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30-06-2021

The winners of the 2021 Next Landmark International Award

The jury of the Next Landmark International AWARD has announced the winners of the tenth international contest promoted by Floornature, the architecture and design magazine published by the Iris Ceramica Group. The Landmark of the Year Award goes to the "Casa en el Bosque" project by architect Moises Morales, co-founder of W.E.Y.E.S Estudio in Mexico. The winner of the Research Award for unbuilt projects developed in an academic context or independently is Regenerated Spaces (間) around Lighthouse by Italian architect Selene Amico.

03-06-2021

Filippo Pagliani and Michele Rossi for The Architects Series - A documentary on: Park Associati

After the pause imposed by the pandemic "The Architects Series", the docufilm series created by The Plan magazine for the Iris Ceramica Group, is finally returning. On June 10, the Park Associati Italian studio, founded by architects Filippo Pagliani and Michele Rossi, will be the protagonist of the first appointment of 2021. The seminar will begin at 6:00 pm and will be streamed live from the Iris Ceramica Group’s showroom in Milan. Participants can follow the event on the Iris Ceramica Group’s digital platform.

28-05-2021

Final days for entering the Next Landmark International AWARD 2021

Only a few more days to enter Next Landmark International AWARD 2021! May 30 is the deadline for submitting your work and entering the tenth international contest promoted by Floornature, the architecture and design magazine published by the Iris Ceramica Group.

03-05-2021

The tenth Next Landmark International Award gets underway in 2021

“Functional mixing: new links between architecture and inclusive and sustainable urban spaces” is the title of the tenth edition of the international Next Landmark contest promoted by Floornature, the architecture and design magazine published by the Iris Ceramica Group. With a formula renewed every year to adapt to the needs of the day, in its tenth year the Next Landmark International Award invites submissions in a contest for selection of two winning projects focusing on sustainable functional mixing: one built project and one study project.

27-04-2021

ACTIVE SURFACES™ ceramics: a concrete solution for fighting Covid-19

Continuing the lengthy process of research and scientific innovation that led to the invention of the ACTIVE SURFACES™ method, the Iris Ceramica Group has achieved an important milestone in advanced materials capable of improving people’s lives and the environment we live in. Recent scientific studies have confirmed the ability of ACTIVE SURFACES™ high-performing ceramics to destroy up to 94% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in only 4 hours of exposure to low-intensity UV light (such as sunlight or a traditional lightbulb)

06-04-2021

The trend toward decoration on ceramic surfaces: DYS - Design Your Slabs

Decoration is entering a new phase of popularity in design, thanks to its innate expressiveness, its capacity for customisation, and the new possibilities offered by ceramic materials. One clear example is DYS - Design Your Slabs, a technological service through which the various Iris Ceramica Group brands can produce any kind of image or illustration on both conventional ceramic tiles and maxi-slabs: the ideal solution for a society with a strong focus on the power of images and the distinctive character of spaces

30-03-2021

The ancient art of Venetian terrazzo flooring: Ariostea’s Accademia surfaces

A synthesis of beauty and strength, Venetian terrazzo flooring is brought back in the six surfaces of Ariostea’s Accademia Full Body collection dedicated to great Venetian painters of the past. In mix and match hues of grey, beige and black, the Accademia collection revives the Italian tradition of craftsmanship in a striking surface covering for contemporary minimalist spaces and restoration projects showing respect for historic buildings

The Iris Ceramica Group and the innovative technology of ACTIVE SURFACES<sup>TM</sup> combat Covid-19

15-03-2021

The Iris Ceramica Group and the innovative technology of ACTIVE SURFACES^TM combat Covid-19

The Iris Ceramica Group’s high-tech ceramic ACTIVE SURFACESTM eliminate 94% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in only 4 hours of exposure to UV light. This is the result of a scientific study conducted by the Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health at the University of Milan testing the antiviral properties of ceramic ACTIVE SURFACESTM against Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.