
Tile By Design added some glamour to the International Interior Design Association’s annual fundraiser and fashion show for the Ronald McDonald House.
Alyssa Peterson of Evoke modeled a dress with 864 Bisazza glass tiles in blended colors and 14-karat white-gold. Todd Kukral of Tile By Design wore a modified trench coat with 1,400 shaded and blended glass tiles weighing more than 60 pounds. The outfits were designed by Jean VanWie and Marie Schuster of Tile By Design and the tiles were adhered with fabric glue. The outfits are currently on display at the Plymouth showroom.
Thanksgiving 2007
All of us at TxD want you to know how much we value your trust and confidence. This year, our firm helped our community by giving time, talent or donations to the following organizations:
The American Cancer Society, LifeChangers Now, The American Red Cross, The MS Society, Children’s Heartlink, The March of Dimes, Goodwill Easter Seals, Special Olympics Minnesota, Habitat for Humanity, The Reuse Center, Interfaith Outreach, The Ronald McDonald House, The Jeremiah Program and Ken Jacobs Architectural Scholarship.
Quick-Ship Solutions
StonePeak Ceramics, a newly established U.S. manufacturer of porcelain tile, has appointed Tile By Design to be their distributor in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The 628,000-square-foot production and distribution facility in Tennessee employs 150 people and has the capacity to produce more than 66 million square feet of tile per year.
Florida Tile completed their new state-of-the-art porcelain tile factory in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky in June 2007 and had a Grand Opening in September.
”We’re thrilled to be representing the most technologically advanced factories in the United States,” said Dan Emmel, president of TxD. “With port congestion increasing the lead times on imports, StonePeak Ceramics and Florida Tile will allow us to provide our customers more quick-ship alternatives in porcelain, ceramic and stone.”
AWARDS
The past year has been full of awards for TxD customers:
Commercial
The Skyharbor Terminal at Phoenix International Airport received the top Institutional Award and the General Mills James Ford Bell Technical Center won the Commercial Honorable Mention in the Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition. Congratulations to the Architectural Alliance and Scuderi Tile on the Phoenix project and to HGA Architects and Twin City Tile & Marble on the General Mills project.
Winning an International Interior Design Association for Fresh, Artistic and Brillant Design (IIDA FAB) Awards was:
• BKV Group for Carleton Place Artist Lofts
Congratulations also to McGough Construction for Reflections at Bloomington Central Station, the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for a housing development.
Residential
Tri-Star Homes and Loscheider Custom Homes won Trillium Awards from the Minnesota Builders Association (MBA) for Best Bath. Tri-Star and Swanson Homes won Trillium Awards for Best Interior. Swanson Homes also won two Trillium Awards for Best Kitchen. Congratulations to their industry partners COI Design and B&B Carpet.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) presented COTY Awards to Otogawa-Anschel Design-Build for a Residential Kitchen and Bath and to Knight Construction Design for a Residential Interior.
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