Instant Gratification…Studio Line from New Ravenna

Or, you asked for it…more Ready-to-Ship products!

Statuary Carrara Mini-Versailles

There are about twenty-five blog posts I want to write, many of them about my Abu Dhabi trip, but they’ll just have to wait a minute while I take care of some business. Here goes:

While visiting and interviewing New Ravenna customers about six months ago, a showroom manager’s words (thank you John, at Tile Showcase in Watertown, Massachusetts) summed up a common theme and still ring in my ears: “People are no longer willing to wait for their tile. They aren’t planning ahead as well as they used to. They want less expensive product, and they want it in two or three days, not weeks”.

Let me tell you–I can be a little dense sometimes (my mother’s high school nickname was “Oblivia”), but this advice was as clear as the proverbial bell. New Ravenna needed an expanded ready-to-ship line, and we needed it like yesterday.

Check out our new base and Tatami field...

Always a winner, our polished Cloud Nine Hex goes with everything!

Secondarily, we needed to speed up our “normal” production lead times for all our made-to-order products (we’ve since done that–two to three weeks for all mosaic orders, two to four for water jet).

Here we have a Ming Hex floor, Statuary Carrara base, Tatami on the wall.

Below is a Paperwhite Basketweave with Ming dot.

Good ole stone penny rounds--not just for the floor--nice in a kitchen backsplash too.

Soup to nuts, floor to ceiling. It is oriented around the two colors that Shelley Tile in New York says are 85% of her business–white and beige. We added a bit of light gray and Ming green and voila, what’s not to like?

 

Below is a cloud nine basketweave with a paperwhite dot:

Here's a field we call Del Greco in Statuary Carrara, for floors or walls.

Borders--two versions of a subtle Acanthus design, and two new waterjet designs.

 

Oh, and we stock it, so it ships in 24 hours. We just dispatched the first official concept boards, and showrooms should be receiving them any day. Our photos give you a taste of what is now available, at a showroom near you.

P.S. These collections are always works in progress. If you think we’ve left out something obvious, we’d love to hear your suggestions.

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4 Responses to “Instant Gratification…Studio Line from New Ravenna”

1. Paula Grace says:

   January 14, 2011 at 7:02 pm

   Wow am I glad I visited today. This is wonderful! These are gorgeous. Ready to ship ~ awesome. See it can be done
   Paula Grace ~

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2. Sara Baldwin says:

   January 15, 2011 at 6:57 pm

   Thanks Paula, keep your fingers crossed for us! I'm sure you understand the challenges of having enough inventory but also turning it over quickly. I hope we don't mess it up too badly!

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3. Laura@Developing Designs says:

   February 10, 2011 at 2:05 pm

   Sara, EVERY time I see your product it takes my breath away. How awesome is this that instant gratification can be had with such beauty. Great idea that will be sure to make many very happy. xo

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4. zlinda says:

   July 31, 2011 at 2:28 pm

   Where can I get pricing? I'm interested in the waterjet designs. thanks, Linda
   lindapardew@gmail.com

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