The Italian tile manufacturers presented a broad range of floor tiles at Cersaie 2024, with something for everyone.
This curated pictorial explores some of the trends, which are more akin to explorations within existing popular designs.
Tracking the trends
Wood-look tiles get a splash of colour, while stone patterns play with hyper-realism in the detailing.
Modern manufacturing techniques encourage the development of three-dimensional patterns to delicate touchable textures.
Colours are intense, ranging from natural terracotta to biophilic greens. The size trend sits on both sides of the range, with both small- and large-format tiles finding their place.
Wood forever
Wood remains popular, as a staple look in floor tiles. Newer options range from oak tones to darker hues, and wood effects washed in blues and greens.
Vives Oslo Marron, a ceramic wood with a strong character where nature gives the space it covers a particularly comfortable and warm atmosphere. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
The Project Wood collection explores the charm of beechwood, replicating rare, sought-after wood in a palette of beautiful colours. Image credit: Casalgrande Padana
Vives explores large-format porcelain planks with its Lignum range, including coloured wood patterns in blue and green. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
Stone styling
Embracing the unique grain and veining of natural stones. The latest trends are vein and cross-vein cuts and range from desaturated to bold veining.
The timeless beauty of travertine expressed by cutting in, and against the grain, by Cercom Ceramiche from Gruppo Romani. Image credit: Gruppo Romani
Classic marble stays on trend, as shown by Versace’s Bianco Dolomit in large-format 120x120cm tiles. Image credit: Versace Tiles
The London and Belgravia ranges explore the cut of the slab running against the grain, softening and balancing the contrasts. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
Supreme Sand explores desaturated veining, crystal lattices, delicate transparencies, luminous reflections bathed in light and smoothly contrasting tones. Image credit: Casalgrande Padana
Passion for pattern
The rising trend is of patterns that add depth, a sensation of movement and a sophisticated touch for surfaces throughout the home.
The Poetry Net collection takes inspiration from fabric fibres, ranging from hemp to cotton, in patch and multi versions. Image credit: ABK Group
The duality of the Micra collection blends excesses of colour and graphics with its most neutral tones. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
Marmora Pavonazzetto brings movement with a boldly veined pattern. Image credit: Casalgrande Padana
Versace presents its Tarsia range, with the Prospect Avorio embracing three-dimensional designs with classic marble patterning. Image: Versace Tiles
Small sizes are also among the new offerings from Verde 1999, including Checkerboard Inspirations. Image credit: Gruppo Romani
Fusion Graphite Mosaico Esagon’s three-dimensional surfaces are an ideal choice to embellish and bring character to all kinds of living spaces, creating areas with an authentic designer appeal. Image credit: Casalgrande Padana
The Hudson from the New York collection is a discreet and contemporary cement with delicate tones. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
Charting colour and size
Antico Casale, a large-format flooring inspired by the artisanal work of 13th-century Montelupo Fiorentino in Tuscany, is available in the natural colours of traditional homes. Image credit: APE Group
The Micra collection’s aesthetic is based on an intense palette of coloured cements inlaid with tiny fragments of different intensities. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
Versace’s Cubical Nero brings luxury in three shades of marble in a compelling three-dimensional pattern. Image credit: Versace Tiles
Gruppo Romani brings the golden age of Made in Italy design with the small sizes of the City and Porta Nuova tiles. Image credit: Gruppo Romani
Part of its Zero collection, small cotto effect tiles in intense colours seek to achieve warm and natural environments close to ceramic roots, without losing modernity. Image credit: Vives Ceramica
Tile technologies from Cersaie
Colorobbia specialises in the production of raw materials products for the ceramics industry and presented exciting new technologies for glazing.
The Italian multinational corporation offered solutions that allow customers to digitally generate reliefs and micro-reliefs in perfect synchrony with the design, without sacrificing the properties of the finished piece.
Low emission inks
The AIR Evolution series of inks minimise the environmental impact while maintaining all their performance during the decoration and firing processes. This series includes a set of water-based digital glues that ensure the reduction of harmful emissions and odours.
Ultra-low silica
In the segment of large formats/living areas (tops/tables/panels etc.), Colorobbia presented new surface finishes and full-body options. The formulations are distinguished by less than 2% free silica, high colourability, 3D effects and customised designs with veins.
Forma Plus
Consisting of three product families, all fully compatible with each other, allowing for the creation of textural effects and reliefs before and/or after digital decoration. These include:
- Extra-Glazes, a range of water-based digital glazes.
- Graffiti series, a series of inks with water-repellent effects.
- Neogrits Collection, a collection of grits and micro-grits.
A curated selection of the latest offerings in floor tiles from some of the top Italian tile producers at Cersaie 2024.
Full acknowledgement and thanks go to www.cersaie.it, ABK Group, APE Grupo, Casalgrande Padana, Cercom Ceramiche, Colorobbia, Gruppo Romani, Versace Tiles and Vives Ceramica for the information in this article.