Every time I get back from Europe, I’m always amazed how big everything is here in the USA: the cars, the portions, the people. But Cersaie, the Bologna-based tile show I attended last week, challenged my size-ist prejudice. Clocking it at almost 2,000,000 square feet occupied by more than 1,000 exhibitors, it’s nothing short of gigantic – even in comparison to its stateside counterparts. And I have to admit, it’s more than a little awesome (assuming that you like tile). Once you get over that hurdle, you’re in for the ceramic ride of your life.

The show was wayyyyyyyy to vast to fully explicate, but I wanted to squeeze in some “booth architecture” highlights for those thinking of competing in the Ceramic Tiles of Italy competition. Click through for some of my favorites.

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Architizer has launched all over the world — London, Tokyo, LA, New York — but until now, we’ve been negligent of our neighbors to the north. Embarrassingly so, considering that Canada is host to a burgeoning community of thought-leaders and innovators in design (plus, a quarter of our team is Canadian!).

With the 27th annual IIDEX/NeoCon Canada (Canada’s National Design Expo and Conference) quickly approaching, our chance to make inroads into the great white north has finally arrived. We’ll be winging our way to Toronto on September 22nd, where we’ll be attending the show and — as is our wont here at Architizer– hosting a party with IIDEX/NeoCon Canada at the Relative Space showroom on September 23rd Click through for more info, and a maple sugary-taste (hint, hint) of the wonders this party will offer.

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