Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Bologna, Italy—Ceramics of Italy unveiled its trend report from Cersaie 2024, a major tile trade show held here. And while dusty rose and mineral blue played starring roles, many companies developed collections specifically around color stories, from the chromatic effects of iridescence to the wide-ranging nuances of terracotta.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 3, 2019

Handpainted Terracotta Tile, like our Duquesa Collection offers a fresh take on a decades-long tile tradition. The most recognized name however, terra cotta, comes from Italy. The color of the clay as it comes from the earth (and thus the tile), will vary depending on where it is from, like Spain, France, Italy, etc.

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Granada Tile

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Gracing the walls and floors of wealthy homes to extravagant palaces and temples alike, tile has become cemented in our culture as one of the most integral and impactful elements of our world’s stylistic influences. Popular colors are blue, gold, yellow, green and terracotta. Moroccan Tile. Firenze Tile. Cuban Tile.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Maggie studied, worked and made ceramics in UK, Italy, USA, Africa, and Japan but recently had been working and living in the place where she was born, Milnthorpe, Cumbria. It was back in 1983 that Kneale, with a £10,000 bank loan and four Spanish terracotta tiles, set up Fired Earth. Fired Earth’s HQ at Twyford Mill, Adderbury.

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Tile Talk

OCTOBER 2, 2012

With the close of the 30th edition of Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramics for Architecture and Bathroom Furnishings held annually in Bologna, Italy, once again proved itself as the launching pad for newly developed ceramic, porcelain, glass and mosaic tile products that will soon hit showrooms and the marketplace.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 16, 2018

Mujo is a terracotta produced in a recently-neglected format, 300 by 300mm, but one with a rich ceramic history. The melting of the material at very high temperature creates a highly resistant surface suitable for use on walls and floors. Mujo draws its inspiration from the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi: the beauty of imperfection.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Compared to Spain and Italy, the Portuguese tile manufacturing base is quite small, with only around 20 companies of any scale. Today, unlike Spain and Italy, these Portuguese firms can still source most of their clay locally. We are proud to be selected by architects world-wide to cover and embellish their buildings’ walls and floors.

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