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
RAK Ceramics’ Maximus Travertine Osso offers a considered alternative to natural stone, combining a soft, natural aesthetic with the practical benefits of porcelain. Continue reading Timeless travertine textures from RAK
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
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
NovaBell will show a selection of porcelain stoneware innovations at Cersaie 2026: three brand-new collections, two collection extensions, two new surfaces and, for the first time, a collection of tables featuring 12mm porcelain stoneware tops, available in a wide range of finishes from the Oversize collection. The new Discovery collection draws inspiration from Pietra Lias, a sedimentary limestone formed during the Jurassic period and found primarily … Continue reading NovaBell’s subtle stone looks set for Cersaie
The palette of Marazzi’s Grande Lime collection features deep, saturated tones – Ossidiana, Malachite, Petrolio, Cobalto, Magma, and Pomice – evoking minerals, molten earth, and liquid reflections. Continue reading Marazzi scales up successful Lume collection
With Ape’s new Arka ceramic tile range, colour, format, and texture are combined in a common language that can adapt to understated, minimalist schemes or compositions with a stronger visual presence. Continue reading Arka by Ape adapts to different spaces
The colours that embody the new accent shades for 2026 are smoky tones: greys that warm towards beige and whites that shift towards ivory. Continue reading Atlas Concorde hails the power of earth colours
Tile also moves seamlessly outdoors, resisting moisture, temperature changes, and UV exposure without fading. While wood or vinyl may typically sun-bleach, this makes it ideal for pavers and high-traffic areas like pool decks and patios, as seen in new collections such as Tufo by Cerdomus, Solaris by Cotto d’Este, Trevi by Ceramiche Keope, and Menhir by Ceramiche Supergres. Continue reading Italian insight 5: Form & Function
In this year’s most influential ceramic tile designs, nature plays a strong role in this narrative with organic motifs, stone interpretations, and fluid patterns that echo natural landscapes. Continue reading Italian insight 4: Tile as Art
The Organic Minimalism trend shows how ceramics continues to evolve into a cooler, more restrained aesthetic, creating spaces that feel calm, quiet, and structured, defined by desaturated tones, and the integrity of durable materials. Continue reading Italian Insight 3: Organic Minimalism
The Gilded Earth trend is characterised by the subtle interplay of gold accents and light. Versace Ceramics’ Harmony pairs opulent stone and marble looks with gold mirrored décors that accentuate colors and veining, while Tagina’s Luci D’Oro and Energieker’s Luminescence utilise deposited sparkles in the stone and marble veins to create a shimmering effect. Continue reading Italian insight 2: Gilded Earth
The 2026 tile palette draws direct inspiration from nature’s pantry, embracing a rich spectrum of warm, edible hues – from espresso, chocolate, and cinnamon to turmeric, pomegranate, and creamy ochre – that evoke comfort and nourishment in interior and exterior spaces. Continue reading Italian insight 1: Warm edible colours
Osmos by Refin is visually rich and particularly detailed on closer viewing, featuring a surface marked by marble veining, mineral inclusions, and elements of nature. Continue reading Osmos by Refin innovates through interpretation
Mutina’s new collaboration with Neri&Hu has given rise to Weaving, a collection of ceramic surfaces inspired by the art of bamboo weaving, reinterpreting a craft tradition for contemporary living. The collection abstracts the delicate weave into a refined graphic language, exploring the rhythmic interaction between solids and voids, in which material form and negative space generate a dynamic balance. “Like a single strand of wicker, leach element is … Continue reading Mutina presents Weaving by Neri&Hu
Tile of Spain outlines key trends in architectural and interior design influenced by ceramic tiles. Key trends include furniture-scale installations, foundational earth palettes, and analogue havens that promote slow, intentional living. Additionally, there is a focus on slow design durability, material honesty, and modern heritage surfaces that merge traditional aesthetics with contemporary techniques. Continue reading Spain unpicks the top macro design trends
Lexicon by Fiandre offers an architectural language built around eight carefully selected materials organised into two complementary families: Expressive, and Structural. Continue reading Fiandre hails Lexicon as a vocabulary of surfaces
Contemporary architecture is redefining the relationship between domestic space and the natural environment. More and more projects dissolve the traditional boundary between indoors and outdoors, creating a fluid continuity in which materials, finishes, and functions get integrated seamlessly. This is not merely an aesthetic choice: it reflects a deep need to reconnect with nature, and to consciously overcome the constraints of enclosed spaces. 20mm thick … Continue reading Inside-out living redefined by OutWalk
The Micare range works with the essential elements of the ceramic language – gloss, relief, modular repetition, and chromatic depth – translating them into a contemporary context through a focus on matter, volume, and light. Continue reading Micare: Authenticity in a small format from Wow
Atlas combines neutral bases —White and Terracotta— with a carefully curated selection of highly expressive glazed decorative pieces in Blue, Green, Khaki Green, Cotto, Black, and White. Earthy tones evoke desert sand and clay, while greens, blues, and blacks introduce contrast, chromatic depth, and a more pronounced contemporary reading. Continue reading Decocer’s Atlas interprets Saharan textures and tones
