Commercial Design Specifications

Big Trend: Big Tile giotile.com/big-trend-big-tile/ The past three decades have seen new manufacturing techniques and cutting-edge printing pushing porcelain tile into the forefront of design and innovation. Porcelain tiles are...
GIO’s Top 10 in ’23! giotile.com/gios-top-10-in-23/ As this year comes to a close, we’d like to highlight our top 10 products of ’23. So many great new products launched this year,...
Let’s Talk About Grout! giotile.com/lets-talk-about-grout/ Let’s talk about grout! While not the most exciting component of a tile installation, grout is an important piece of the big picture. Choosing the...
Making Work Look And Feel Like Home giotile.com/making-work-look-and-feel-like-home/ The majority of the population is vaccinated, Covid restrictions are mostly lifted, and companies are having people come back to the office. Or they are...
GIO Looks at the Handcrafted Tile Trend giotile.com/gio-looks-at-the-handcrafted-tile-trend/ With handmade tiles, no two tiles are exactly the same. Irregularity is the hallmark of tiles that have been crafted entirely by hand. Uneven edges...
Understanding Dynamic Coefficient of Friction (DCOF) – Updated giotile.com/understanding-dynamic-coefficient-of-friction-dcof/ When specifying flooring materials, slip resistance is an important safety measure that all tile specifiers must be aware of. We are concerned about slip resistance...
A Look at GIO’s Latest & Greatest Tile Collections giotile.com/a-look-gios-latest-greatest-tile-collections/ Here at GIO, we’re always on the prowl for the most advanced, sophisticated tile products for commercial interiors. We’ve recently returned from the 39th edition...
Bringing the Indoors Out giotile.com/bringing-the-indoors-out/   We’ve been ”bringing the outdoors in” for a while now, and outdoor living isn’t something new. Still, the pandemic experience has dramatically shifted our...
Sparking Joy With Office Design giotile.com/spark-joy-office-design/ As economies continue to reopen, more and more workers are transitioning from the home office back to the traditional setting. Commercial interior design trends present...
A Look at What’s New at GIO Tile giotile.com/a-look-at-whats-new-at-gio-tile-2/ In our mission to offer our customers the latest in sophisticated and innovative tile products, we’ve added some exciting new floor and wall tile collections...

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