EPR Architects clad the main façades at Savile Row in 10,000 crystalline hand-glazed ceramic tiles, individually crafted by London-based ceramicist Kate Malone. The colours for the square tiles – pale grey and deep blue – were chosen from tones found elsewhere in the Mayfair Conservation Area to help them fit with the surroundings. Continue reading Suits You, Sir!
As the French would express it: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose!” Cersaie 2007 was like déjà vu, all over again … only more so, if you get my drift. The powerful influence of the Russian market was clearly in evidence again, while the decorative themes of 2006 were refined and repackaged: notably baroque, feminine florals and mosaics. However, pundits who had predicted a general colour revival were sadly disappointed. Today, it seem, Henry Ford is back in control of the painting pool. Continue reading Turning Back The Years
STACtile is a modular tile for use as wall cladding that creates a multitude of patterns and effects when stacked, shifted or rotated. It is a tactile, contemporary cladding solution that is brought to life through light. Continue reading Sensational STACtile
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
Bentu’s Shadow design simply let the form follows function, so the concrete tiles are free from unnecessary embellishment; and are thus concise and elegant. Professor Dr. Peter Zec, CEO of the Red Dot Award, says: “Only design visionaries can achieve the perfect harmony between the quality of the function, seductiveness, use and responsibility. The award finds ground-breaking designs like these and makes them visible to the whole world.” Continue reading Red Dot Concrete
The new Duna Aréna in Budapest is impressive because of its location, striking architecture and state-of-the art pools, which were created using a selection of specialist ceramic tiles from Agrob Buchtal. Continue reading Swimming Success
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
With the arrival of Bianco Assoluto and Nero Assoluto, Lapitec now offers 15 monochrome shades, as well as six Arabescato finishes. That’s 123 solutions for large surface areas, indoor and outdoor coverings, bathrooms, kitchens and design objects. Continue reading Magnificent Monochromes
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
Designed by award-winning Swedish-based collective Note Design Studio – and distributed by Domus -Weave is a new 3D tile from Kaza Concrete that is available in three unique tessellating patterns, matt and gloss finishes, and six metallic colours. Continue reading Note Design Weaves Some Magic for Kaza Concrete at Domus
At Coverings, the fruits of Tempesta’s collaboration with Erin Adams, one of the most celebrated product designers in the United States, was clear for everyone to see. Continue reading Erin Adams & Tempesta
Made +39 is an Italian manufacturer of luxury surface finishes. As well as utterly on-trend porcelain tiles, Made +39 also produces marble resin products and wallpapers. Continue reading Italian Impact
RAK Ceramics pulled off an unprecedented double when the UAE-based manufacturing giant won both Wall Tile of the Year, for Country Brick, and Floor Tile of the Year, for Circle Wood, at the TTA Awards 2017. Continue reading RAK’s Double Reward
Marazzi’s new 3.200 sq. ft. showroom in St. John Street, Clerkenwell features a black and white entrance: a monumental portal that creates a theatrical space and gives the visitors a bottleneck perspective of the ground floor. Continue reading Marazzi Makes A Move
Cerasarda’s Abitare la Terra project, created by designer and ceramist Maria Luisa Brighenti, is inspired by the colours of the rich, fertile land of Sardinia. Continue reading Sardinian Scene Setting
Augmented Surface, designed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, consists of six metre high mirror panels, obliquely lit from below. This theatre-style installation showcases Marazzi porcelain tiles, delivering a breathtaking double-vision. Continue reading Augmented Actuality
Through creativity, technology and experimentation Sicis has developed an extensive portfolio of mosaic products that are used in prestigious projects across the world. Typical is the new collection of micro-mosaic door and furniture pulls. Continue reading The Pull Factor
The dark dramatic look is turned up a notch or two in Charwood and Gemme: two collections from Serenissima that interpret the warmth of wood and the elegance of marble, and marry them with the latest in ceramic technology. Continue reading Dark Drama
Authentic and characterful recreations of natural stone, granite and marble are delivered forcefully in the new Uniquestone range from Ceramiche Piemme. Continue reading Sensual Stones
