The International Surface Event (TISE) is one of the leading industry trade shows for floor covering, stone, and tile industry professionals. Each year, we’re part of this expansive event serving the North American floor covering industry. The expo takes place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, bringing together buyers and sellers from around the world to see the latest products, tools, trends, services, and technologies. This year, our booth—#5403—will feature Crossville’s Bold Blends Coffee Shop, offering made-to-order coffee beverages. But there is much more going on than just coffee. Here’s a look at what else is brewing at our Surfaces booth 5403.
Note that all times listed are Pacific time for those who’ll be at the show in Las Vegas.
Special In-Booth Presentations
Bold Blends Blueprint: Tuesday, January 30 at 2:30 pm – Scott Jones, Crossville’s Director of Product Management, shares Crossville’s product strategy for mixing materials and coordinating color palettes. We take careful consideration during product development to ensure our collections can work in harmony with each other and with other materials; get all the insights to make the most of this thoughtful blend of color and style.
Common Thread Scarf Design Contest Announcement: Tuesday, January 30 at 3:30 pm – Gita Tao, West Coast Sales for Crossville, will lead in a special announcement of this year’s Common Thread for the Cure Scarf Design competition. Common Thread unites the design and furnishings industries in the battle against breast cancer. The goal is enhance the quality of life for individuals or their families in our industry who have breast cancer, enabling them to maintain as normal a lifestyle as possible while they are confronting this disease. Learn more about the Common Thread for the Cure here.
Mix with the Masters Designer Panel Discussion: Wednesday, January 31 at 10:30 am – Join us live as talented interior designers Kerrie Kelly and Christopher Kennedy discuss mixing styles across decades of interior design trends. This session will be broadcast by Facebook Live, as well, so encourage your team members who won’t be at the show to log on and watch the conversation in real time!
Tour the Trends: Wednesday, January 31 at 1:30 pm – Terri Marion of our product development team shares our take 2018 trends. Get the insider scoop on the latest in tile design, including insights on how we hone in on where the market is going, what colors, textures, and looks are on the horizon, and how we develop products to answer here-and-now trends as well as styles anticipated for the future. You’ll get helpful perspectives about the many ways Crossville products resonate with designers and specifiers.
Product Features & Introductions
We’ll be featuring our newest collections throughout the booth. Look for Notorious, Calce, Cava, Seta, and Bohemia in addition to the brand new Java Joint that will make its big debut a the Surfaces show. Our products are the heart of our booth and the most important reason we exhibit, so make plans now to come in and experience the latest and greatest up close and in person!
Skip ‘n Sip at Crossville’s Bold Blends Coffee Shop
Don’t spend your valuable time in a long coffee shop line. This year, we’re brewing up beverages at our booth for your convenience! Our Bold Blends coffee shot will allow you to skip the lines at the ‘other’ coffee purveyors and sip as you experience all our beautiful booth has to offer—all for free! Join us for java, January 29 & 30, 9 am to 1 pm at booth 5403.
Zoltar Speaks: Fortune Favors the Bold
We have yet another fun surprise at our booth this year. The Zoltar machine will be on hand dispensing fortunes to those who are bold enough to request. Those bold individuals will be eligible to win a great prize. If you’ll be in Las Vegas at the show, plan now to stop by and be part of all the fun.
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