Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, has announced the 18 projects receiving the coveted Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards for 2020. The CID Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile and stone in both residential and commercial projects.
Coverings has also announced the 14 winners of the prestigious 2020 Rock Star Awards. The Coverings Rock Star program recognizes emerging leaders in the tile and stone industry by awarding the best and brightest young talent.
“We were truly impressed with all of the project submissions we received for this year’s CID Awards program,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, LLC, the event management company for Coverings. “However, there were 18 projects that superbly demonstrated the versatility of tile and stone. Coverings is honored to award and recognize their creative and sophisticated applications of tile and stone, each of which showcases the latest industry advances and trends.”
A panel of editors and industry leaders evaluated the project submissions. The submissions were based on tile and stone execution, original usage and overall design and purpose. Special recognition was given to those projects exemplifying spectacular tile and stone applications.
Projects were awarded using eight categorical designations: Residential Tile Installation, Residential Tile Design, Residential Stone Installation, Residential Stone Design, Commercial Tile Installation, Commercial Tile Design, Commercial Stone Installation and Commercial Stone Design. The CID Awards are sponsored by TileLetter, Tile Magazine and Contemporary Stone & Tile Design Magazine.
2020 CID Award winners and special recognition honorees are as follows:
2020 CID Award Winners: Design
Commercial Stone Design:
Redefining the Classic Brownstone
Materials Marketing, Chicago, Ill.
Commercial Tile Design, Hospitality:
Mercado Little Spain
Juli Capella, New York, N.Y.
Commercial Tile Design:
Valley Plaza
Architecture Design Collaborative, Bakersfield, Calif.
Residential Stone Design, Small:
Lux Modern Master Suite
Angela Todd Studios, Hood River, Ore.
Residential Stone Design, Large:
One Man’s Home is Another Man’s Castle
Materials Marketing, Madison, Va.
Residential Tile Design, Large:
Ocean Reef
Armina Interiors, Ocean Reef Club, Fla.
Residential Tile Design, Small:
New York Inspired Bathroom
Details Tile and Remodeling, McKinney, Texas
Residential Tile & Stone Design:
Bespoke Renovation
Empire Kitchen & Bath, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2020 CID Award Winners: Installation
Commercial Stone Installation:
Christ Cathedral
Carnevale & Lohr Inc., Garden Grove, Calif.
Commercial Tile Installation:
Hotel Bennett,
David Allen Company, Charleston, S.C.
Residential Stone Installation:
Portland White House
Columbia River Tile & Stone Inc., Portland, Ore.
Residential Tile Installation:
Corte Madera Pool Grotto
Heritage Marble & Tile Inc., Corte Madera, Calif.
2020 CID Award Special Recognitions
Innovation in Tile:
12×12 Porcelain Tile as Roof Tile
Ironstone Strong Ltd., Sunset, S.C.
International:
Museo de las Colecciones Naturales
COR Asociados, Alicante, Spain
Artistic:
Hand-Cut Kachemak Bay Steam Shower
Tierra Tile, Homer, Ark.
Artistic:
RiverHouse – Bring the Outside In
KatiaTiles, Point Pleasant, Pa.
Artistic:
Six Beautiful Butterflies
Custom Mosaic Creations Inc., Silverton, Ore.
Artisan Installation:
Hand Cut Octopus Mosaic
Tierra Tile, Homer, Ark.
Each 2020 CID Award winner received $2,000. The honorees will be celebrated with an awards ceremony at Coverings 2021 and have their projects displayed via a specially designed flipbook and video at coverings.com.
The CID Awards judging panel included Chris Abbate, Novità Communications; Eric Astrachan, Tile Council of North America; Scott Carothers, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation; Kristin Coleman, Novità Communications; John Cox, Cox Tile; Kelly Doyle, Frank Advertising; Dean Horowitz, commARCH; Kathy Meyer, Tile Council of North America; Jennifer Quail, i+D; Jennifer Richinelli, BNP Media/Stone World; James Woelfel, Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Co. and Dacia Woodworth, Natural Stone Institute.
The Coverings Rock Star program commemorates its sixth year in 2020 and furthers Coverings’ mission to support the growth and success of the industry by distinguishing talented young leaders as well as fostering networking and educational opportunities.
“Coverings is honored to welcome this exceptional group of emerging leaders into the Rock Star program,” said Hoff. “We look forward to seeing continued advancement and evolution for each of these young professionals as well as the impactful contributions they will continue to bring to the tile and stone industry.”
A committee of tile and stone industry leaders carefully evaluated nominations to select the 14 outstanding inductees for the sixth assemblage of Coverings Rock Stars. The 2020 Rock Star honorees represent a wide array of industry professions and include the following:
Designer:
- Brennan Broome, Designer, EoA Group, Miami, Fla.
Distributor:
- Kristin Scholemer, Owner, Calia Stone, Chicago, Ill.
Fabricator:
- Michaela Steinbach, General Manager, Mario & Son, Liberty Lake, Wash.
Installers:
- Illisha Harris, Owner, Lead Designer and Installer, Coastal Custom Tile and Design, Swansboro, N.C.
- Janice Hill, Project Manager, DW Sanders Tile & Stone Contracting, Inc., Marietta, Ga.
- Ulas Maris, Stone and Tile Installer, Maris Tile Pro, East Moriches, N.Y.
- Joseph Mattice, Owner and Installer, On the Level, Simpsonville, S.C.
- Trey Toca, President, Toca Flooring, Metairie, La.
Manufacturers:
- Arturo Duarte, USA Commercial Manager, CREST, Monterrey, Mexico
- Brittany Storm, Sustainability Manager, MAPEI, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Other (PR Firm):
- Kristin Coleman, Vice President, Novità Communications, New York, N.Y.
Other (Technology):
- Raj Katta, Technology/Functionality Specialist, Stone Grid, LLC, Windermere, Fla.
Retailer:
- Jimmy Bellew, Owner, Bellew Tile, Sandwich, Mass.
Trade Association:
- Ryan Marino, Standards, Development and Research Manager, Tile Council of North America, Anderson, S.C.
Each 2020 Rock Star Award winner received a gift card and recognition during Coverings Connected. Featured programming geared toward young professionals included a webinar session “Leadership: The Right and Wrong of It,” by Dr. Ashley Prisant, SHRM-CP, which was followed by a Zoom Networking “Happy Hour.”
The honorees will also be celebrated with a luncheon at Coverings 2021 and a year-long professional feature profile at coverings.com.
