Silver Stone Surprise
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
Tag: Spain
Metal Motifs
Aleatory is a range of relief wall tiles that offer a state-of-the-art 3D customization. Continue reading Metal Motifs
Surface Sculpture
Relieve explores the possibilities of sculpting the face of tiles to create a three-dimensional aspect that maximises the impact of light. Continue reading Surface Sculpture
Factory Finish
Pieza Blanda explores the possibilities of modular factory-finished mosaic elements which can be easily laid on site to create complex geometric patterns. Continue reading Factory Finish
Porous Pavements
Porous pavements have been exercising the imagination of designers and planners for decades. The concept is now been taken forward be Alicer. Continue reading Porous Pavements
Glueless Grids
Interca brings the demountable ceramic tile floor one stage further. The system uses a rubber mat, with extremely accurate “grout” lines as a substrate. Continue reading Glueless Grids
Ceramic Sign Language
Iconos investigates both the possibility of tile as a medium for signage, and then takes the resultant designs forward as a decorative device. Continue reading Ceramic Sign Language
Surprise Sprocket
Loop is just one of the many innovative tile forms that have emerged from ceramic student projects and manufacturers R&D departments in recent years. Continue reading Surprise Sprocket
Emotive Emotile
More than 90 of Banks’ images were translated in ceramic tiles using Ceracasa’s Emotile digital printing initiative. These images, essentially digitally-manipulated natural snapshots, can be used in a variety of projects, from feature walls in bars or hotel lobbies, to more domestic settings. Continue reading Emotive Emotile
Textile Revisited
At Cevisama in 2003, Diago Ceramicas was one of a small number of pioneering manufacturers exploring the tactile possibilities of tile with a textile look. Continue reading Textile Revisited
Déchirer by Patricia Urquiola
I believe Déchirer to be the finest commercial ceramic tile I have ever seen … and I’ve seen a few! Continue reading Déchirer by Patricia Urquiola
Colourful Childcare
The design versatility of ceramic tiles has enabled a playful interaction between colour and shape for the new Children’s Innovation Centre in Valencia, Spain, by Foursquare Arquitectos. Continue reading Colourful Childcare
Waitrose Wall Art
Having met on a foundation course at art college in the Wirrall, tile makers Carlo Briscoe and Ed Dunn then plied their trade in London before relocating to Wales. There this artistic couple have refined their decorative style and won a loyal following from clients including Waitrose. Continue reading Waitrose Wall Art
Mosaic Roofscape
One of the most striking images at Cevisama 2005 was an array of 19 aluminium sunflowers carrying images of the eight prize-winning projects selected from the 50 that were submitted in the third Tile of Spain Awards competition. Continue reading Mosaic Roofscape