Consumers Digest Magazine has recently awarded Cambria with a “Best Buy” certificate as the premium selection in the Stone and Solid Surface Countertop category.  A Consumer Digest Best Buy is defined as a product having exceptional value in today’s competitive marketplace.  Having 20 more colors and patterns than any other quartz countertop brand, Cambria continues to satisfy the growing needs of enlightened consumers.  

Cambria Brand Advocate, Cheryl Tiegs, recently graced the cover of Active Adult Magazine for the March/April 2010 issue.  The article touches on Cheryl’s life – from her childhood to raising her own son, to her current passions, adventures and experience with Cambria.  “(Cheryl Tiegs) has brought a lively sense of high fashion to the company’s line of quartz countertops and flooring,” Executive Editor Patrick Tivy writes. “Cheryl has represented Cambria in cities across North America and has formed warm friendships in the GTA.”

The award-winning Active Adult is a guide to new homes in adult-lifestyle communities across Ontario, featuring detailed colour-coded maps and amenity charts. Active Adult also features lifestyle content to enhance the lives of those aged 45+. Active Adult is published six times per year by Homes for Sale Ltd. Canada Post.

”Quartz, Cheese and Cheryl Tiegs” debuted in the winter issue of Sun Country airline’s in-flight magazine. Sun Country is Minnesota’s hometown airline shuttling Minnesotans to warm weather destinations and summer vacations.  The article details Cambria’s launch into the surfacing industry, production similarities with the dairy industry, and how the relationship with Cambria’s brand advocate, Cheryl Tiegs, began. 

Interior Designers from the Palm Springs and Inland Empire ASID chapter took home awards in December for outstanding use of materials, textures and patterns.  Design Firm ‘An Interior Motive’  won first place for the best retail contract space located at the Cambria Design Center in Palm Desert, CA.  Designers chose Cambria’s Sussex^TM to create a dynamic and functional use of space in a double sink vanity. 

75,000 copies of Canada’s Home Idea Book featuring Cheryl Tiegs on the cover hit Canadian newsstands in January featuring a story about Cheryl and Cambria.  In an article titled Rock Solid Beauty, Cheryl’s interview with writer Patrick Tivy takes us through Cheryl’s life from her Minnesota roots to her involvement with Cambria today. 

Cambria was featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Artful Living, a high-end, Minnesota magazine that provides content on topics such as art, furniture, fashion, home, jewelry, and more. The article titled “The Cambria Tradition” details the development and progression of Cambria segueing from the cheese industry and blooming into one of the largest quartz operations of its kind in the world, while remaining the only U.S. operation.

The Winter 2010 issue of Signature Kitchens & Baths features Cambria in the “Signature Kitchens” section. This section highlights designs from contemporary to traditional – showing the reader how they can redesign their own kitchen spaces. Cambria’s Victoria^TM is featured in a kitchen designed for a husband and wife in Westfield, Mass.  The couple remodeled their kitchen to maintain a large seating area yet incorporate plenty of storage space as well. 

Cambria was featured in the Fall/Winter 2009 issue of Remodeling Today in an article titled “Creating a Mid-Century Modern.”  The article features a family who recently remodeled their mid-1950’s kitchen.  The kitchen has been in the family for many years and they wanted to be sensitive to the home’s memories while achieving a more modern functional design.  The kitchen features Cambria colors Yorkshire^TM and Sussex^TM.

Cambria brand advocate and Fashion icon, Cheryl Tiegs, was recently featured in Kee Magazine in an article titled ‘The Original Cover Girl’. The article features an in-depth interview with Cheryl Tiegs, highlighting her life from her career in modeling to her current role as an active philanthropist for children and environmental causes. Cheryl expressed her advocacy for green living and noted, “Cambria has given me the opportunity to be a spokesperson and go around the country and teach people how to ‘green up’ their homes.” Kee Magazine is dedicated to providing lifestyle content from a new and unseen perspective. It challenges individuals and brands to make bolder statements and present their vision in a way that is out of the ordinary. Kee Magazine is produced and distributed to more than 20,000 of Hong Kong’s most prominent individuals.

The November 2009 issue of Kitchen and Bath Design News features an article devoted solely to eco-friendly countertops. The first page of the article highlights Cambria’s GREENGUARD certification and 16 new colors. According to manufacturers recently interviewed by Kitchen & Bath Design News, “the future of the countertop industry will be defined by durable, sustainable countertops with plenty of design appeal.”

Cambria was featured on the cover of the October 2009 issue of K+BB magazine in an article titled “Model Behavior – a Southern Kitchen with Green Influence.”  The article boasts a Cambria kitchen designed by Emmye Otto Cherry, of Emmye Cherry Designs Inc.  Cherry is the recipient of the National Kitchen and Bath Associations 2009 Design of the Year Calla Award for her beautiful and innovative work in this kitchen. The perimeter of the kitchen features Cambria’s Whitehall^TM offset by the 10’x10’ Cranbrook^TM island with a 2” drop edge.

Cambria’s Whitehall^TM was recently featured in an ASID award winning bathroom for best use of color.  The bathroom, featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Home Remodel Magazine, won the best use of color award for its use of; a vapour green porcelain sink, a wall of glass mosaic tile in green, blue, and aqua, tile flooring in pale gray, and Cambria’s Whitehall^TM countertop.  Home Remodel is a NARI Minnesota Chapter publication.

