FEATURE AT CERSAIE
e of Spain, outlines its top predictions for 2018 dition of tile exhibition Cersaie, held in Bologna.
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Metal-effect porcelain gives a contemporary look to this wall of 240x100cm tile panels by Baldocer. Shown here in copper.
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RUSTY METAL
Warm tones of copper, brass and other metals with a rusty finish are a key design story. As these finishes sit well in the outdoors and complement greenery and the natural environment, it is easy to see how Corten (weathering steel) has been so popular with architects for external cladding and not so surprising to find it popping up in bars, restaurants and office receptions as well.
And now the look is moving inside the home – even to kitchens and bathrooms – which is where porcelains imitating this material come into play so successfully. As it’s hygienic and smooth to touch, metal-effect porcelain has some advantages over the real material, so more appropriate for installing in areas where cleanliness is paramount. Yet, because of advances in digital printing, it’s hard to fault ceramics that are aesthetically so very convincing. You can now have a rusty look without a rusty feel.
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For flooring with a distressed metallic finish, Fussion by Cerpa Ceramica offers all the benefits of durable and hygienic porcelain. 42.5x86cm format.
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High-performance Todatech porcelain by Todagres uses vibrant colour to add impact to a vast public space. Available in six formats.
www.todagres.com SPANISH ORANGES
As bright as a Seville orange, tiles with gorgeous glazes and intense pops of colours were to be seen amongst the Spanish tile manufacturers’ new products. Either used to create different compositional possibilities and mixed with other neutral tiles or used singularly to create impressive blocks of colour, orange from soft terracotta to vibrant citrus is a popular choice.
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southern climes are combined with contemporary patterns in the Eclectic range of bevelled gloss wall tiles by Fabresa.
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Experiments with colour are widespread amongst tile manufacturers as they play with interesting ways to add pattern to colour. Sometimes these are simply very fine lines grooved into the surface of the tile – often geometric in style- but increasingly there are new extruded or moulded products that feature varying thicknesses or 3D effects. As well as sculptural reliefs, tiles themselves can come in interesting shapes such as hexagons, octagons, triangles or scales and when combined with intense colour – e.g. a vibrant turquoise with a fish-scale – the effect is even more powerful.
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