Ceramic Curiosities, Coloured Tiles, Spain

Bright Benidorm Boardwalk

A rainbow walkway separates the sea and city along the West Beach in Benidorm, Spain. Designed by Carlos Ferrater and Xavier Marti The Paseo Marítimo is a waving, vibrant celebration of colour where locals and visitors alike can enjoy the surrounding area. The walkway was built in three distinct layers which help it to both imitate nature, and showcase modernity. The rim close to the … Continue reading Bright Benidorm Boardwalk

H.L. SimpsonNovember 15, 2019November 21, 2019Leave a comment

Architecture & Interiors, interior design, Retail Interiors, Spain, Tiled Interiors

Retro RUBIO

An awesome use of colour helps us re-imagine the past, present and future of Spanish publisher RUBIO. With thanks to Masquespacio, the store is awash with creativity and sections of the space are kitted out for interactive learning- including handwriting and mathematics practice. Although the shop provides separate areas for each of their collections, the RUBIO store concept is far from standard and commercial. Known … Continue reading Retro RUBIO

H.L. SimpsonJuly 23, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

Artisanal Tiles, Design Delights, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Trencadis, Uncategorized

Trendy Trencadis

Spanish company Trencadís Innovación is relatively new, having just over 10 years experience in Trencadis mosaics, but you wouldn’t know that to look at their creations. The shared passion amongst their young team is shown in spades throughout their portfolio, which currently spans five continents. From the production of the splintered Trencadis tiles to the placement of the design, the work is done by hand … Continue reading Trendy Trencadis

H.L. SimpsonJuly 12, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

Huguet Apt collaboration terrazzo recucled construction waste

London, Reclamation, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Sustainable Design, Terrazzo

Terrazzo Teamwork

Terrazzo masters Huguet teamed up with architects Apt to boost their offerings and make use of waste materials from the construction industry such as brick, metal, and timber. The collaboration, unveiled at Clerkenwell 2019, was born out of a desire to experiment and produce something new. The use of waste materials means end results are often a surprise and it seems these latest creations far … Continue reading Terrazzo Teamwork

H.L. SimpsonJuly 4, 2019November 22, 2019Leave a comment

3D tiles, Design, Geometric tiles, Hexagonal Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles

What a Relief!

A fun geometric puzzle takes many forms in Okiun‘s Elements. 3D relief, shadow play, vibrant colour, and visual effects all have their place amongst the varied shapes on show. Ranging from hexagons and triangles to organic curved forms, these designs transform any wall into a visual spectacle. Fiore’s floral pinwheel adds an element of grace and invites hands to follow the waves. Natura takes a … Continue reading What a Relief!

H.L. SimpsonJune 27, 2019July 2, 2019Leave a comment

Architecture, Design, interior design, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Terracotta, Vaulting

Curved Catalan Camper

Widely used in Catalonia, the bóveda (vault) is one of the most elegant structural supports in the design world. They appear to defy physics, confounding beholders with their layered brickwork and gentle curves (see the example of the Soriano-Manzanet family vault in Villareal, Spain). Taking inspiration from this architectural tradition, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma redesigned footwear store Camper. Using both the characteristic terracotta orange and … Continue reading Curved Catalan Camper

H.L. SimpsonJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019Leave a comment

Collaboration with Alejandro Zaera in Aiuchi, Japan

3D tiles, Art and Artists, Artisanal Tiles, Awards, Ceramic Curiosities, Ceramic Screens, Colour Trends, Design, Exhibitions, External Tiling, Façades, Gaudi, Glazed Tiles, Hand-made Tiles, Heritage, Hexagonal Tiles, Production Technology, Public Art, Restoration, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Tile Designers, Tile Technology, Urban Art, Weird & Wonderful

Toni Cumella: Ceramic Visionary

Toni Cumella’s ceramic expertise has been utilised by architects such as Enric Miralles, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, and Jean Nouvel. These collaborations have made Ceramica Cumella’s material a key component of Barcelona’s stunning built environment. Continue reading Toni Cumella: Ceramic Visionary

diaryofatileaddictJuly 6, 2018November 25, 20194 Comments

Colour Trends, Concrete-effect tiles, Creative Grouting, Design, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Grouts, Incised decoration, interior design, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Tile Technology, tile trend, Wall Tiles

Grouted Geometry

Cava’s strength lies in graphic patterns of incisions, instead of surface decoration. The true reveal does not occur until the tiles are installed … at the moment when the chosen coloured grout joint is complete and the design is fully expressed. Continue reading Grouted Geometry

diaryofatileaddictJune 13, 2018November 14, 20192 Comments

Coverings, Design, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, interior design, Leather-effect tiles, Living Rooms, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Trends, Wall Tiles

