Last week, at Coverings, North America’s leading event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry, the 2024 Best Booth Awards winners were announced! This program recognizes outstanding exhibitor booths at Coverings, with this year’s winners including three Best in Show displays and awards for Best Concept, Best Display, and Best Green Booth.
Best in Show
Roca/Lamosa USA received Best in Show for a captivating fusion of architectural trends, highlighting the seamless integration of their diverse product collections, including the notable Kronos and Suit Abbey collections. The inspiration behind Roca/Lamosa USA’s display stems from the exquisite application of azulejo in Portugal’s building facades and the immense potential inherent in small formats when paired with large-scale formats.
The design of the booth’s facade, marked by the company’s elegant wall tiles and the grandeur of their XL Slabs is the epitome of contemporary design. Visiting attendees were particularly impressed by Patagonia, an XL porcelain Slab of 48 by 98 inches in matte finish made with Digital Decoration and Glazing (DDG) and Bar Tile Nuuk.
Another Best in Show award was given to SICIS, The Art Mosaic Factory for its wide range of mosaic offerings that paint a spectrum of design possibilities. The heart of SICIS’s exhibit is simplicity, allowing the artistry of the glass to speak for itself and inviting boothgoers to reimagine the boundaries of design.
Attendees passing through SICIS’s display were mesmerized by the Gem & OniGem and Vetrite Art Glass Panel collections. Particularly noteworthy were two standouts from the OniGem collection: Ocean and Petroleum, displayed in large format panels that comprised the booth’s main feature wall and adjacent reception desk.
Peronda Group also took home a Best in Show award. Spanish design studio Summumstudio collaborated with Peronda to develop its award-winning booth themed around the ancient alchemic beliefs of transforming basic, natural elements into something more valuable, as they do with the new ceramic collection, Alchemy.
The thematic expression is reflected in the Peronda Group’s booth structure, comprised of real stones enclosed within iron caging. This structure served as the reference for Alchemy, which is showcased in a range of designs, each with its own unique charm and color assortment.
Best Green Booth
The Best Green Booth award was bestowed to MILE®stone made in Florim USA for its overarching focus on sustainability and innovative designs. The booth’s grand entry led visitors through a central walkway, branching off to different indoor and outdoor settings that commemorated sustainability, versatility, and extensive applications of tile.
A key highlight of MILE®stone’s booth was the Malibu Plank collection, featuring a new, sophisticated wood look in three warm wood tones and showcased in an impactful large format porcelain size of 12 by 70 inches.
Best Display Booth
Lea Ceramiche received the Best Display Booth award. The exhibit space was designed as a circular gallery that leads the visitor into the heart of the Lea Ceramiche brand, providing an immersive voyage through its most powerful collections, which ranged from the thin, carbon-neutral, and colored Pigmenti Slimtech slabs to Lea Ceramiche’s brand-new Intense collection with a stunning stone effect.
The booth’s variety of colors, styles and the perfection of rounded shapes represent the dynamic and never-ending quest for performance and creativity of Lea Ceramiche that is deeply connected to the world of interior design
Best Concept Booth
ONIX received the Best Concept Booth honor for its creative inspiration rooted in geometric elegance. This concept is exemplified in the brand’s Penny Abuhna Matte and Penta Dahlia Alice Blue products, small-scale glass tiles crafted from 98% recycled glass.
ONIX’s standout products offered a distinctive combination of matte and glossy finishes, complemented by smooth, easy-to-clean, anti-slip surfaces suitable for various applications, such as floors, walls, backsplashes, bathroom shower bases, pools and more. Attendees at Coverings 2024 exploring ONIX’s exhibit were encouraged to delve into the depth and precision of mosaic art and embrace the challenge of expanding the boundaries of imagination.
Congratulations to all our 2024 winners!
