A luxury restaurant in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan features Marazzi tiles throughout. Cracco, the latest project by award-winning chef Carlo Cracco, was undertaken by architects Laura Sartori Rimini and Roberto Peregalli from the architecture firm Peregalli. Comprising 5 floors including a café bistro, a restaurant, a winery and a private events room, Cracco specified Marazzi tiles for each kitchen and bathroom. The … Continue reading Cracking Cracco
A collaboration between architect Daniel Libeskind and Casalgrande Padana brings forward a celebration of fractal mathematics. Fractals are difficult to define concisely, but for the fractals in this case it can be said that there are structures within structures that allow for both the whole and parts of it to be seen as complete. With FRACTILE this effect is provided by the shapes, material, and … Continue reading Fractal Forms
2020’s trendy blue marble is the focal point for Roca Tile‘s space in Madrid’s Casa Decor building. Masquespacio, the ever trendy design agency we have previously featured here, created the space as an ode to interio decor, emphasising the role of ceramics and paying homage to the Greco-Roman architectural tradition. The gorgeous space is centred around the large circular blue marble wall decor with the … Continue reading Blue Curve Interior
Lifestyle brand and design aficionados Jungalow bring good vibes home with their mission to enrich the human/nature connection. Founder Justina Blakeney believes it is creativity that makes for an incredible home, and that good design can greatly improve ones quality of life. Blakeney’s eye for pattern and design has helped grow her lifestyle blog to a brand rich with passion – the place to go … Continue reading Jungalow X Granada Tile
This roasters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a space dedicated to coffee in more ways than one. Designed by AZAZ Architects, the new location for Elixir Bunn is awash with nutty browns to celebrate the region’s coffee tradition, as well as create a space that heightens the coffee-drinking experience. The architect’s vision for the roasters was rooted in the idea of a Deco Temple with … Continue reading Remarkable Riyadh Roasters
The monumental mosaic of the Galleria department store in Gwanggyo bursts at the seams to reveal bubbling geometric glass shapes offering a peek inside. It’s a step out of the ordinary for the planned city with architecture firm OMA taking a standard square and ensuring the exterior is what sets it apart. Large towering residential blocks in shades of grey and beige stand tall over … Continue reading Gorgeous Gwanggyo Galleria
The hugely industrial look of this building has proved to be an incredible chance to juxtapose heavy, large format cement blocks with minimalise custom curved rectangular white tiles. The supposed disadvantages of the site, with the storefront is set back into frames, a basement shaft that takes up a large portion of the space’s bottom left, and an interior space made up of a variety … Continue reading Peaceful Patisserie
A new, colourful celebration of life has been created at the maternity centre in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Master of vibrancy and London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has demonstrated his signature zest with a playfully tiled “flowerburst” mosaic in the centre’s entrance and reception area. With a donation from the Reuben foundation, the hospital was able to reach out to Furman and comission the … Continue reading Flamboyant Flowerburst
Tile Addict loves ceramics with a bit of whimsy. The nature of tile formats means they can be used playfully in a range of tech-inspired ways, for example, Invader‘s pixelated video game tags. In a similar vein, on a much larger scale, this apartment block in South Korea has brought Minecraft to life. In Seoul’s Mangwon-dong area, the Cascade House now stands out amongst its … Continue reading Pixelated Apartments
We last took a look at this Rotterdam-based company in September, taking special interest in their materials Blizzard, Nova, Greyish, and Chocolate Factory. But since then Plasticiet has introduced a few more members to their family – Rhinestone Black and White – both made from Dutch post-production cutoffs and Belgian household waste. Taking full advantage of the striking recycled plastic terrazzo surfaces are Ace & … Continue reading Antwerp’s Ace & Tate Terrazzo
The revolutionary ultra-compact surface, Dekton® by Cosentino has been specified at the eclectic ICE Café in Suffolk. Opened in 2019 by John and Lou Jackaman, owners of ICE Cookery School and Infusions4chefs, the ICE Café takes pride in its unsual interior. The space has an industrial appeal, with a large graffiti mural of music legends on the back wall and wood and metal features. The … Continue reading Industrial ICE Café Coverings
Dutch fashion brand Reinders recently opened a new showroom and headquarters in Zandvoort outside Haarlem in the Netherlands, taking to natural stone to illustrate their reputation of distinctive style. Three individual areas were created within the space to showcase their new collections and meet with wholesalers. They specified SolidNature to create the furniture and fittings that would generate the atmosphere sought, and work alongside the … Continue reading Reinvigorating Reinders
Walking into a bathroom to find numerous windows looking in isn’t many people’s idea of a good time, but it’s certainly an innovative way to reinvogorate a drab interior. Lithuanian design studio Gyva Grafika are used to putting their creative minds to good use, decorating building exteriors with eyecatching artworks, and providing interiors and objects with unique designs. Their improvement on this small bathroom is … Continue reading Looking upon a Lithuanian loo
Injecting colour into formerly drab office spaces has been known to bolster the moods and wellbeing of workers. In Broadgate’s 1 Finsbury Avenue Square in London, a refurbished 1980s public space/office building is now home to a punchy burst of colour. The architecture firm who spearheaded the project, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, incorporated an expressive use of vibrant colours throughout the building, including coloured stairways, … Continue reading Colourful Café
A restoration project in Shrewsbury Cathedral has led to a stunning discovery. Whilst attempting to ensure the building is returned to its former beauty, over thirty years of dust and grime were removed from the floor to expose a stunning mosaic that has been hiding away since the 80s. The intricate work is a gothic masterpiece from renowned architect Edward Welby Pugin and had been … Continue reading Back in Tile
The bright orange furniture is not the only ‘out there’ statement made in this new Russian cafe. Situated near the Don State Public Library in Rostov-on-Don, this entirely tiled cafe has a few fun surpises up its sleeve for the many visiting students. And Y struggles with the same issue that faces many city-based establishments, that of limited space. To solve this problem, young Russian … Continue reading Cow-print Café Commode
Green and red triangular tiles signify the separation of spaces in this Barcelona apartment. Carrer Avinyó in the Gothic Quarter is a strikingly angular building, with a tight corner protruding out and enabling public walkways on either side. When it was refurbished in 2012, with the help of David Kohn, the plan was to take advantage of this premade quirk and reflect it within the … Continue reading Dividing Spaces
Hemp is fast being recognised as one of the most important crops to tackle climate change due to its prolific growing potential, carbon-sequestering nature, and its capacity to be used in almost any industry. Its ability to sequester carbon begins from the moment it is seeded, with one ton of harvested hemp fiber sequestering approximately 1.62 tons of CO². In the building world hemp’s popularity … Continue reading Hemp House
A donation from Qatar has enabled a fresh face to be given to Room XIX of the United Nations’ offices in Geneva. The largest assembly room, measuring in at 4000 sqare metres with 320 delegate desks was redesigned by PEIA studio to create a modern geometric interior that pays homage to traditional Arab culture. The vaulted ceiling and curved sides serve to exemplify the founding … Continue reading Donation Delivers Design
A touch of whimsy and nostalgia has been added to the Lego carpark in Billund, Denmark. The carpark that will be used for both Legoland visitors and those working in the offices was designed by Ravn Arkitektur, whilst the delightful facades are the work of CEBRA, a Danish architecture studio. The exteriors take their inspiration from Lego’s City road plates, a child-friendly design first created … Continue reading Lego in Life
