A return to the purest identity of ceramics is the collection signed by Laviani, a subtle, cultured and refined expression of materiality, colour and technology of the highest level.
An unstoppable research that is able to investigate the material, bringing out expressive possibilities and new points of view. Collections never taken for granted, often imagined and created with architects and designers who know how to come up with surprising interpretations. All to become an integral part of the most ambitious projects. This is Lea Ceramiche.
And this is how the latest proposal in ultra-thin Slimtech Plus slabs by Lea Ceramiche, Pigmenti, was conceived, born from the collaboration with Ferruccio Laviani who continues in the virtuous collaboration with the brand.
Two elements inspired the architect for this project: on the one hand, the work of the American artist Sol LeWitt and on the other, the works of the British photographer and sculptor David Tremlett. Initial stimuli that make us understand an idea of an intense combination of matter and colour, ingredients capable of merging into a unique, complex, three-dimensional and, at the same time, extremely refined dimension.
“Working with Lea Ceramiche is giving me the opportunity to get to know that extraordinary material that is ceramics, and at the same time, investigate my creative possibilities in using it as a designer.
The Pigmenti collection - says Ferruccio Laviani - was born from the desire to express myself with colour and, above all, from the desire to enhance ceramics as such, overcoming its ‘chameleon’ side that very often sees it as a replica of other materials. It is natively the result of manual skills, expression of an idea through hands that shape the material. This is what I set for myself as a goal with Pigmenti: to transpose that sense of craftsmanship and tactility on a purely industrial material. In addition to the colour, I worked to make its appearance as natural as possible not only in tones but also in touch. Pigmenti is not just a tone or a ‘superficial’ attribute given to material. Colour is itself a material thing, a pigment in fact, which penetrates the slab to become an integral part of it.
The result is a material colour with a fine structure, where light graphic movements give the colour depth and dynamism. With Pigmenti, ceramics recovers its primordial function: it returns to being pure material at the service of colour. And the result is even more extraordinary if we consider that the materiality and craftsmanship of inspiration find in industrial production a result that is not denatured, thanks to the ability of Lea Ceramiche to maintain its distinctive and elementary characteristics preserved.
12 colour variants are proposed, carefully studied by Laviani combining the methodical analysis of the chromatic trends of architecture and interior design with his personal sensitivity towards the most expressive and natural colours. The result is a range of contemporary tones, inspired by natural colours and at the same time the most refined nuances: from ochre, to earth, passing to cooler colours, such as green and blue, up to neutrals and greys. Colours designed to be easily combined with each other, as well as with the other collections of the brand, so as to allow maximum expressive freedom and customisation.
Research within the research, Pigmenti is also extraordinarily thin. A second ceramic skin of only 3.5 mm in large format slabs (3x1 m) that opens up to the possibility of being used on vertical surfaces, indoors for strongly characterised environments, or outdoors, for applications on external façades, or to cover furnishing volumes. For this collection, in fact, Lea Ceramiche offers the best of its Slimtech 3plus technology: large-format laminated porcelain stoneware and extraordinary lightness, thanks to the ultra-thin thickness of only 3.5 mm. A versatile and resistant material, able to offer new perspectives in the world of architecture and living, expression of a technology that revolutionises the traditional production process to obtain a completely new and sustainable solution. The thickness, reduced by 2/3 compared to traditional tiles, requires a lower consumption of raw materials, energy and water, reduces transport pollution and CO2 emissions making the slabs among the most eco-sustainable materials for construction. And that is not all. The large thin slabs also lend themselves to a sustainable renewal of spaces: thanks to their extreme thinness, they can be laid overlapping with existing coatings, without creating building waste for the removal of the previous materials.
“After working with Ferruccio Laviani in the interpretation of some products also through the most recent installations, we decided to involve him in the design of an entire collection. The result is Pigmenti: a proposal that gives back to ceramics the best expression of itself, demonstrating its nobility, beauty, creative potential and ability to give physicality to colours. A novelty that also perfectly tells the story of Lea Ceramiche and its ability to look at design always with renewed curiosity and experimentation.” Affirms Andrea Anghinetti, brand manager of Lea Ceramiche.
Technical details
Colours: Basalt – Canyon – Chalk – Harvest – Lichen – Mauve – Mist – Moss – Ocean – Pelt – Pumice – Sunset
Surfaces: Nat R10
Sizes: 100x300, 100x100, 50x100, 8x50, 8x25
