The most unmistakeable theme of this year’s Cevisama was a play on the new decade. Celebrating the roaring 20s in a stylish fashion seemed to be the priority, looking back a hundred years for inspiration. One of the most dominant and memorable aspects of 1920s design was Art Deco. Since the 2013 remake of The Great Gastby the 20s have been back in style, gaining … Continue reading Everyone’s got 2020 vision
Mutina Accents is the latest piece of evidence that Mutina is a company that celebrates following a bold new approach to ceramics … no longer conceived as a mere material for making tiles but as an interior design project. Continue reading Integrated Inspiration
Starlike is a two-component acid-resistant epoxy adhesive that can be used to fix and grout most materials, including porcelain stoneware, klinker, glass and metallic mosaic, natural and reconstituted stone, pebbles and even wood. It is ideal for wet areas and food environments. Continue reading Starlike Sensations
Del Conca new Alchimia range, sure to be one of the company’s stand-out new ranges at Coverings, offers an oxidized metal effect, with random shade variation. Continue reading Industrial Ideal
Domus Tiles’ New Terracotta collection places an emphasis on handmade production which means no two tiles are ever the same. Traditional techniques result in a unique, tactile quality, with subtle shade variations, irregular edges and small imperfections are all part of the time-worn aesthetic. Continue reading Sumptuous Shapes
Faber by Made+39 reworks the metallic look with strongly shaded colours, as well as care-worn graphics and a granular look that speaks of the passage of time. It is a visually engaging range using traces and surface movement to play on the two base colour shades. Continue reading Mysterious Metallics
Industrial chic takes centre stage with British Ceramic Tile’s new HD Galvanised collection. Offering a glimmer of the unexpected, this metal-effect ceramic tile range brings surface textures to walls and provides the element of surprise at which today’s ceramic tiles truly excel. Continue reading Galvanised Glamour
Confirming the commitment of the Marca Corona Line 1741 to experimentation, Chalk is a concrete-effect collection that combines delicate tones with bold shapes. On one hand it explores cold and chalky nuances. On the other it makes great use of the rhombus, and allows installers to create virtually endless decorative compositions. Continue reading Chalk & Choice
Cersaie 2016 saw everything from the neo-industrial chic of large format corten and burnished steel slabs, through to bright cold, copper and platinum tesserae; and this design thread had some fresh impetus at Cersaie 2018 through the widespread adoption of continuous pressing technology giving rise to the simulated sheet-metal ultra-large tile ranges. Metallic tiles are also featuring in cutting-edge interiors as decorative inlays, either framing tiles or creating geometric motifs. Continue reading Metallic Tile Morphism
Innovation, variety in form and fresh use of materials, as well as a significant range extension are promised by the extended and renewed Mosaico+ 10×10 chip collection, which combines tesserae from the Vetrina, Doro, Concerto, Perle and Metal ranges in a single assortment. Continue reading Majestic Mosaics
Frauwein Soenveld, working from Atelier Het Blauwe Hek, is one of the world’s foremost tile artists, designing and producing hand-made tiles and tile tableaux characterised by their distinct colour palette and unique design and style. Continue reading Dutch Master
Lap Mosaicos offered one of the finest ranges of 3D stone tiles and mosaics at Revestir 2017. Continue reading Architectural Accents
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
The Natura Silver Modular range by Alea offers the interior designer a surprise new aesthetic with ceramics that emulate natural stone yet offer a clear tribute to metal. Continue reading Silver Stone Surprise
Mosaïque Surface’s Odyssée Collection is a stunning, highly curated, collection of made-to-order mosaic patterns inspired by the romance and architecture of Paris. Continue reading Mosaic Odyssey
In 2014 Israeli manufacturer Decotal came up with a tile collection that combined concrete and metal. The range’s use of engineered polymer concrete (EPC) was claimed as a first for the tile industry. Continue reading Decotal Diorama
Mosaico+ aims to investigate all the expressive possibilities of mosaic; with particular emphasis on the quality of the materials, new technology and the search for novel applications for mosaic. Continue reading Defining Dialogue
Capturing the vogue for metallic effects in 2007. Steelwork by Ceramica Fioranese is a range that transforms ceramics into a shiny, vibrant material, sparkling with the glimmer of metal and its infinite warm and cold tones. The range interprets the colour and look of steel, silver and bronze, and even has traces of pure gold. This through-bodied porcelain range comes in bronzo, argento, acciaio, oro … Continue reading Metallic Chic
