Coverings 2024 Awards Ready for Entries

ATLANTA – Entries are now being accept for the 2024 Coverings Installation and Design (CID) Awards and the 2024 Coverings Rock Stars Awards – and both programs share a deadline of Dec. 20.

The CID Awards are open to architects, designers, builders, contractors, distributors, retailers, installers and other professionals who demonstrate design and/or installation excellence in residential and commercial projects that showcase ceramic tile and/or natural stone. There is no cost to enter, but entries must be submitted by midnight on Dec. 20.

Residential Categories include Ceramic Tile Installation, Ceramic Tile Design, Stone Installation and Stone Design. Commercial Categories include Ceramic Tile Installation, Ceramic Tile Design, Stone Installation, and Stone Design.

Projects will be judged separately on tile and stone installation and design. Projects will be judged on their levels of creativity, craftsmanship, use of materials and achievement in the use of tile or stone.

Winning projects will be displayed onsite during Coverings 2024 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta,  and winners will receive a one-night stay or equivalent gift card at Coverings 2024, as well as recognition at the CID Awards reception during the show.

Entries can be made online through the CID project submission portal.


The Coverings Rock Stars honors the best and brightest young talent in the tile and stone industries. Over the past 10 years, the program recognized dozens of young leaders connecting at Coverings through mentorship and networking opportunities. Rock Stars will receive a $200 gift card to spend at Coverings and recognition at the Rock Star Awards and 10-Year Anniversary Celebration during the conference.

Nominees must be no older than 35 and employed in one of the following professions: architect, designer, distributor, retailer, contractor/installer, fabricator, specifier, trade association or manufacturer.

The deadline to nominate those people is also Dec. 20, but by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Industry leaders are encouraged to submit their nominations through the Coverings Rock Stars nomination portal

Coverings 2024 will be held in Atlanta April 22-25. For more information, go to www.coverings.com