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Immerse yourself in a world of selections at one of our stunning East Coast showrooms. Architessa sources our tile both domestically and internationally, bringing the best of porcelain, natural stone, ceramic, and more to convenient locations and through our national commercial representatives Contact us to explore an in-store or virtual appointment with an Architessan. Orders ship worldwide or can be picked up at Architessa's warehouse locations. Delivery options are available for orders within Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.
Welcome to our Commercial Trade Page, where your vision for exceptional spaces finds its partner in execution. Our Commercial Concierge Service is designed not to direct - but to empower your creative journey. The journey from vision to reality is filled with intricate details. As your partner, we meticulously navigate the bidding phase, keeping you informed about lead times, freight, pricing, and logistics. Whether you're a designer, architect, or contractor, we're here to facilitate your success.
Understanding the nuances of commercial projects, we are committed to providing seamless support and white-glove concierge service, ensuring every detail is addressed with care. We work on all types of commercial projects, including multifamily, hospitality, retail, senior living, healthcare, fitness, and more.
Working together, our robust team of regional managers, inside sales, logistics & forecasting experts, sample department and customer service professionals can help navigate any full project specification, sourcing, and general account need.
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Architessa's trade team spans the East Coast and consists of a seasoned inside and outside sales representatives, coached and guided through regional and executive management. Our goal is to help you capitalize on your sourcing, design, and technical needs. Partner with us to tap into our extensive product selections of tile, stone, wood, & related products.
President
David Benson
David Benson has grown from sales rep to President in 17 years, building a strong leadership and sales team while pushing our core values. He enjoys time with his wife and 3 kids amongst being an avid Peloton rider.
Executive Vice President
Kersi Press
Kersi Press, a Baltimore native and Architessa's EVP, has been with the company for 15 years, sold over 50M in tile, and manages the Baltimore Commercial Department to drive sales in the region. He values building lasting client relationships and has a strong connection to the community. Kersi and his husband Michael enjoy traveling, being foodies, and sipping margaritas on Mexican beaches.
DC Metro Commercial Sales Manager
Jim McCourt
Jim has over 20 years of experience managing commercial sales teams and guiding clients. Outside of work he loves photography, travel, golf, peloton, family time and a well-manicured lawn.
Inside Sales Manager
Chris Hill
Chris Hill has committed the last 10 years with the inside commercial sales team to build a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and responsibility. He enjoys playing competitive soccer with a rec league in Baltimore.
A&D Sales, New Jersey & Philadelphia
Dave Menez
As a veteran of the tile industry with 15+ years of sales experience, Dave prides himself on building strong client relationships and providing top notch care to customers. Dave is a musician and in his free time enjoys writing and performing music, plus spending time with his wife, two daughters and two cats.
Executive Vice President, Baltimore Territory Manager
Kersi Press
Inside Sales Partners
Andy Nielson | 301.447.0059 | [email protected]
Christy Scaljon | 301.251.3524 | [email protected]
Avery Taylor | 301.232.3268 | [email protected]
Kersi Press, a Baltimore native and Architessa's EVP, has been with the company for 15 years, sold over 50M in tile, and manages the Baltimore Commercial Department to drive sales in the region. He values building lasting client relationships and has a strong connection to the community. Kersi and his husband Michael enjoy traveling, being foodies, and sipping margaritas on Mexican beaches.
Inside Sales Support
Andy Neilson
Outside Sales Partner
Kersi Press | 301.447.0116 | [email protected]
Andy began in the tile industry working with his brothers as a setter. On the weekends you can find him hiking in the mountains or relaxing on the beach with his girlfriend and his dog Bubba.
Inside Sales Support
Christy Scaljon
Outside Sales Partner
Kersi Press | 301.447.0116 | [email protected]
Christy has been with Architessa for nearly 10 years, and when not managing projects for the commercial team, she enjoys painting, crocheting, interior design, or bingeingThe Officewith her husband, daughter and cats.
Inside Sales Support
Avery Taylor
Outside Sales Partner
Kersi Press | 301.447.0116 | [email protected]
Avery is a team player. After completing a B.S. in Business Admin., he continued his development, gaining experience in quality management, logistics, and tile sales. Some of his favorite pastimes are making music, traveling with his wife, trying new restaurants, and going to church.
A&D Sales, Maryland
Joey Caponiti
Inside Sales Partners
Joe Mathew | 301.251.3534 | [email protected]
Xavier Rojas | 301.251.3541 | [email protected]
Joey’s exceptional knowledge of the tile industry and interior design are the predominant forces for his success with Architessa. His personalized attention and dedication to each project results in the highest level of quality and client satisfaction.
