Assopiastrelle, the Association of Italian Ceramic Tile Manufacturers and the Italian Trade Commission are sponsoring a competition to recognize excellence in the design and installation of Italian ceramic tile.
All applicants must submit a minimum of three different photographs of each project and a brief project description including the city and country, description of the installation, client's name, Italian manufacturers featured, local distributors and installers involved, product series names and formats utilized and project completion date. Entries may be submitted for projects completed between Jan. 1, 1997, and March 15, 2002.
The winner of each category (commercial/institutional and residential) will receive a cash prize of $1,0000, which will be awarded during Coverings 2002 in Orlando, Fla., on May 7, 2002.
Interested applicants can visit www.italiatiles.com for complete guidelines or call Christine Abbate at Novita Communications, (718) 783-3160, fax (718) 398-2591, e-mail: abbate@novitapr.com.