tiles

Carefully crafted in stone – Coogee

Madeleine Blanchfield Architects love design and are especially passionate about houses. Their work is bespoke and carefully crafted. The goal is always to deliver beautiful, elegant and timeless spaces with integrity and depth. Located in the dense beach-side suburb of Coogee, NSW, this residence required smart management of privacy while keeping the sweeping ocean views intact. Built for a...

Expressing a contemporary viewpoint

Enrica Cavarzan & Marco Zavagno design practice, Zaven merges the conceptual daring of contemporary art with the rule-based creativity of graphics, enabling the firm to interface both with the world of industry and with the museum and gallery scene. Responsive to all the latest trends but well aware of the history of design and architecture, Zaven provides a contemporary viewpoint particularly dense in...

Romancing the STONE

The beauty of natural stone can’t be denied, which are formed over thousands and in some cases, millions of years, making each slab totally unique adding warmth to any project. In all cases natural stone is heavy, prone to staining and acid etching making stone less fit for purpose in kitchens or bathrooms for modern day living. Technology at FLORIM has come a long way, creating the “FLORIM stone” brand which offers an incredible choice...

Endless possibilities – Neutra 6.0.

After a decade of success, the Neutra collection, which championed colour innovation showcasing tone and shades like we had never seen before infusing advanced materials forming Neutra 6.0. New vibrant colours in Magnum Oversize formats, innovative glass, plaster and coordinated painted mosaics, confirming its unique and very recognisable identity. Fine porcelain stoneware becomes a true element of design, providing a collection that can...

Memphis Style

The history of terrazzo can be traced back to the ancient mosaics of Egypt, its predecessors come from Italy. The form of terrazzo used today derives partly from the 18th century pavimento alla Veneziana Venetian Pavement and the cheaper seminato. Pavimento alla Veneziana had workers place marble fragments next to each other in a mortar base. Terrazzo is also related to the technique seminato for...

what did this family build – 35 years later…

When it comes to managing a family business, separating work and personal relationships can be tricky. In fact, successful family businesses are a fairly common thing, with more than two-thirds of all the companies in the world being family owned. Not only does this indicate that managing a family business can be done, but that it has a huge impact on the success of the...

New Paradise Jason Grant

New Paradise is interior stylist, author and creative stylist debut encaustic tile collection with Di Lorenzo. It is inspired by his love of Bondi and Byron Bay – his paradise. Colour is integral to his work as a designer and stylist, and you will see plenty of across his work and books. Grant is constantly inspired by nature, be...

Rombini

Rombini is a project consisting of three models: tiles, mosaics and relief elements based on colour and composed by three elements: CARRÉ, LOSANGE and TRIANGLE. Carré, 40x40 rectified slabs in glazed porcelain stoneware, are produced on a mould made of many little embossing diamonds on a matt surface which gives a strong ceramic identity to the collection.

Carré is available in two versions: Uni, where colour is...

MARNE collection

Recently created is the MARNE tile, an honest replication of an Italian bluestone with natural color variation never seen before on a porcelain tile that plays with an incredible variety of graphics. The idea behind the Marne collection is that of a material generated by a crystallization of mud and its movements in the earth’s crust. The Marne tile is non-porous requiring no sealing or...