Engineering Enigma
At Enigma, Barcelona, Neolith initially installed the entire floor off-site and used a drone to take images from above, thus ensuring that there were no inconsistencies. Continue reading Engineering Enigma
Tag: Creativity
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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Resin Reverberations
Casalgrande Padana’s Resina is a new range that this prominent Italian manufacturer will be displaying at Cersaie 2017. It offers a neutral palette with added visual impact through flashes of light, subtle brushstroke markings, and restrained splashes of colour interspersed with a body of neutral tones inspired by the homogeneity of resin. Continue reading Resin Reverberations
Wit & Whimsy
Among the many funny, twisted, fascinating, astonished, elegant and elongated figures penned by Maddalena Sisto, who died in Milan in July 2000, Chef deserves a place of honour. Continue reading Wit & Whimsy
Novoceram’s Naughty Nightcrawler
In Novoceram animated Gifs to promote the new Jasper range, a thief, picked up by CCTV cameras, prefers to steal Jasper Malt, Ivoire and Gris tiles, rather than other precious items nearby, such as a chest full of jewels, a precious painted masterpiece or the content of a restaurant’s cash register. Continue reading Novoceram’s Naughty Nightcrawler
Marazzi Makes A Move
Marazzi’s new 3.200 sq. ft. showroom in St. John Street, Clerkenwell features a black and white entrance: a monumental portal that creates a theatrical space and gives the visitors a bottleneck perspective of the ground floor. Continue reading Marazzi Makes A Move
Sizzling SomerTile
At ICFF 2017 in New York City, SomerTile will be displaying many exciting new product lines for 2017, including some of the stunning new collections from leading Spanish manufacturer Peronda. Continue reading Sizzling SomerTile
Trencadis Treatment
Miriam Alia has created an elegant and dreamy living room for Westwing at Casa Decor using a Vives trencadis effect tile as a key component of her chic, romantic and cutting edge interior. Continue reading Trencadis Treatment
Augmented Actuality
Augmented Surface, designed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, consists of six metre high mirror panels, obliquely lit from below. This theatre-style installation showcases Marazzi porcelain tiles, delivering a breathtaking double-vision. Continue reading Augmented Actuality
Tile Tourism
Palazzo Morelli offers a catalogue of Italian surfaces; with terracotta sitting alongside marble and other stones, onyx and semi-precious stones, mother-of-pearl and wood. Continue reading Tile Tourism
Sensual Stones
Authentic and characterful recreations of natural stone, granite and marble are delivered forcefully in the new Uniquestone range from Ceramiche Piemme. Continue reading Sensual Stones
Sandwich Styling
John Tong’s design for Torteria San Cosme, Toronto evokes the vibrant colour, playfulness and authenticity of Mexican street food stands. Continue reading Sandwich Styling
Mosaic Masterclass
Spanish manufacturer Reviglass the material for students at Escola Massana to create striking murals in 25 by 25mm glass mosaic tiles. Continue reading Mosaic Masterclass
Westway
Robert Dawson’s Westway mural combines a mixture of locally significant historical references, including a portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, within a skillfully interrelated and overlaid composition. Continue reading Westway
Pothole Parade
Around five years ago, Jim Bachor began filling potholes in his home city of Chicago with a mosaic modelled on the official Chicago flag but with the word Pothole through the middle. Continue reading Pothole Parade
Floral Felicitations
A beautiful new collection of softly sophisticated glazed tiles, inspired by iconic British gardens and the historic market towns of Suffolk, has been introduced by The Winchester Tile Company: an Original Style’s brand. Continue reading Floral Felicitations
WOW: What a Website!
Besso Ceramique is a small artisanal producer of hand-made ceramic wall tiles situated near Dinan in Brittany, France. With collections divided into brushwork, black & white, earth shades, and sea & sky, Besso has produced an informative, inspirational and truly fantastic tile retail website. Continue reading WOW: What a Website!
Familial Flourishes
Carefully-controlled modernisation of the production processes, has allowed Giovanni de Maio to expand from an artisanal operation into a craft-based industry. Continue reading Familial Flourishes
Red Dot Reward
Castello from Cedit’s Storie range, designed by Giorgia Zanellato and Daniele Bortotto, has been named Best of the Best in the Red Dot Awards. Continue reading Red Dot Reward