Blustyle is a brand that leverages the experience and qualities of sister company, Cotto D’Este and the whole Panariagroup. The brand offers Made-in-Italy, porcelain solutions at traditional thicknesses, taking advantage of the latest technology, the best raw materials, distinctive aesthetics and the production team’s deep respect for the environment. Continue reading Branding Blustyle
Mosaico+’s Africa Now concept features bold graphic motifs and colourful geometries inspired by the designs and weaves of African fabrics reinterpreted in a modern key. Continue reading Tribal Tonality
The American architecture and design studio Tvs-design selected Ceramiche Caesar’s wood-effect Root porcelain stoneware tiles as the ideal indoor floor covering for the refurbishment of the massive Brookwood Village mall in Alabama. Continue reading Beautifying Brookwood
Roberto Domiziani is often credited with inventing the Italian Volcanic Stone Table, as it is known today. He has taken these products to a level of sophistication, elegance and quality that rivals the masterpieces of the Renaissance. Continue reading Destination Deruta
Dent Cube, designed by Teruo Yasuda for Inax, is a 3D wall tile range that combine glass and porcelain at different depths. It was inspired by masu: cube-shaped wooden vessels, made without the use of nails, that have been used in Japan for holding sake for over 1300 years. Continue reading Cool Cubes
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
Rex’s new Alibastri range explores a design trends that re-interprets 1970’s luxury, which was expressed by adorning the home with highly-valued objects and jewel-like embellishments it as if it were a human body. Continue reading Awesome Alabaster
Cotto d’Este’s exquisite Wonderwall concept comprises twelve different figurative works of art printed on to the blank canvas of 1,000 by 3,000mm ultra-thin Kerlite slabs. Continue reading Wonderful Wonderwall
Senio’s new Luna range suits many different styles and combinations: the mix of the available sizes and colours not only facilitates complete wall tiling concepts, but should stimulate home owners or their designers to try original and unexpected compositions. Continue reading Shapely Senio
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
One of Blustyle’s 12 new collections is Toscana; a rich traditional cotto look available in two colours (Camaldoli and Capalbio) in 300 by 300 and 150 by 300mm, 9mm thick, with a natural finish. Continue reading Cotto Comfort
Serenissima’s Tahoe range gives living spaces the casual elegance of well-worn, cherished wood flooring. a trendy design offering minimal chic with an historical richness. It comes in five colour options: white, grey, black, brown and gold. Continue reading Wonderous Wood
Wood-look stoneware and cementine tiles by Marazzi have been used to create a stylish interior for a bakery in Ragusa, Italy. Continue reading Bread Winner
If the UK has Banksy, Italy has Tiler. This reclusive Genovese street artist’s creations have been popping on the walls of the city for many months. Created from painted tiles, Tiler’s installations have appeared suddenly in many different areas of the port. Continue reading Genovese Graffiti
Naive Slimtech, the Lea Ceramiche collection designed by Patrick Norguet, received the prestigious Good Design Award for 2016. Continue reading A Nod to Norguet
I’m away on holiday until the 13th February, so I’ll leave you with some tile humour. Well, it may be humour! Installation: Catch all term used to describe all aspects of tile fixing, but in fact sticking six tiles above the bathroom basin. Beloved of fixers wishing to project an up-market image. Interior designer: High trained (should that be strung?, Ed) individual able to grasp … Continue reading Tiling Thesaurus: I
I’m away on holiday until the 13th February, so I’ll leave you with some tile humour. Well, it may be humour! Fair: Spanish or Italian exhibition where British distributors can order newly discontinued tiles while getting pissed and improving their golf handicap. Failure: Nothing to do with me. See Architect, Agent, Distributor, Fixer and Manufacturer. Flexible: Term used to describe written quotation produced by any … Continue reading Tiling Thesaurus: F
At the Tile UK Awards 2000, Katy’s Line won the award for Best Wall Tile for Arché, a stunning series of porcelain tiles featuring Etruscan and Egyptian relief motifs picked out in gold. Continue reading Etruscan Exhibit
At Cersaie 2005 Italian mosaic company Aquae Musivae displayed a mosaic-covered vintage Fiat 500. Continue reading Instant Italy
Provenza’s W-Age was the first tile I had seen to offer a cross-section of the trunk to display the very heart of the tree. Continue reading Concentric Rings
