Tag Ceramics

27-11-2023

Iris Ceramica Group PRIZE Celebrates the Future of the Art of Ceramics

On the 23rd of November the awards ceremony was held in the International Art Prize, an initiative promoted by Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group reflecting a new chapter in the art of ceramics with awards for the creative minds of today and tomorrow.

22-11-2023

Vereda, a restaurant for sustainable conviviality

A SPACE ABOUT (ASA), the design studio founded by Laura Blanch and Noa Massanet, transformed a small empty shopfront into Vereda bar and restaurant. ASA’s spatial vision gives material form to the culinary concept of Vereda’s chef and owner, creating an authentic space appropriate for the community of Barcelona’s Eixample district.

18-10-2023

Making a community around ceramics

Savona and the two Albisolas are networking, forming a widespread centre to study, conserve and research ceramics. But that's not all: they are bringing artistic handicrafts to life by inaugurating two autumn exhibitions with Tommaso Corvi Mora and Francesca Anfossi. These two Italian artists expatriates in London have returned for the occasion.

29-09-2023

The Art of Being a Group: Iris Ceramica Group at Cersaie 2023

Fusing art, innovation and sustainability into a fascinating spectacle, the Iris Ceramica Group is participating in Cersaie 2023 with a compelling narrative centred on the world of art. Attractive, Emotional, Innovative and Architectural are the souls of the Group expressed in works of contemporary art through multi-location narrative that starts at the Planet-Friendly Booth and makes its way to the showrooms of the brands: Iris Ceramica, FMG, Ariostea, Fiandre and Porcelaingres.

20-09-2023

Gio Ponti and the 1920s: the ‘ceramic’ debut of a genius

In 1923, a young Ponti was tasked with kickstarting the Richard-Ginori ceramics and porcelain factory. In the space of just a few years, the architect changed the course of the company and gave Italian-made ceramics a whole new direction. As evidenced by the one hundred rare, never-before-seen pieces on display at MIDeC in Laveno-Mombello.

09-06-2023

Discovering the new ICG London Gallery

During the Clerkenwell Design Week, the Iris Ceramica Group presented the recent transformation of its London showroom, evolving into the ICG Gallery. A place that goes beyond the simple display of surfaces, becoming a tangible expression of the values that guide the Group: innovation for cutting-edge solutions, attention to detail for excellent quality and a sustainable vision. A place that, like a contemporary art gallery, is immersive, interactive, technological and engaging.

08-03-2023

The fifties in Madrid: design meets ceramics

An exhibition set up for the Madrid Design Festival, currently under way, focuses on a little-known period in Spanish creativity between the fifties and the late sixties, when a handful of designers decided to import the forms of modernity to a nation that was still anchored to the past. And used ceramics to do so.

31-10-2022

The winners of the International Art Prize dedicated to Ceramics

"Geometrical Isometric Pattern in Yellow, Red and Blue, Moresque Style With Dashed Stripes and Spheres" by Eloisa Gobbo and "Clouds" by Daniele Donadio are the two winning works of the first edition of the International Art Prize dedicated to Ceramics, promoted by the Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group to celebrate the ceramic material and its connections with art, design and architecture.

20-09-2022

Shaping the Future Iris Ceramica Group at Cersaie

The countdown is on. From September 26 to 30 in Bologna, the trade fair district will host the 2022 edition of Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramics for Architecture and Bathroom Furnishings. The Iris Ceramica Group will participate in the international event dedicated to architectural surfaces with a multi-site event that starts from the Company’s presence at the fair, with the Group's stand, and extends to the showrooms of the individual brands, united by the common theme of "SHAPING THE FUTURE - the new dawn of ceramics".