Month: April 2018

Street Art by Saloni
Artisanal Tiles, Cevisama, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Coverings, Design, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, fish scale tiles, Floor Tiles, Glazed Tiles, interior design, Marketing, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Small Format Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Tile Technology, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Spanish Selection

The Street Art collection from Saloni takes its inspiration from street art graphics that are rich and full of nuances. The collection’s design balance results in a timeless product, that sports a neutral and natural chromatic range, but one with a modern, urban and industrial spirit. Continue reading Spanish Selection

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Flair by Naxos
Colour Trends, Coverings, Design, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, interior design, Italian tiles, Italy, Marketing, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Small Format Tiles, Tile Designers, Tile Technology, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Italian Idioms

Ceramica Vogue’s Confetti collection, designed by Marcante-Testa, features ‘graphic inspired patterns evocative of a present perfect capable of guarding the most intimate aspects of people and their memory.’ Designed for those homes and restaurants and hotels seeking a domestic dimension, this range provides humour, and a lightness of touch. Continue reading Italian Idioms

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Acquerello by Made+39
Colour Trends, Coverings, Design, Exhibitions, Italian tiles, Italy, Marketing, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Triangular Tiles, Wall Tiles

Italian Inclination

I am a big fan of Made+ 39. I am drawn to the company’s eloquent design vocabulary, that unites Italian traditions of hand-crafting and high fashion, and reinterprets them in a manner that can truly enhance contemporary architecture. Continue reading Italian Inclination

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Smot by Dado
Colour Trends, Coverings, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, External Tiling, Floor Tiles, Italian tiles, Italy, Marketing, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Stone-effect Tiles, Tile Technology, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Italian Instincts

Tile Addict’s ongoing preview of Ceramics of Italy at Coverings selects some stunning Italian products – all recently launched – that will be lighting up the aisles at Coverings in Atlanta. Continue reading Italian Instincts

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Coverings, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Italian tiles, Italy, Marketing, Wall Tiles

Italy Interpreted

For the ninth consecutive year, Ceramics of Italy is sponsoring of the Installation Design Showcase: an interactive exhibit that aims to pair Italian ceramics with creative design and expert installation. This year, Coverings has partnered with Bear Tiny Homes; a Georgia-based company that builds tiny homes focused on accessibility. Continue reading Italy Interpreted

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Coverings, Design, Exhibitions, Façades, Floor Tiles, Heritage, interior design, Italian tiles, Italy, Marketing, Porcelain Tiles, Symposium, Tile Technology, tile trend, Wall Tiles

Italian Interaction

Conveying a sense of motion and natural flow, Ceramics of Italy’s stand at Coverings, Strada Dinamica, will serve as a focal point and information hub where visitors can learn about the Italian tile industry. Continue reading Italian Interaction

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King's Star Blue by Somertile
Artisanal Tiles, Coloured Tiles, Coverings, Design, Distressed Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Glazed Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, tile trend, USA, Wall Tiles

Projecting Pattern

SomerTile is a leading wholesale tile distributor from the USA that specialises in designer ceramic, porcelain and cement tiles, as well as mosaics, sourced from around the world. The aim is to offer luxury at affordable prices; thus “Improving homes. Improving lives.” Coverings will provide ample evidence that SomerTile more than delivers on this promise. Continue reading Projecting Pattern

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Grunge Concrete by Diesel Living and Iris Ceramica
Colour Trends, Concrete-effect tiles, Design, Design Weeks & More, Digital Decoration, Distressed Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, interior design, Italian tiles, Italy, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Diesel Departures

This year Diesel Living and Iris Ceramica have explored that world suspended between past and present; a land of strong colours and bold personality. The result is Glass Blocks, Synthetic Tape, Synthetic Studs, Metal Perf and Cement Mexican. Here diverse materials, such as glass, cement and metal, provide the sources of inspiration. They have been interacted and blended to deliver a new vision of urban living. Continue reading Diesel Departures

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New Terracotta from Domus Tiles
Artisanal Tiles, Bathrooms, Colour Trends, fish scale tiles, Geometric tiles, Glazed Tiles, Hand-made Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, Small Format Tiles, tile trend, United Kingdom, Wall Tiles

Sumptuous Shapes

Domus Tiles’ New Terracotta collection places an emphasis on handmade production which means no two tiles are ever the same. Traditional techniques result in a unique, tactile quality, with subtle shade variations, irregular edges and small imperfections are all part of the time-worn aesthetic. Continue reading Sumptuous Shapes

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Fleur de Bois Chevron Choco by Ceramiche Piemme
Coverings, Design, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Italian tiles, Italy, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Stone-effect Tiles, Wall Tiles

Previewing Piemme

Ceramiche Piemme’s new Fleur de Bois range is a walnut-inspired wood-effect collection that features a new mix of American walnut and Italian walnut. It’s key selling point is the highly naturalistic look delivered with the aid of advanced digital technologies. Continue reading Previewing Piemme

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Jasper ITopker Moka Abujardado by Inalco
Digital Decoration, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Spain, Spanish Tiles, sustainability, Tile Technology

Water-based Innovation

H2O IPlus Full Digital processes are thus being billed as a revolution for the ceramic industry, since this innovative water-based  technology allows the creation of collections with an outstanding resolution, that are also sustainable and environmentally friendly.  As Inalco’s own recent production show, these production advances can deliver highly naturalistic surfaces inspired by materials such as stone, marble or wood: ceramic designs full of sensory appeal. Continue reading Water-based Innovation

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