Tag Cement

20-11-2018

New inspiration for the minimalist style: Ariostea’s CON.CREA. and Blend.HT

Ariostea presented its new collections of cement/resin-effect and stone-effect porcelain at Cersaie 2018. The five conventional sizes of the CON.CREA. collection and the new Blend.HT maxi-slab offer the ideal solution for today’s homes in sophisticated minimalist style, with a high-impact colour palette of deep, natural hues that are perfect for design and have plenty of potential for application in interiors, exteriors and furnishings

30-10-2018

Ground and Downtown: new IRIS collections for contemporary spaces

IRIS Ceramica was inspired by cement to create the Ground and Downtown porcelain tile collections, on view among the latest new design trends at Cersaie 2018. Using the neutrality of the principal building material as their starting point, the Ground and Downtown collections explore all the different hues, details and patterns that can exalt the material and space, making surfaces the key to today’s increasingly exclusive, refined and eclectic spaces

16-10-2018

Magneto: a new classic yet contemporary surface from Fiandre

Today’s surfaces look to the past for inspiration, renewed thanks to the potential of porcelain and all the effects it can create. This is the case of Fiandre’s new Magneto collection, inspired by the rough, lived-in look of cement, ennobled by original metallic and rusty finishes. The design of these surfaces is innovative, surprising and original, both to the sight and to the touch, creating unique new customised spaces

12-10-2018

Steven Holl’s Maggie’s Centre Barts is made of concrete, glass and bamboo

Maggie's Centre has a glass wrapper and a bamboo core, supported by a reinforced concrete frame

01-10-2018

MVRDV The Imprint Paradise City Seoul, South Korea

The Imprint is the heart of a new tourism centre in Seoul, Paradise City. MVRDV’s The Imprint incorporates two buildings, the Wonderbox and the Nightclub, two mysterious structures which appear to have no windows at all but reflect the surrounding buildings on their walls.