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Maina HQ by Gianni Arnaudo.
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Ribbon Development

Gianni Arnaudo’s commission at Fossano is a fitting statement to mark the 50th anniversary of this iconic Italian patisserie company, that started in 1964 as a small confectionery laboratory in Turin. It features porcelain tiles from Casalgrande Padana. Continue reading Ribbon Development

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Ristorante Terminus: Tiles by Senio.
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The Terminus: Total Tiling

The Porto Pojana project used ceramic tiles as the basic element in an effective yet innovative design. Drawing on the tradition of fishmongers, the revisited modern style plays with the shades of thousands of 3D tiles that cover the walls. Continue reading The Terminus: Total Tiling

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Voodoo Ray's, Dalston, London
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Tiling Voodoo Ray’s

Few restaurant interiors have taken the humble glazed tile to such heights as Voodoo Ray’s: a pizza slice shop and bar in Dalston, East London. Here Gundry & Ducker have created a distinctive and characterful space that references both New York and London. Continue reading Tiling Voodoo Ray’s

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Ristorante Terminus: Porto Pojana
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Terminus Transformed

What is so clever about this project is that the crucial design element – a small elongated three-dimensional tile with a semi-circular section – is so modest. The Senio tiles are arranged like so many coloured crayons on the walls, to forge an innovative and impressive decorative system. Continue reading Terminus Transformed

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Medieval Mastery

Diana Hall has perfected the manufacture of inlaid tiles. Inlaid tiles are similar to encaustic tiles; with slip inlaid into a hand-pressed clay body. Continue reading Medieval Mastery

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