New Typologies
While some tile manufacturers recreate the look of wood or stone to an impressive degree of realism, others mix different materials or handpick certain characteristics to form a whole new typology. Continue reading New Typologies
Tag: Ceramic Tiles
Earthy Energy
Earth Tones continue to engage and enthuse tile designers. Drawing their main inspiration from natural elements, a wide range of Italian tiles fall into this theme. Colour palettes range from dirt, clay and sand inspired browns; forest, moss and grass-like greens; red and golden tones reminiscent of the sun; and shades of blue to evoke an oceanic feel. This trend has become popular partially due to a revival of 1970s style along with a greater focus on mother nature and its ability to create a sense of natural serenity. Continue reading Earthy Energy
Decoration Deconstructed
Tile companies are constantly seeking new ways to add movement and volume to the flat surface, whether by texture, pattern, or trompe l’oeil effects. Continue reading Decoration Deconstructed
Gaia Glamour
The new Gaia range from Kerateam is available in a 300 by 600mm format with rectified edges in Jurassic Grey matt and Jurassic Beige matt, complemented by contrasting tiles in Jurassic Grey matt textured and Jurassic Beige matt textured; plus matching 300 by 300mm mosaics. Continue reading Gaia Glamour
Woven Wonders
A well-chosen range of decors, mosaics, and trims further extends Ceramica Sant’Agostino’s FinaArt range’s design scope. The woven-effect decor is particularly impressive; making this range the ultimate expression of the fabric-effect tile trend. Continue reading Woven Wonders
Progressive Patchwork
With the additional element of three chromatic variations, the Origini range from Imso Ceramice also includes original ‘broken’ decorative pieces, that look as if they have been smashed and then put together again. Furthermore, the tonality of all Origini backgrounds is slightly different, which adds particular charm to the entire series. Continue reading Progressive Patchwork
Maximus Momentum
At Cersaie 2017 RAK Ceramics, the global tile superpower, is promising to unveil a completely new range of new designs inspired by iconic industrial interior design from the 1950s. Continue reading Maximus Momentum
Rocersa’s Risorgimento
At Cersaie 2017, Spanish manufacturer Rocersa aims to deliver elegance combined with a powerful personality. Muse is a range designed to convey the practicality of stone and cement with strong technical features and a choice of four colours: white, cream, taupe and grey. Offered in variety of surface options, Muse can meet many internal and external architectural requirements. Continue reading Rocersa’s Risorgimento
Naturally Natural
The Surface & Materials Show will take place at NEC Birmingham, between 10th and 12th October 2017 as part of UK Construction Week. Now in its third year, Surface & Materials will showcase the latest surface solutions for architects, interior designers, specifiers and design savvy homeowners and self-builders seeking a broad range of innovative and high-performance products. Continue reading Naturally Natural
Panels of Perfection
Sharon Jones is a true hand-made tile pioneer. Using white English earthenware clay, each piece is rolled into a slab, cut to shape with a potters’ knife and hand-glazed using Jones’ own unique recipes. Continue reading Panels of Perfection
Trending: TSJ July-August
The July-August 2017 issue of Tile & Stone Journal, the leading B2B ceramic tile magazine for the UK and Irish markets, is now online at http://www.tileandstonejournal.com. Continue reading Trending: TSJ July-August
Palette Psychoanalysis
While greige, taupe and buttermilk are clearly the dominant palette in today’s homes, there is still plenty of scope for more vibrant, optimistic, hues: and for accent colours that celebrate life rather than withdraw from it. Continue reading Palette Psychoanalysis
Contemporary Co-working
The renovation of the Studio Tenca & Associati offices in Milan centred on this need for freshness and a dynamic aesthetic in keeping with these modern working practices. It features Marazzi’s Brooklyn concrete-effect porcelain tiles. Continue reading Contemporary Co-working
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Prime, a prestigious American chain of restaurants, has recently chosen Wood Seelction parquet-effect tiles from Ceramiche Piemme for its latest branch Continue reading Ocean Colour Scene
Back to Black
Marazzi’s Mystone Lavagna, inspired by the darkest type of slate, the range faithfully reproduces this stone’s tactile effect, creating the ideal tile for those in search of perfect black, in a daring design scheme in absolute black with all the beauty of stone. Continue reading Back to Black
Carefully Curated Choice
BluePrint Ceramics is a family-run tile business set up in 2010 by Simon and Stephanie Peel to service the tile specification market in the UK and overseas. This year at 100% Design, BluePrint is planning to showcase some of the most forward thinking tile collections around. Continue reading Carefully Curated Choice
Senio Sashays Hot Hues
One of the leading lights in small formats, Ceramica Senio, has just presented a new collection – Mediterranea – inspired by the evocative colours of the Mediterranean landscapes. Continue reading Senio Sashays Hot Hues
Church Cladding Complexity
The Church of the Misericordia in Terranuova Bracciolini, Arezzo, Italy, one of the winners of the Adi Ceramics Design Award at Cersaie 2014, features a ceramic façade built up using tridimensional hexagonal glazed cotto tiles developed by Tagina. Continue reading Church Cladding Complexity
Celebrating Collaboration
Marazzi Triennale, designed for Marazzi in 1960 by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli, lays claim to be the very first collaboration between design and industrial ceramics. It recently featured in a project for La Rinascente in Milan.
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Decorative Decisions
SomerTile Antic Feelings Red Moon is a 75 by 150mm embossed floral subway tile that features uneven edges for a hand-made look. It offers floral and lace patterns and delicate colouring that helps to emphasize the appealing rustic look. Continue reading Decorative Decisions