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As I write this article, I’m on day 11 of a 15-day self-quarantine. On a recent ski trip, I was in close contact with people that had come from a known virus hot spot. In an abundance of caution, my family and I went into a self-imposed lockdown. In a […]
Benches these days come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Add the element of decorative concrete to the mix and practically anything is possible. Take the cluster of benches that graces the courtyard of the Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland – College Park, for instance. They […]
Stamped concrete, also known as textured or embossed concrete, is the most recognized decorative concrete finish. It is also often the first thing people think of when saying the term “decorative concrete.” It is often considered the foundation of decorative concrete. A case can be made that in 1970 the […]
During the past year as I was firing up my independent consultant firm once again, I found myself wondering what would be “the” thing to make the biggest contribution for my clients, now that polishing concrete is well on its way? Let me explain. There are now actual polished concrete […]
Generally speaking, you’ve got to be really good at what you do to have your methodology named after you. That’s the case with Ben Ashby, creator of the Ashby Countertop System line of products that are available from StoneCrete Systems in Orem, Utah. And, in particular, his bilevel concrete countertops. […]
Amanda Seibel didn’t set out to be a LithoMosaic artist. A trained landscape architect in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, she first used the process in one of her own projects. After that, lithomosaic project opportunities just kept coming in. A specialist in designing parks and playgrounds, she was hired about […]
There’s nothing new about mosaics. Excavations of Pompeii show it was a popular form of decoration in upper-class Roman homes around the time of Christ. But those were mostly on the small side and set in plaster. Something larger than a pickup, set in concrete and sturdy enough to be […]
Caleb Lawson, owner and president of Price Concrete Studio in Orlando, Florida, didn’t picture himself as a concrete artisan when he was growing up. Unlike many in the industry, his background isn’t in concrete or construction. In fact, his life seemed preordained for something far different. “My father was an […]
Is Facebook really listening to your conversations? While you may want to read your Facebook app’s fine print in the terms of service, Facebook — owner of Instagram and WhatsApp — thrives to become one of today’s most prolific interests and behavioral engagement platforms. If you can pinpoint who you’d […]
Before concrete artisan Josh Thiel of Thiel Studios in West Palm Beach, Florida, changed his career path, he was a mechanical engineer. From building combat robots for television and designing Power Wheels with Fisher-Price, he had one intriguing project after another. One that serendipitously prepared him for future concrete endeavors […]
