SAN DIEGO - The Marseille Collection from StoneImpressions has received the coveted Platinum Award for Design Excellence (ADEX) for 2009.

The annual ADEX Awards is the largest and most prestigious awards program for home, office, hospitality furnishings and building materials marketed to the design trade. ADEX entries are judged on five criteria: innovation, technological advancement, quality, aesthetics and value. Three levels of awards are possible - Platinum, Gold and Silver, with Platinum being the highest.

An anonymous panel of professionals representing a cross section of the design industry votes for the ADEX Awards. ADEX judges are among the ablest in their respective areas of expertise and so the ADEX Award represents the best product designs of the year in the opinion of those who themselves reside at the top of their specialty.

“ The Marseille Collection has been incredibly well received and it is great honor to be recognized by the design community. We are thrilled to have this collection chosen out of thousands of entries. The Marseille pattern is so versatile - we have seen it used in kitchen backsplashes, large and small, and also scaled up for large format flooring applications,” says Melinda Earl, founder of StoneImpressions.

The Marseille Collection was inspired by Jacobean embroidery, using highly stylized floral designs with flowing vines and leaves in three color palettes. Like other signature StoneImpressions products, the tiles are created using an exclusive artist-developed process for hand printing almost unlimited designs on stone. The natural irregularities of the stone’s color, shade and texture enhance the uniqueness of each StoneImpressions design. The Marseille Collection includes matching listellos and is available in Green/Yellow and Blue/Green colors. This adaptable and classic design is used for flooring as well as kitchen backsplashes.

About StoneImpressions
Based in San Diego, California, StoneImpressions creates stunning motifs, murals, flooring, accents and listellos on natural stone. Not a decal or a heat transfer, the StoneImpressions process produces an image with greater depth and clarity, and a better range of color and consistency, than hand painting. Choose from a growing library of images, or create a completely custom look. See the ever-expanding product line and learn more by visiting www.StoneImpressions.com.