Tag Iris Ceramica Group

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

27-01-2021

WHOSE THE FAULT: PLASTIC OR MAN?

“We are consuming resources that future generations should have inherited. The Earth is a closed system. And if in a closed system we continue to consume without measure, the resources will run out. No other species would do that”— Stefano Mancuso

19-01-2021

Seventyonepercent: harmony and identity in new wellness & bathroom furnishings

The bathroom and all wellness spaces are intended to be comfortable places in which to enjoy a totalling relaxing, fulfilling experience. Seventyonepercent is a new brand that naturally combines materials such as wood, brass, metal and glass with high-tech ceramic to create a fascinating, evocative bathroom. A synthesis of functional and aesthetic quality, Seventyonepercent furnishings and surfaces reinterpret the stylistic code of ceramic in pursuit of good design and the best Italian craftsmanship

24-11-2020

Patrik Schumacher for The Architects Series - A documentary on: Zaha Hadid Architects

Architect Patrik Schumacher will hold a lecture via live streaming on 26 November 2020 on the digital platform webcast.irisceramicagroup.com, marking the 15th event in The Architects Series, a series of docufilms produced by The Plan magazine for the Iris Ceramica Group, taking viewers behind the scenes at Zaha Hadid Architects, the studio founded by the late Anglo-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, who became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 2004 and died prematurely on 31 March 2016.

27-10-2020

Seventyonepercent: the bathroom of authentic, distinctive design

The Iris Ceramica Group’s Seventyonepercent brand, launched with a collection designed by Paolo Castelli S.p.A., offers a new vision of contemporary bathroom furnishings. Presented at the Group’s new flagship store in Milan, Seventyonepercent represents the new identity of the contemporary bathroom, in which high-tech ceramic offers unique, regenerating aesthetic experiences inspired by the values of integration, balance and harmony among the elements. Floornature talked to designer Paolo Castelli about the details of the four lines, Globe, Inspiration, Suite and Thirties

27-10-2020

The Architects Series - A documentary on Steven Holl Architects in live streaming

Architect Steven Holl and his studio will be featured in the next episode in “The Architects Series", the 14th event presented by The Plan magazine for the Iris Ceramica Group, taking viewers behind the scenes of prominent architectural practices to discover how they work and what they are working on at the moment. The meeting with Steven Holl Architects will be held via live streaming on October 29 from 18:00 to 20:00 on the digital platform webcast.irisceramicagroup.com.

13-10-2020

Active Surfaces: beauty and wellness with Porcelaingres ceramic slabs

Improving our quality of life and spaces with a combination of technically and aesthetically innovative products: this is what happens when Porcelaingres ceramic slabs are treated with the innovative Active Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic™ method. The result is bactericidal action with an effective anti-pollutant, self-cleaning and anti-odour action that remains unaltered over the years and continues to work even in the dark, creating comfortable, hygienic and healthful atmospheres and spaces