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Ceramics of Italy unveils Cersaie 2024 trend report

Floor Covering News

Bologna, Italy—Ceramics of Italy unveiled its trend report from Cersaie 2024, a major tile trade show held here. And as manufacturers work toward producing tiles that look and feel like natural stone, high-definition marble prints are now paired with low-relief veining for realistic marble looks.

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Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition winners selected

Floor Covering News

—Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency selected the winners of the 2021 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition here on Wednesday, July 7 at Coverings 2021 during the Ceramics of Italy press conference. Distributor: Lazer Marble and Granite Corp. Contractor: Garcia Marble and Tile.

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2016 Tile Style – Italian Edition

JG Kitchens

As I noted last week, many of the most exciting and innovative styles in tile come from Spain and Italy. This week, we’re looking at 2016 tiles and trends from Ceramics of Italy, as this major trade organization of Italian tile brands showed off at the big Cersaie expo in Bologna. Chevron Chic.

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

From a dime-sized circle to that of a Sacagawea golden dollar coin, these varying circles in Calacatta Gold marble show off the range typical of this stone’s cream, beige and grey well. Do you love the look of marble or natural stone but now, can’t stomach the splurge? Nickel & Dimed. are made of a variety of metals.

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Wacky Wood

Diary of a Tile Addict

Most impressive of all was the company’s Intarsi collections (Classic, Elite, and Glam) – a whole range of impossible inlaid wood and marble combinations which take their inspiration from Italy’s cabinet making tradition. Alter Rainbow has 32 different designs with coloured arrow patterns and a semi-faded paint look.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Today, several tile manufacturers still honor the handmade tradition in shaping and painting natural clay tiles, but drying is done in a closed kiln instead of in the open air. textured surface makes the tile appear like painted brick. Photo: Chinoiserie vases, painted in traditional blue and white imagery, popularized in Eastern Asia.

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10 Hot Summer Destinations & Tile Inspirations

Architectural Ceramics

For encaustic tiles like the ones on building facades throughout the city, explore our specialty hand-glazed and painted ceramic tile collections too. Rome, Italy. Rome’s Colosseum, one of Italy’s most famous landmarks. As the saying goes, when in Rome… you’ll find monument after monument clad in marble.

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