The latest technological developments unveiled by Esmalglass-Itaca extend the benefits of synchronised decoration with its Digital Effects and Digital Materials families of products that add material textures, contrasts, sheen and relief to further enhance ceramic products. Continue reading Digital Developments
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 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
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
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
The surface solution for the Augusta restaurant was found in Agrob Buchtal’s Valley range of porcelain stoneware tiles with it’s fine-grain surface and ideal earth-brown colour. The range also provides a wide choice of formats and slip-resistance categories, so that the requirement for a 750 by 750mm tile in the rarely offered R11/B slip-resistance category for the counter area could be satisfied without impairing the visual consistency. Continue reading Göttingen Greatness
The Grand Hotel dei Castelli has been recently remodeled by Habitat Progetti, in a project managed by Alessandro Ghio. The bathrooms feature tiles in different colour and formats; many of them chosen from Pastorelli’s Opera collection Continue reading Captivating Castle
Lapicida, which offers a wide selection of original antique terracotta tiles, salvaged from 18th and 19th Century buildings, mainly in France, reports that terracotta floors are now gracing some of the smartest interiors with their warm, natural appeal. The epitome of relaxed living, they come in a wide range of pinks, reds and creams – reflecting the clays native to the regions from which they hail. Continue reading Trending: Antique Terracotta
In Stone Pit and Edenrock, Isla Tiles have created porcelain tile ranges in which the original inspiration – natural stone – is multiplied into four different colourways for each collection. Continue reading Stone Solidity
At Cersaie 2017 Serenissima, the flagship brand of the Romani Group, will focus on Le Plance, a new wood-effect range that comes in an elongated 265 by 1,800mm plank format. Continue reading Serenissima Sets Out Its Stall
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
With its sights set on high-end architecture projects, Flaviker is expanding its Wide range of large-format panels with the introduction of Hangar and Cozy at this year’s Cersaie exhibition in September. Continue reading A Foretaste of Flaviker
Almaviva is a Paris-based tile atelier that makes Delft tiles, azulejo panels and hand-made glazed tiles. The studio’s specialties also include Italian Renaissance majolica tiles, medieval pavements, Iznik panels and Islamic tiles, including zellige. The clay is stamped by hand and the decoration hand-painted with natural oxides. Continue reading Paris-based Ceramic Custodians
Franciso Segarra’s new FS Venice design for Peronda is a careful re-interpretation of a floor tile classic: terrazzo. Continue reading Terrazzo Tweaked
Plate is the first range in Peronda’s Urban collection and is available in an innovative 195 by 1,200mm format, suitable for use on both walls and floors in staggered or aligned layouts. Continue reading Rusty Urban Upgrade
At Cersaie 2017, Ariana are promising to show where the natural appeal of wood meets contemporary design trends to create a warm, elegant look: captured in the company’s new Essential range. Continue reading Chic Cersaie Collection
Luminosity and rust effects are the two key ingredients of the Witte collection from Peronda comprising porcelain floor tiles and white-body wall tiles in a choice of two colours: Salt and Cinder. Continue reading Naturally Neo-Grunge
The Foresta Sawncut collection of porcelain wood from Peronda is directly inspired by the work of Tom Raffield and by his use of elements taken directly from nature: the main characteristic of the original planks that formed the inspiration for this range. Continue reading Crosscut Character
Ecoceramica’s Tempo porcelain range’s design options – Pearl, Desert, Cherry and Smoke – feature sumptuous and finely-detailed patterns. The designs were inspired by the grain of natural wood but use the latest-generation of ceramic decoration techniques to bring the added appeal of pictorial decorations and inlays. The collection’s fabulous decors, notably Intarsio, Floreale and Damasco, elevate Tempo beyond the commonplace. Continue reading Porcelain Parquet Progression
UK tile distributor Bedrock has recently helped with the refurbishment programme for the Bella Italia chain of restaurants; using highly sustainable floor tiles to ensure the sustainable refurbishment ethos is followed. Continue reading A Taste of Italy