The Language of Leather

Apavisa’s new Pelle collection – a beautiful leather-effect range – has been created using innovative 3D digital printing. This allows tile designers to not only create subtle surface colours and patterns but also to print texture on tiles. Continue reading The Language of Leather

diaryofatileaddictMay 30, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

3D tiles, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Concrete-effect tiles, Coverings, Design, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Geometric tiles, Glazed Tiles, Hexagonal Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, Production Technology, Small Format Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Tile Designers, Tile Technology, tile trend, Wall Tiles

Winsome Wow

Mesmerising, hypnotic and uber cool, Wow’s decorative tile portfolio that would grace the showroom of any aspirational retailer around the world. It should also prove a hit with architects and designers as it offers a great opportunity to express creativity in surprisingly innovative ways. Continue reading Winsome Wow

diaryofatileaddictMay 24, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

3D tiles, Bathrooms, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Design, Exhibitions, interior design, Kitchens, New Tile Designs, Small Format Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, splashbacks, Subway Tiles, Tile Designers, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Metropolitan Mastery

On its Coverings stand, Colorker gave star billing to the new Metropolitan collection. Perhaps the most retro design to date from the hugely impressive ZYX brand, these tiles offer a trip back in time … while at the same time reinventing a great icons of ceramic design – one that is redolent of urban Paris and London at the turn of the 20th century. Continue reading Metropolitan Mastery

diaryofatileaddictMay 21, 2018June 28, 20181 Comment

Artisanal Tiles, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Coverings, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, fish scale tiles, Floor Tiles, Geometric tiles, Glazed Tiles, Hand-made Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Small Format Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Stone-effect Tiles, Terracotta, Tile Technology, tile trend, Wall Tiles

Spanish Surprises

Mimicking the look of pressed wood chips, the Fusta Collection from Fanal brings a raw and natural look to floors and walls. This polished glazed porcelain range is available in a 450 by 1,180mm rectified format. Continue reading Spanish Surprises

diaryofatileaddictMay 1, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

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

diaryofatileaddictApril 30, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

Coverings, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Stone-effect Tiles, Wall Tiles

Colorker Countdown

Visitors to the Spanish Pavilion will witness some of the most advanced ceramic tile technology and breathtaking design choices the world has to offer from the 85 Spanish ceramic and stone manufacturers exhibiting at the show. Continue reading Colorker Countdown

diaryofatileaddictApril 19, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

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

diaryofatileaddictApril 3, 2018April 2, 2018Leave a comment

Cevisama, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Glazed Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, Provençal Tiles, Small Format Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Provençal Proposal

Suitable for floor and wall applications, Realonda’s new red body stoneware range Riga has two design options: the plainish Concrete, and the colourful Patchwork; the latter in over 30 different on-trend designs. Continue reading Provençal Proposal

diaryofatileaddictMarch 2, 2018November 21, 20191 Comment

Cevisama, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Design, Exhibitions, fish scale tiles, Floor Tiles, Geometric tiles, Glazed Tiles, Hexagonal Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, Small Format Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, tile trend, Wall Tiles

Cevica’s Got Good Vibes

One of the stands at Cevisama that captured the move towards bolder colours and forms was Cevica. Good Vibes, a 140 by 160mm hexagonal range by French designer Pascal Turbe, offered an attractive palette that featured strong colour contrasts; while the graphics have all the strength and passion of African fabrics. Continue reading Cevica’s Got Good Vibes

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 28, 2018November 21, 20191 Comment

Cevisama, Concrete-effect tiles, Design, Digital Decoration, Distressed Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, interior design, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Stone-effect Tiles, Terrazzo, Wall Tiles

Designer Distress

FS Briati, a new porcelain range designed for Peronda by Francisco Segarra, combines two concepts from the same design trend to highly decorative effect: cement effects and vintage cement tiles in a 452 by 452mm format. Continue reading Designer Distress

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 26, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

Street Art 450 by 900mm Gris, Formwork 450 by 900mm Gris, M Art Rojo 300 by 300mm and Street Art 600 by 600mm Grafito by Saloni

Cevisama, Concrete-effect tiles, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles

Streetwise Saloni

At this year’s Cevisama, one of the ranges that typified Saloni’s approach to tile design and manufacture was Street-Art. Produced in three formats – 450 by 900mm, 600 by 600mm, and 300 by 600mm – this suite of porcelain floor and wall tiles takes its inspiration from street art graphics that are rich and full of nuances. Continue reading Streetwise Saloni

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 23, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

One of the designs from the Dolce Vita collection by Vives

3D tiles, Artisanal Tiles, Cevisama, Colour Trends, Coloured Tiles, Concrete-effect tiles, Digital Decoration, Floor Tiles, Geometric tiles, Glazed Tiles, interior design, Marble-effect tiles, Metallic tiles, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Spain, Spanish Tiles, Stone-effect Tiles, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Trencadis, Wall Tiles

Vives Voyeur

Dynamism and elegance blend harmoniously in Dolce Vita: an effervescent new Vives collection that explores new directions in interior design, merging different periods and styles to create impressive spaces that are both gentle and, at the same time, pioneering. Continue reading Vives Voyeur

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 22, 2018November 21, 2019Leave a comment

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