Micro combines tiling tradition with technology
Agrob Buchtal’s Micro is an elegant tile collection that is a deliberately understated, subtle, and adaptable design. Continue reading Micro combines tiling tradition with technology
Category: Design & Technology
Full Body³: Fiandre redefines architectural surfaces
Full Body³ technology creates surfaces that maintain both aesthetics and performance even in the event of impact, wear, or damage. Each slab is made with at least 40% recycled raw materials. Continue reading Full Body³: Fiandre redefines architectural surfaces
Taking ceramic wallpaper to the next level
WallX by Gruppo Italcer combines refined aesthetics with high technical performance, overcoming the limits of traditional materials. Continue reading Taking ceramic wallpaper to the next level
CanvaStone: a next generation surface option
Buca Interior Solutions’s CanvaStone claims to bridge the gap between natural stone aesthetics and advanced material flexibility, Continue reading CanvaStone: a next generation surface option
Marazzi’s Grande Lume wins Red Dot Award
Marazzi has received international recognition, with Grande Lume winning the Red Dot Award Product Design 2026, one of the most prestigious awards in the global design landscape. The Red Dot Award celebrates products each year that stand out for their design quality, innovation, and aesthetic value. With Grande Lume, Marazzi has reinterpreted the heritage of Crogiolo Lume on an architectural scale, transforming the large format into an … Continue reading Marazzi’s Grande Lume wins Red Dot Award
Indigo by Novoceram: eclectic and original
Novoceram’s Indigo collection showcases a modern take on traditional azulejos, featuring 63 unique designs that blend bright backgrounds with deep blue shades. Inspired by ten centuries of artistic and cultural influences, this eclectic range reflects the playful and distinctive style of the French manufacturer. Continue reading Indigo by Novoceram: eclectic and original
Celestino explores texture for CEDIT
Segnature explores, through the density of porcelain stoneware, the relationship between mark and surface, gesture and substance. Continue reading Celestino explores texture for CEDIT
Cerdomus takes stone-effects to a high level
Cerdomus has captured the essence of Trani stone – used for centuries in cathedrals, palaces, and Mediterranean city squares – using traditional methods but with cutting-edge technology. The result is Effetto Pietra di Trani; a modular collection that combines material strength and compositional freedom. Digital technology with special inks, chiselled edges and specially designed molds in pure original Cerdomus style, for a result that goes … Continue reading Cerdomus takes stone-effects to a high level
Dune by Gigacer: only clays, no glaze
The Dune collection by Gigacer uses only natural clays to achieve the subtle and natural colours and textured effects. Continue reading Dune by Gigacer: only clays, no glaze
Contemporary take on natural stone
Inspired by the ancient stone of the city of Myra, the Miralith collection by Cerdomus preserves the authentic charm of surfaces marked by time: subtle fossil inclusions, mineral hues, and natural textures. Continue reading Contemporary take on natural stone
Casalgrande Padana’s versatile Pebble patterns
Casalgrande Padana has launched Pebbles, a new collection featuring random patterns formed by different shapes and sizes of pebbles. The random combination of stones and pebbles with different textures form a richly detailed pattern on the tiles. With a perfect balance of simple colours and casually arranged elements, no two tiles are ever alike. These new ceramic surfaces respond perfectly to contemporary interior design requirements, … Continue reading Casalgrande Padana’s versatile Pebble patterns
Decocer’s geometric floor revival
Decocer’s new Lythos collection reinterprets the compositional language of historic stone pavements through a contemporary perspective. In this design, a system of four geometries – octagons, stars, crosses, and insets – showcases the compositional potential of small-format ceramic tiles. In Lythos, geometry, material, and design come together to create surfaces of timeless, understated elegance. As the four different shapes can be combined in multiple ways, … Continue reading Decocer’s geometric floor revival
CRL Stone launches Silica-free collection
CRL Stone has unveiled its new Silica Free Collection of worktop slabs that is made up of five stone- and marble-inspired designs. Continue reading CRL Stone launches Silica-free collection
Contemporary evolution of marble
Billed by Ermes Aurelia as a contemporary evolution of marble-effect tiles, the new Classy collection offers vast geometric possibilities for interior design projects. Extremely versatile, Classy reinterprets marble’s timeless appeal through an of-the-moment modular approach. Designed for design professionals, Classy combines the aesthetic purity of natural stone with the unrivalled performance of porcelain stoneware, offering a sophisticated colour palette and an unprecedented range of options. … Continue reading Contemporary evolution of marble
Back to the future: the transformational yet hidden 2026 design trend
Joe Simpson settles down to contemplate the future of interior design in his restful analogue room. From financial crises and wars through to weather extremes and pandemics, major global events profoundly influence architectural and interior design trends. The banking collapse of 2008 saw a strong nesting instinct take over, with a calm neutral palette and restful minimalism moving centre stage. The Coronavirus pandemic, in contrast, saw … Continue reading Back to the future: the transformational yet hidden 2026 design trend
Anna Kesäniemi
Visual artist Anna Kesäniemi flits between mediums. Collage, textile design, paint, and sculpture each offer new opportunities for Kesäniemi’s playful eye. Her roots in graphic design and illustration inject her work with stories and imagination, adding life and layers of detail in colours both bold and unexpected. Her recent focus on ceramics embraces this same style. Tiles and shapes serve as canvases where texture and … Continue reading Anna Kesäniemi
Emulating Escher
M. C. Escher lives anew in the magic creations of Lisa Schmidt. In her Seattle studio, opened in 2021, sits Good Press Ceramics, a place where the freedom of clay is explored and enjoyed. With huge amounts of freedom from finish, texture, shade, and shape, ceramics offer endless opportunities to learn new skills, hone techniques, and play with new ideas. For Schmidt, ceramics add uncertainty … Continue reading Emulating Escher
A Pyramid of Tiles
Anything can be a tile! That’s definitely our attitude, but it’s also the attitude of Austrian creative Christina Chalupsky. From a master’s degree at the Vienna University of Technology to artistic inspiration in Frankfurt, the imaginative work of Chalupsky’s A Pyramid of Tiles blends craftsmanship, intuition, and playfulness. Made for mixing and matching, the three dimensional hand-painted shapes and patterns on each tile are unique, … Continue reading A Pyramid of Tiles
Colours of the Year 2026: Field and Sky
There’s always a blue and green amongst the Colour of the Year picks, so let’s see what the shades of 2026 say. Valspar – Warm Eucalyptus Grounded and calm, Valspar‘s Warm Eucalyptus follows a trend for vintage shades with its perfect blend of softness and warmth. And the tiles to match: Dulux – Free Groove, Mellow Flow, and Slow Swing A trio of blues from … Continue reading Colours of the Year 2026: Field and Sky
Cyberspace Curiosities XXIV
It’s our last post of the year so we’re leaving 2025 with a bag of curiosities for your viewing pleasure. Feast your eyes on flowers, matryoshka, and Daliesque scenes, and have a lovely winter holiday! 1) Ditorni Isola Designed by Inga Sempé for Mutina, plain colours, patterns, and scenes make up Ditorni (surroundings). Geometric motifs and solid shades form distinctive details and intriguing space, but … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XXIV