Coverings organizers recently presented the Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards to 25 projects for their artistry and innovative use of materials for tile and stone applications. The award recipients were honored during the recent CID Awards Reception & Ceremony at Coverings in Las Vegas.
Architects, builders, contractors, designers, installers and other professionals in the tile and stone industry showcased their creative design work and masterful installation skills across residential, institutional and commercial projects. Submissions were judged by a panel of editors and industry leaders based on nine design and installation categories, with those receiving special recognition awarded across 11 categories.
Winning in Design and Installation are Artistic Installation: San Diego International Airport, All Source Co. Building Group, San Diego, Calif.; Commercial Ceramic Tile Installation: Grand Helios Hotel, David Allen Co., Orlando, Fla.; Commercial Ceramic Tile Design: The Club @ Crafted Clermont, Visual Studio Plus, Clermont, Fla.; Commercial Stone Design: Cote Korean Steakhouse at the Venetian, M.Teixeira Soapstone, Las Vegas; Commercial Stone Design: Gipson Play Plaza Feature Wall, MVVA / NEW YORK QUARRIES, Raleigh, N.C.; Commercial Stone Installation: Utah State Capitol—North Capitol Building, KEPCO+, Salt Lake City; Residential Ceramic Tile Design: Odyssey, Ryan Hughes Design, Tampa, Fla.; Residential Ceramic Tile Design: MIRAVILLE, Vivid Décor Design, Miami; Residential Ceramic Tile Installation: Tile Artistry in the West Hills, Columbia River Tile & Stone Inc., Portland, Ore.; Residential Stone Installation: Private Orlando Estate with Ventilated Limestone Façade, Stone Tile Group, Orlando, Fla.; and Residential Stone Design: Splendid Retreat, EOLO A & I DESIGN, Miami.
Receiving special recognitions are Artistic Design: Woven Earth at the Nashville Zoo, Rhoda Kahler LLC, Nashville; Artistic Design – Cultural Institution: El Llamado, Siempre Estudio Creativo, Chicago; Artistic Design – Transportation: Capstan Station, Interstyle Creramic & Glass, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; Commercial Ceramic Tile Design: Heritage Valley Mosaic, Koupe Design Studio, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Commercial Ceramic Tile Installation: 1587 Prime Steakhouse, Metro Tile Contractors, Kansas City; Commercial Ceramic Tile Installation: Sub Zero Atlanta Showroom, Gordy Tile Co., Atlanta; Exterior Porcelain Panel Installation: Luxurious Exterior Retreat, Moderno Porcelain Works, Phoenix; Glass Tile Pool Design: The Legend of Driftwood Hollow, GB IV Designs, Driftwood, Texas; International Design: Araruama 231, CILENE LUPI | ARQ + DESIGN, Sao Paulo, Brazil; International Design: Casa Marratxi, Casas inHAUS, Mallorca, Spain; International Design: Hotel Kimpton Los Monteros, EL EQUIPO CREATIVO, Marbella, Spain; Residential Ceramic Tile Design – Penthouse: Brickell Penthouse, EOLO A & I DESIGN, Miami; Residential Stone Design: European Colonial Haven, Old World Stone Imports Flooring and Design, Mapleton, Utah; and Residential Stone Installation: The Greenwich – Marble Feature Walls, Stonework Tile + Stone, New York, N.Y.
The judging panel for the 2026 CID Awards included Bart Bettiga, National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA); Catherine Hoy, representing Tile of Spain; Chris Abbate and Danielle McWilliams, representing Ceramics of Italy; Eric Astrachan, Tile Council of North America (TCNA); Francisco Brown, Metropolis; Jennifer Richinelli, Stone World; Kelly Doyle, representing Tile of Spain; Kathy Meyer, TCNA; Nyle Wadford, Neuse Tile; and Scott Carothers, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF).
The 2026 CID Awards are sponsored by Stone World and TileLetter.
