Slab Sophistication

ABK has used the Wide range as the starting point to develop its Bath Design collection of co-ordinating floor and wall elements that includes suspended shelves, washbasins and shower trays with a minimalist design; all of which can be made to measure. Continue reading Slab Sophistication

diaryofatileaddictJuly 16, 2018July 21, 2018Leave a comment

Architecture, Concrete-effect tiles, Continuous Pressing Technology, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, interior design, Italian tiles, Italy, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, sustainability, Tile Technology, tile trend, Wall Tiles

Consummate Concreto

At Coverings. Lea Ceramiche presented what has to be the most carefully-considered and fully realised concrete portfolio to date. Concreto, designed by Fabio Novembre is a varied and original reinterpretation of this iconic construction material. Continue reading Consummate Concreto

diaryofatileaddictMay 22, 2018Leave a comment

Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, External Tiling, Floor Tiles, interior design, Living Rooms, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Retail Interiors, Spain, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Wood-effect Tiles

Working with Wood-effects

On STN Ceramica’s stand at Cevisama you would have found wood-effect tiles in rude health. More than 10 ranges were featured on the main displays: Woodland, Springwood, Rainwood, Barnwood, Yukon, Foret, Lake, Mount, Asbury and Valley: and that is but a fraction of the timber-look tile in STN’s 2018 catalogue. Continue reading Working with Wood-effects

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 20, 2018March 20, 2019Leave a comment

3D tiles, Artisanal Tiles, Brick Tiles, Coloured Tiles, Concrete-effect tiles, Design, Digital Decoration, Embossed tiles, Fabric-effect tiles, Floor Tiles, Floral Tiles, Geometric tiles, Glazed Tiles, Hand-made Tiles, Hexagonal Tiles, Marble-effect tiles, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Moulded Tiles, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Stone-effect Tiles, Subway Tiles, Tile Designers, Tile Technology, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Trompe l'oeil, Wall Tiles, Weird & Wonderful, Wood-effect Tiles

Bouquet Of Beauty

Bouquet Ceramic’s Cevisama stand was a riot of commercially-aware, decorative designs in small formats, featuring unusual shapes, eye-popping glazes, beautiful graphics, sculptural forms and technical expertise in tile form. Continue reading Bouquet Of Beauty

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 14, 2018March 20, 20191 Comment

3D tiles, Bathrooms, Brazil, Brick Tiles, Coloured Tiles, Concrete-effect tiles, Digital Decoration, Fabric-effect tiles, Floor Tiles, Floral Tiles, Glazed Tiles, interior design, Kitchens, Living Rooms, Porcelain Tiles, Stone-effect Tiles, Subway Tiles, Tile Designers, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Deconstructing Decoration

The key to the impact of Decortiles’ 2017 portfolio lies in the duality between the brutal and the delicate. This, together with a multiplicity of surfaces, formats, and finishes, including on-trend sober tones of grey, black, and white, results in a range that both excites and offers clear commercial potential. Continue reading Deconstructing Decoration

diaryofatileaddictNovember 15, 2017March 19, 2019Leave a comment

3D tiles, Coloured Tiles, Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Italy, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Walking In A Wooden Wonderworld

Rondine’s Inwood range features ceramic surfaces with a charmingly rugged feel to both sight and touch.   The six colour options, with their attractive warm tones, have been selected to bring out the natural essence of wood in all its beauty and imperfection. The tiles’ shade variations are capable of creating different moods depending on how they are laid.   Continue reading Walking In A Wooden Wonderworld

diaryofatileaddictNovember 8, 2017March 19, 2019Leave a comment

Brazil, Floor Tiles, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Mellifluent Monotones

Woodstock by Ceramica Portinari looks like a painted timber board with a visible grain pattern. It is a very commercial design because it can work equally well alongside natural stone, embossed wallpaper, paint, gloss wall tiles or concrete-effect floor tiles. Continue reading Mellifluent Monotones

diaryofatileaddictOctober 12, 2017March 18, 2019Leave a comment

NID textured wall decor by Atlas Concorde

3D tiles, Exhibitions, External Tiling, Italy, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Mixed Messages

Atlas Concore’s NID floor tiles’ pure timber-effect personality is augmented by 3D wall tiles rich in relief and decorative character. They are available in a matt finish, in two shades of oak: one light and delicate, the other elegant and sophisticated. The 3D ceramic surface comprises irregular and asymmetrical horizontal lines, inspired by planks viewed from the side.
Continue reading Mixed Messages

diaryofatileaddictSeptember 27, 2017March 15, 2019Leave a comment

Architecture, Digital Decoration, Floor Tiles, Greece, interior design, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Restaurant Interiors, Spain, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Bolder Burgers

Designed by Koutras Konstantinos, Ketchup is a new designer burger bar in Xanthi, Greece, that features the outstanding Strand porcelain range from Vives that mimics the look of OSB. Continue reading Bolder Burgers

diaryofatileaddictSeptember 18, 2017March 15, 20191 Comment

Architecture, Business & Markets, Coloured Tiles, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Italy, Marketing, New Tile Designs, Paints, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Earthy Enthusiasm

Crossroad brings together the experience of the two brands – ABK and Oikos – through a moodboard concept that combines different material effects and co-ordinating colours in identical or complimentary tones. The result is a selection of sophisticated, on trend, surface options. Continue reading Earthy Enthusiasm

diaryofatileaddictSeptember 5, 2017March 15, 2019Leave a comment

Concrete-effect tiles, Exhibitions, External Tiling, Façades, Floor Tiles, Kitchens, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Spain, Stone-effect Tiles, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Rocersa’s Risorgimento

At Cersaie 2017, Spanish manufacturer Rocersa aims to deliver elegance combined with a powerful personality. Muse is a range designed to convey the practicality of stone and cement with strong technical features and a choice of four colours: white, cream, taupe and grey. Offered in variety of surface options, Muse can meet many internal and external architectural requirements. Continue reading Rocersa’s Risorgimento

diaryofatileaddictAugust 31, 2017March 14, 2019Leave a comment

Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Italy, Living Rooms, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Retail Interiors, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Channeling Yakisugi

With the new Kasai range, Ceramiche Refin honours Japanese design culture, expressing on porcelain stoneware the same visual and tactile characteristics of traditional burnt wooden slats in a refined and elegant ceramic collection that provides a pleasing mix of tradition and innovation. Continue reading Channeling Yakisugi

diaryofatileaddictAugust 11, 2017March 14, 2019Leave a comment

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