Inside Sales Support
Joe Mathew
Outside Sales Partners
Joey Caponiti | 301.447.0039 | [email protected]
Tia Maxie | 703.870.0400 | [email protected]
Joe Matthew has committed 5+ years as a member of our commercial sales team. Joe is a proud husband and father of 2 boys and brings the same level of commitment, loyalty, and integrity that he has for his family to his team at Architessa.
Inside Sales Support
Xavier Rojas
Outside Sales Partners
Joey Caponiti | 301.447.0039 | [email protected]
Tia Maxie | 703.870.0400 | [email protected]
Xavier was born and raised in Montgomery County and really enjoys his work at Architessa. He is a father of two high energy boys. Loves TV shows, movies and sports (especially baseball!) Health is wealth.
A&D Sales
David Arabe
National Hospitality & Washington, D.C.
Inside Sales Partners
Dana Omdahl, Hospitality | 240.672.1118 | [email protected]
Joanne Washington, Washington D.C. | 804.223.1011 | [email protected]
David has been with Architessa for 11 years and enjoys using his experiences and expertise to better serve his clients. When he's not at work, you can find him at home with his wife, 2 year old son, and (soon to be) newborn daughter.
Inside Sales Support, Hospitality
Dana Omdahl
Outside Sales Partner
David Arabe | 301.251.3540 | [email protected]
Dana comes from the construction world and enjoys all things design. During the weekends you can find her at a Hopkins football game or bouncing around Baltimore's hole-in-the-wall bars, restaurants, and music venues.
Inside Sales Support, Washington D.C.
Joanne Washington
Outside Sales Partner
David Arabe | 301.251.3540 | [email protected]
A&D Sales
Tia Maxie
Inside Sales Partners
Joe Mathew | 301.251.3534 | [email protected]
Xavier Rojas | 301.251.3541 | [email protected]
Tia Maxie is determined to win and doesn’t take no for an answer. She is fun-loving, energetic and magnetic. Her children call her the best mom in the universe!
Inside Sales Support
Joe Mathew
Outside Sales Partners
Joey Caponiti | 301.447.0039 | [email protected]
Tia Maxie | 703.870.0400 | [email protected]
Joe Matthew has committed 5+ years as a member of our commercial sales team. Joe is a proud husband and father of 2 boys and brings the same level of commitment, loyalty, and integrity that he has for his family to his team at Architessa.
Inside Sales Support
Xavier Rojas
Outside Sales Partners
Tia Maxie | 703.299.6686 | [email protected]
Joey Caponiti | 301.512.5737 | [email protected]
Xavier was born and raised in Montgomery County and really enjoys his work at Architessa. He is a father of two high energy boys. Loves TV shows, movies and sports (especially baseball!) Health is wealth.
A&D Sales
Phil Purgason
Inside Sales Partners
Matthew Ohan | 301.217.8555 | [email protected]
Ashland Faunce | 804.650.0344 | [email protected]
Phil has over 20 years of commercial interior architectural design experience, and is a creative and passionate sales professional. He finds rejuvenation through the outdoors.
Inside Sales Support
Ashland Faunce
Outside Sales Partner
Phil Purgason | 301.461.0051 | [email protected]
Ashland Faunce has a B.S. from High Point University in Interior Design, which she uses passionately for her role as Commercial Inside Sales in Richmond. Her favorite thing to do is take trips with her son and puppy to the OBX.
Inside Sales Support
Matt Ohan
Outside Sales Partner
Phil Purgason | 301.461.0051 | [email protected]
Matthew Ohan inside and out is a "carefree type" person. When he is not providing samples and pricing to our clients for our Atlanta branch, you can find him spending as much time as possible with his family.
Inside Sales Support
Connor Williams
Southern Virginia
Outside Sales Partner
Phil Purgason | [email protected]
VP of Strategic Accounts & Business Development
Monica Meade
Monica Meade, VP at Architessa, is a seasoned interior design professional with 20+ years of expertise. Formerly at Marriott and Leo A. Daly, she's known for her commitment to clients' visions. Leading Architessa's commercial design team, Monica sets new standards, weaving beauty, innovation, and timeless elegance into every project.
A&D Sales, Material Bank
Lisa O'Donnell
Inside Sales Partner
Kelin Petersen, [email protected]
Lisa O Donnell has supported Architessa for over 20 years as family members and part owner. Currently, she serves as a national commercial sales rep. Her favorite activity is trying new restaurants with clients.
