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Casalgrande Padana’s Elements captures a hot trend
Elements, a new porcelain stoneware collection by Casalgrande Padana, combines three different textures – Essence (wood effect), Pebbles (pebble pattern), and Texture (soft spatula strokes and cloudy effects) – that all share harmonious tones and modular formats. This is the kind of specification-friendly, design-led, range that will set the aesthetic agenda at the forthcoming Cersaie show. Elements’ three textures are designed to be combined with … Continue reading Casalgrande Padana’s Elements captures a hot trend
True differentiation by Fran Raya
The future of a part of the ceramic industry will not necessarily be in manufacturing more, but in being able to offer more value, more differentiation, and more capacity for customisation. For decades, a large part of the ceramic industry has measured its strength in quantitative terms: production capacity, millions of square meters, export volume, or invoicing. It was logical. For a long time, growing … Continue reading True differentiation by Fran Raya
Accent walls: a hot Houzz trend
More than a third of UK homeowners (36%) are adding or updating an accent wall in their bathroom, and colour – over pattern or texture – is what makes it stand out, according to a recent survey from Houzz. The 2026 UK Houzz Bathroom Trends Study found that 36% of renovating homeowners are adding or updating an accent wall as part of their project, more … Continue reading Accent walls: a hot Houzz trend
Tratto is included in the ADI Design Index 2026
ADI Permanent Design Observatory has selected Tratto, a porcelain collection by Atlas Concorde Habitat, for the ADI Design Index 2026. This marks the first step in the two-year cycle leading up to the 2028 ADI Compasso d’Oro Award. Considered proportions and clean lines characterise the Tratto range, which was designed by Piero Lissoni. With Tratto, ceramic becomes a table, a bench, a planter, a storage … Continue reading Tratto is included in the ADI Design Index 2026
Fall in UK construction output slows
The headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – an index tracking changes in total industry activity – picked up from 44.3 in August to 46.1 in September, which signalled the least marked downturn in output volumes for eight months. Slower rates of contraction were seen in the residential, commercial and civil engineering segments. Commercial construction (index at 48.5) saw the … Continue reading Fall in UK construction output slows
Pro Tiler Tools is the star performer at Topps Group
Topps Tiles Plc’s trading update for the 52-week period ended 26th September 2026 shows Group revenue, including CTD, was around £292 million for the year, down c.1.3% year-on-year. The Group says this is explained by the annualisation of prior-year CTD store closures, and the closure of underperforming Topps Tiles stores. CTD currently trades from 23 stores, compared with 31 in the prior year. Group revenue, … Continue reading Pro Tiler Tools is the star performer at Topps Group
Egg Scape by Moooi selected for the ADI Design Index 2026
Nesting Room is the result of a collaboration between Moooi Ceramic Surfaces and ABK, bringing Moooi’s poetic and unexpected vision into the world of ceramics.
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Habitat attracts 54,000 to Valencia
The largest professional group visiting Habitat was decorators and interior designers, 22.6% of the total, with retailers at 17.9%, designers at 11.6%, architects at 9.5%, and large-scale retail and buying groups at 7.8%. Continue reading Habitat attracts 54,000 to Valencia
Cersaie hails ‘a level of normality’
Despite a slight decline in visitor numbers, Cersaie confirmed its position as the tile sector’s leading international exhibition Continue reading Cersaie hails ‘a level of normality’
Pro Tiler Tools invests in green energy
Since joining the Topps Group in 2022, Pro Tiler Tools have been involved in the wider programme of sustainability initiatives and investment across the Group. Continue reading Pro Tiler Tools invests in green energy
CTD opens new trade-focused store
Designed to provide a ‘one-stop traders’ shop’, the new Newcastle branch of CTD puts the needs of professional tilers and tradespeople at the heart of its layout and product offering. Continue reading CTD opens new trade-focused store
Shaws of Darwen announces revised price structure
Shaws fireclay sinks are manufactured in the UK using specialist techniques, with each sink individually cast, hand-finished and glazed. Continue reading Shaws of Darwen announces revised price structure
Wickes revenues up 2.1% in first six months of 2026
Design & Installation revenue at Wickes rose 5.7% to £225.5 million, with delivered sales now having recorded growth for five consecutive quarters. Continue reading Wickes revenues up 2.1% in first six months of 2026
Isla Tiles boosts its brand identity
Isla Tiles combines Italian design, material experimentation, and aesthetic research to create versatile collections with a strong design identity and a distinctly contemporary language. Continue reading Isla Tiles boosts its brand identity
Durstone adopts new ceramic expressions
Origin – part of Durstone’s New Classic collection – fuses cross-cut Ivory Travertine with Vicenza Stone Continue reading Durstone adopts new ceramic expressions
Venux reinterprets Classic Travertine
Venux’s Travertine Classico meets the needs of today´s designers without losing any of the material’s timeless essence. Continue reading Venux reinterprets Classic Travertine
Stability and safety with maximum versatility
GravitySystem, Impertek’s system for outdoor raised flooring, allows different finishes and formats to be combined for a perfect end result. Continue reading Stability and safety with maximum versatility
A wistful green to set the design agenda
The colour of sustainability – both environmental and mental – green also reflects the increasing influence of biophilic interior design that can also promote healing feelings. Continue reading A wistful green to set the design agenda
Earth in Motion concept distinguishes Decocer at Cersaie
Decocer is set to shine at Cersaie 2026 with Earth in Motion: a concept by architect Héctor Ruiz Velázquez that transforms small-format ceramics into architecture. This project continues the award-winning theme presented at Cersaie in 2025 and Coverings in 2026. While last year’s narrative explored the origins of ceramics – earth, clay and material – in 2026 it turns to transformation. The material folds, undulates, … Continue reading Earth in Motion concept distinguishes Decocer at Cersaie
Domus’s parent company calls in the receivers
On 1st September 2026, the Board of Headlam Group plc confirms that Will Wright, Chris Pole, and Ryan Grant of Interpath Advisory will be appointed as joint administrators to Headlam Group plc. Headlam is Europe’s largest distributor of floorcoverings with its HQ in Coleshill, Birmingham. The objective is to stabilise operations and maintain service for customers whilst engaging directly with suppliers and other stakeholders to … Continue reading Domus’s parent company calls in the receivers
Faye Toogood set to design for Mutina
Mutina has announced a new collaboration with Faye Toogood, one of the most original and distinctive figures on the contemporary creative scene. British artist, designer and creative director Faye Toogood has long pursued a cross-disciplinary practice spanning art, design, architecture and fashion. Her work is defined by a sculptural, instinctive language that challenges the boundaries between disciplines and places material at the heart of the … Continue reading Faye Toogood set to design for Mutina