GIO Looks at Biophilic Design
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-biophilic-design/Biophilia is humankind’s instinctive biological connection with nature. We are just beginning to find that environmentally impoverished habitats foster fatigue, symptoms of disease, and impaired...
GIO Looks at Workplace Design Trends in 2016
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-workplace-design-trends-in-2016/Late in the first decade of our current century, major dot-com’s like Google and Facebook began to influence how office environments are designed. Since then,...
GIO Looks at Geometry in Design
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-geometry-in-design/Why Do We Love Geometric Shapes? In both commercial and residential design, geometric shapes have been a strong trend the past couple of years. From...
A Look at What’s New at GIO Architectural Tile & Stone
giotile.com/a-look-at-whats-new-at-gio-architectural-tile-stone/In our ongoing quest to bring our customers the latest in sophisticated and innovative tile products, we have added some exciting new floor and wall...
GIO looks at The Bauhaus Movement in Design
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-the-bauhaus-movement-in-design/The Bauhaus Movement is an important era in the realms of architecture and design. It derives its name from a design school founded by Walter...
GIO Looks at Hot Trends in the Tile Industry in 2016
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-hot-trends-in-the-tile-industry-in-2016/When it comes to commercial design trends, each year brings fresh looks to the table. With continuously evolving manufacturing technologies, tile trends in 2016 are...
GIO Tile looks at Design Trends for Commercial Interiors in 2016
giotile.com/gio-tile-looks-at-design-trends-for-commercial-interiors-in-2016/Designing interiors for commercial properties is a balancing act. Not only do commercial spaces space need to be be efficient and cost-effective, but they should...
GIO Looks at Architectural Styles in the US: Italianate
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-architectural-styles-in-the-us-italianate/Popularized by American architect Alexander Jackson Davis (A.J. Davis) in the 1840s as an alternative to Gothic or Greek Revival styles, Italianate architecture was prominent...
GIO Looks at What’s In for Wall Tile
giotile.com/gio-looks-at-whats-in-for-wall-tile/If you haven’t considered tile as a wall covering for your commercial design projects, you should definitely give it a thought because the advantages of...