Inside Sales Support
Kelin Petersen
Outside Sales Partner
Lisa O'Donnell, [email protected]
Kelin is an interior designer with a passion for animals, farming, and people. She's a prayer warrior, DIY-er, city girl turned farm girl, and dreams of traveling the world.
Commercial Sales Manager, Southeast
Jill Fedie
Jill Fedie runs the SE sales team. She's an adept designer and is passionate about the industry, and the clients we work with to create incredible spaces! She enjoys cooking, yoga, golf, and her dog Zeus.
A&D Sales
Kymberlee Braselton
Kymberlee Braselton is a creative innovator discovering new ways to collaborate with the A&D world. When she's not playing with tile, you'll find her exploring the outdoors with her twins.
Inside Sales Support
Kim DeLay
Kim Delay found her passion for tile 13 years ago, and has grown her knowledge by hands-on experience in the tile industry. She loves her new role with the SE team, and outside of work you can find her playing golf or watching movies with her son.
Inside Sales Support
Jake Mathew
Jake Mathew leaves no stone unturned and is solutions oriented and driven here in commercial sales. Outside of work, he's a tech junkie who loves guitars, cars, and making folks laugh.
Inside Sales Support
Multiline Sales Representative
Jeromy Adler
Jeromy is a multiline sales representative serving Southern California. His company, JW Adler Interiors, reps Architessa to the hospitality & commercial sector with an emphasis on responsiveness, transparency and accountability. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cecilia (Moore & Giles) and their Miniature Schnauzer, Bruce, who is very much a good boy.
Architessa strives to gain your specifications by providing in-person and virtual product presentations to educate Trade Partners on our range of products. Our website is a great commercial resource but is not all inclusive. Shop a curated selection of our Commercial Concierge, where you will find a some of our popular collections including USA Made, Landscape Architecture, Multifamily, and more. Architessa Reps are eager to present New Product Updates on a monthly basis and will also create personalized presentations for your project needs. If you are missing out on our Product Emails sign up here.
Our A to Z Database of Catalogs, Brochures, and Datasheets, represents a small assortment of Architessa products. Our team has strong vendor and sourcing relationships due to a team total of 100's of years of sourcing, logistics, and product development expertise. If you don't see if on our website, catalog page or in your sample library, provide your Architessa team the opportunity to use our expertise and source it.
Our Sample Department and Sales Team can provide you with full size pieces or 4x4 sample swatches in over 100,000 tile SKUs. We also offer an assortment of library boards, swatches, and curated sample boxes.
The sample program is a great reason to get started with Architessa. We work hard and efficiently to make sure you get everything you need when you need it. As a Trade Partner, you’ll enjoy a plethora of samples to spec your jobs. Stocked samples ordered before 1:00 PM will ship the same day out of our Sample Department in Baltimore.
You can also sample a curated selection of tiles on Material Bank.
Internally, Architessans have a wide range of resources to learn about new products, manufacturing, and technical topics. Our monthly webinars & formal vendor trainings strengthen our knowledge to better serve our clients. In the field we partner with our factories, bringing informal training and
organic exchange of knowledge, directly to our Trade Partners.
Sharing our knowledge through continuing education is important to us as it helps connect our industry to specifiers. Our CEU offerings can change yearly, so reaching out to your rep is the best way to learn about our current opportunities.
Many of our Trade Partners are already tapped into our resources. Architessa partners with Material Bank to offer a curated assortment of product & samples. Our Material Bank staff is ready to guide you through your specification journey.
Architessa believes in providing products that are sustainably sourced and created. Many of our offerings contribute to LEED credits, through recycled content, energy saving initiatives and streamlined manufacturing. Derived from naturally occuring material, tile is sustainable by nature and many of our products have high recycled content and environmental certifications such as Greenguard, Cradle to Cradle, and Red List Free.
Our team is dedicated to seeking relevant environment information for our Trade Partners to leverage sustainability components in their projects. Information we report on includes recycled content, certifications, and declarations. Discover our products and learn more by visiting our Sustainability page.
Pre and post-consumer recycled content is provided when specified by the manufacturer. Reference our Technical Specifications section of each collection page or the last page of the brochure when provided. Search for "Recycled" to see some of our products available.
Many products we carry have sustainable certifications such as Greenguard, GreenSquared, LBC Red List Free, or Cradle to Cradle. Certifications are reported after Recycled Content, and can even be searched on our website.
After Recycled Content and Certifications, we list additional informaton. Declarations include, but are not limited to; Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), Health Product Declaration (HPD) and if they have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) available.
Manufacturing innovation in the flooring industry means that products may continually be evaluated, even long after inception. Reach out to your rep if you need environment or technical information that is not readily available on our website.
