After a Covid-induced hiatus last year, Coverings returned to Orlando on July 7–9 for its 2021 edition. The annual tile and stone exhibition, though smaller than in years past, hosted over 325 exhibitors and nearly 10,000 attendees. According to the Tile Council of North America, U.S. ceramic tile consumption in 2020 was down 3.5% from 2019, mostly due to changes in imports from China, but that figure is trending upward in 2021, and Spain has replaced China as the largest importer of ceramic product to the U.S.
On the show floor, manufacturers and distributors unveiled myriad new formats and patterns inspired by the soothing effects of nature, setting the trends for a post-pandemic world, many of which overlap.
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