Covering Coverings
Joe Simpson dons his Tile Addict costume and heads off to Orlando to enjoy everything Coverings has to offer. Continue reading Covering Coverings
Tag: Cevisama
Rapid Retrospective
Back in 2012, Spanish tile manufacturers were at the cutting edge of a craft revival; offering ceramic products recreating the aesthetic nuances of time-honoured artisans adapted to the latest manufacturing technologies. Continue reading Rapid Retrospective
Trencadis Torchbearers
Trencadis is on trend right now. With terrazzo also enjoying a period of rebirth and reinvention, it is clear that the creative freedom afforded by irregular mosaic effects, and inclusions of different colours and shapes, is proving irresistible to today’s designers. Continue reading Trencadis Torchbearers
Spanish Surprise
One reason why Hispania stood out from the crowd at Cevisama 2017 was that it concentrated on two formats: 200 by 600mm wall tiles and 450 by 450mm floor tiles. Continue reading Spanish Surprise
Fabric Fashionistas
Portodesign was one a just a few factories to show fabric-effect tiles at Revestir. Continue reading Fabric Fashionistas
Cool Colormix
Colormix manufactures its own spacial pieces but also imports decorative tiles from Spain and Italy, and is a reliable barometer of Brazilian design taste Continue reading Cool Colormix
Gleaming Geometrics
Alea are utter specialists in metallic finishes on ceramic surfaces, resulting in products that are exclusive and avant-garde … something very special. Continue reading Gleaming Geometrics
Peronda Personified
Peronda’s Harmony brand has established a trailblazing reputation in design. It offers a wide variety of products for surfaces of all kinds: from mosaics to a rich assortment of decorative products including natural stone and hand-made pieces, that can bring a distinctive personality to any interior. Continue reading Peronda Personified
Cevisama: Viva Vives
Vives’ new Dolce Vita collection is a multi-design range offering a fresh take on the decorative trend, with more than a nod to the enduring appeal of terrazzo, trencardis and stracciato. Continue reading Cevisama: Viva Vives
Metallic Movement
Alea are utter specialists in metallic finishes on ceramic surfaces resulting in products that are exclusive and avant-garde … something very special. Continue reading Metallic Movement
Unforgettable Flandes
Cool, contemporary and very chic, Flandes was, quite simply, a ceramic design classic and a worthy winner of Tile UK’s inaugural Best New Wall Tile Design Award for 1999. Continue reading Unforgettable Flandes
Emotive Emotile
More than 90 of Banks’ images were translated in ceramic tiles using Ceracasa’s Emotile digital printing initiative. These images, essentially digitally-manipulated natural snapshots, can be used in a variety of projects, from feature walls in bars or hotel lobbies, to more domestic settings. Continue reading Emotive Emotile
Textile Revisited
At Cevisama in 2003, Diago Ceramicas was one of a small number of pioneering manufacturers exploring the tactile possibilities of tile with a textile look. Continue reading Textile Revisited
Déchirer by Patricia Urquiola
I believe Déchirer to be the finest commercial ceramic tile I have ever seen … and I’ve seen a few! Continue reading Déchirer by Patricia Urquiola
Mosaic Roofscape
One of the most striking images at Cevisama 2005 was an array of 19 aluminium sunflowers carrying images of the eight prize-winning projects selected from the 50 that were submitted in the third Tile of Spain Awards competition. Continue reading Mosaic Roofscape