The October 2009 issue of Canadian Living features Cambria in a section titled “Counter Intelligence.”  The article details the benefits of using Cambria and features three of Cambria’s new colours –Waverton^TM,  Minai^TM, and Aragon^TM. Canadian Living ranks number two in the nation and is Canada’s top magazine for women with a readership of 4.3 million.

Cambria’s Lancaster^TM was featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Signature Kitchens and Baths in an article titled “Super Storage.”  The article features integrating storage fir for a gourmet chef – all while keeping the feel of an airy downtown loft.  Cambria’s Lancaster^TM was used on the custom-shaped center island and surrounding countertops, which also includes a serving buffet.

Cambria’s National Spokesperson, Cheryl Tiegs, was recently featured in an article in ‘Timeless Woman’, an online magazine in Canada.  The article details Cheryl’s background and how she came to be who she is today.  It also details her passion for being environmentally responsible.  “Cambria recycles and recovers 100% of their water used in their process.  I feel so strongly about this company and so close to them – whenever they call me I’m thrilled to go and spread the word."

Cambria was recently featured in an article titled “Quartz. It’s What’s New for Kitchen Countertops” in Table magazine, distributed in Western Pennsylvania. The article features a local couple who initially considered granite as an option for their kitchen before they were introduced to quartz surfaces. “Why are people buying granite when they could have quartz? It’s just as beautiful, but no maintenance,” says the couple. The couple chose Cambria’s Nottingham to be installed throughout their kitchen for the benefits and beauty of the product.

Cambria was recently featured in an article titled “PSST – Rock Solid” within California’s prestige magazine, Palm Springs Life in the Home & Design section. The article praises Cambria for its local community support through the sponsorship of Fashion Week - El Paseo 2009 and countertop donation to Olive Crest’s four Coachella Valley homes for abused and at-risk youth. The article also highlights the Cambria stone-clad dress and the Design Center.

Cambria’s Sussex™ was featured in the Winter 2009 issue of Signature Kitchens and Baths in an article titled “The Right Angles.” The article details how a North Carolina design team tackled a challenging floor plan to create a kitchen that is both elegant and practical.  Cambria’s Sussex™ was used on the center island and surrounding countertops.

Cambria was featured on the cover of the December 2008 issue of Home Improvement magazine and in an article titled “2009 Kitchen & Bath Planner.”  The article boasts Cambria photography, advice from design experts and a project workbook to help readers identify their wants and needs before embarking on a kitchen or bath remodel.

The December 2008 issue of Better Homes & Gardens features Cambria in an article titled “Riverside Paradise.”  The article details a Connecticut couple’s kitchen remodel using materials designed to mimic the Connecticut River that flows behind their home. Cambria’s Windsor™ was used throughout the kitchen to complement the earth-toned cabinetry, textured flooring and surrounding Connecticut landscape.

Café Cambria, a large food and beverage concession located in the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, was featured on the cover of SEAT magazine. Cambria is also featured within the magazine’s editorial in an article titled “The Location of Your Seat,” which details Cambria’s active involvement in sports marketing and product placement within sporting venues across the U.S. and in Canada.

Cambria was featured in the Fall 2008 issue of Louisiana Builder magazine in an article titled “What’s Cooking Now.” The article details the latest trends in kitchen remodeling, which includes using Cambria because of its durability and stain- and scratch-resistant attributes.

Cambria was featured in the Fall 2008 issue of Country Home magazine in an article titled “Home Remedy.”  The article details one family’s kitchen remodel, which transformed their cluttered kitchen into a functional space for the homeowners and their three small children. The family chose Cambria’s Sussex™ and other products that do not harm indoor air quality because their son suffers from asthma induced by materials that off-gas chemicals within the home.

The April 20, 2008 issue of the Chicago Tribune featured an article dedicated to Cheryl Tiegs’ Balinese-style home in Los Angeles, CA. The article titled, “Cheryl Tiegs’ Home Delivers Tropical Punch,” appeared in the Home & Garden section under a feature titled “Snoop Patrol,” which allows readers to get a virtual peek into a celebrity’s home. Cambria was mentioned in the article as the company Cheryl Tiegs partnered with to spread the word about ‘green’ living and environmentally friendly design. The article also details her recent kitchen remodel where she replaced her Italian tile with Cambria on her countertops and floors.  

Cambria was featured in the September/October '07 issue of Midwest Living magazine for products featured in the 2007 Midwest Living Idea Home in Indianapolis.  Nine Cambria colors were featured throughout the home in eleven rooms, including eight bathrooms, the laundry room, lady's office and basement bar.

Cambria was featured in the August '07 issue of Minnesota Business. The article titled "Brand Builder" detailed the development of Cambria from its beginning in 2001 through today.

Five Cambria colors were featured in the article, “Second Glance: The 100 products worth another look” in the May/June ’07 issue of Building Products. Cambria colors Ashford™, Chatham™, Lancaster™, Somerset™, and Sutton™ were included in the list of top 100 items readers requested more information on throughout the past year.

Cambria spokesperson Joan Steffend, host of "Decorating Cents" on HGTV, was featured in two live interviews by local NBC and CBS affiliates as a part of her participation as Cambria’s spokesperson during the Indianapolis Home Show in January ‘07.