Comtemporary tiles
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about comtemporary tiles
Catarina - Il salotto della badessa
La Badessa, literally “the abbess”, is a renowned Piedmontese-cuisine restaurant in Turin. It is named after noblewoman Maria Catarina Operti di Cervasca, a nun who left the convent for love, eloped and lived happily as a cook, then returned to monastic life in her later years. Now Catarina is back to tell her story, stopping just for a moment before her sweet and sinful escape.
Catarina, featuring a sensual upholstered bench, is inspired by traditional boudoirs and blends new elements and retro details. The historic counter fits in with vintage paintings, but is completed and complemented by a streamlined and contemporary structure; it is a monolith covered in sensual penny-tile mosaic, like an island at the center of the room... More
Product • By ITT Ceramic • Artic Black
Artic Black
Artic Black is a spectacular porcelain in large format and polished,matt and grip finishes, that has been conceived taking as its inspirationthe stones formed by minerals such as quartz or muscovite, with itscharacteristic thin sheets, its sinuous movement and its intense blacktone. Artic Black reproduces the texture of a unique material, which isalso found naturally in the Arctic, where it is an indissoluble elementof the millenary tradition of its inhabitants.The use of the latest technology and the inclusion of granules tocreate different veins allow the stone to be simulated like neverbefore. More
Product • By Industrie Ceramiche Piemme spa • STONE CONCEPT
Stone Concept
Stone Concept takes its inspiration from the trend of recycled stone; in this case a white Burgundy stone typical of the medieval French courts along the Loire. A sedimentary calcareous rock with various faint veins. This new collection is designed to create internally and externally coordinated environments, but also to enhance the walls with three-dimensional surfaces.The Stone Concept tiles are designed for residential, public and commercial environments. 5 shades, ranging from white to beige to grey, 4 sizes with natural, smooth or bush-hammered surfaces and 2 decorations in line with the recovery of poses and ancient surfaces. More
Product • By Industrie Ceramiche Piemme spa • BITS&PIECES
BITS&PIECES
Bits&Pieces is a porcelain stoneware collection of Ceramiche Piemme, the upshot of collaboration with designer Gordon Guillaumier. Winner of ADI Ceramics Design Awards for the modularity and originality of décor, the different Bits&Pieces proposals are inspired by Palladian floors and those of the Greek and Roman classical period. The company has developed two new tiles for the same collection: Pietra lavica/lava stone (Bits) in natural and polished versions in five colour shades; Graniglia di marmo/ marble grain (Pieces) in two colour shades and polished version only. In the Bits tiles, the marble “tozzetto” leaves room for the wood-effect insert, while the polished grain tiles of Pieces includes marble fragments for a reinterpre... More
Project • By PETRUS -evident design- • Hotels
Fish Restaurant Nijmegen
Lovely fish restaurant in Netherlands with feature wall by PETRUS. Our design, CLOVER was selected by the interior designer, during the refurbishment of the restaurant/hotel in the heart of Nijmegen, to be the gem of the place. The pictures show how PETRUS designs are able to control people's attention to the right direction, in this case with CLOVER.The motive of CLOVER is an ancient symbol in architecture and fine arts. This collection is the reconsideration of the symbol of 3 little leaves branching out from one stalk, creating a pure and modern visual conception. The playful yet simple lines and the 3D arrangement envision the image of a tidy field of clovers. Laying the tiles of the collection on a smaller surface recalls the luxu... More