Tag Iris Ceramica Group

28-04-2020

Everyday hygiene and prevention: the antibacterial efficacy of Active 2.0 ceramic surfaces

Antibacterial and anti-pollutant, with self-cleaning properties: these are the key qualities of the Iris Ceramica Group’s Active 2.0 ceramic slabs, which use the natural process of photocatalysis to augment their unique ISO-certified properties. Digital production significantly improves the distribution over the surface of the slab of its active components: titanium dioxide and silver ions, the combined action of which permits Active 2.0 slabs to act not only with natural light but with LED light and even in the dark. Active 2.0 surfaces, guaranteed by international scientific standards and certification, offer all the beauty and technical properties of the Iris Ceramica Group’s ceramic slabs and are ideal for indoor and outdoor use in community settings

14-04-2020

DYS Design Your Slabs: decorate and customise ceramic slabs for all kinds of spaces

Decoration is seeing a new phase of technical and expressive evolution thanks to DYS - Design Your Slabs, the Iris Ceramica Group’s innovative digital on-demand service. Residential, commercial and public spaces of all kinds can now be decorated with images or illustrations on ceramic maxi-slabs and appropriate submultiples. DYS is a new form of design aesthetics and communication that gives free rein to the imagination, permitting maximum customisation of design

07-04-2020

Classic and contemporary new SapienStone kitchens

SapienStone porcelain surfaces explore new colours and attractive combinations to enhance the best quality material for kitchen countertops, peninsulas and islands allowing you to make the most of your kitchen every day. Resistant, practical and unalterable, the new Calacatta Macchia Vecchia and Platinum White surfaces combine all the character and charm of marble with a bold yet sober style abounding in detail

23-03-2020

All the events in SpazioFMG’s The Architects Series now available via streaming

The first 12 events in The Architects Series, the event format created by The Plan magazine for SpazioFMGperl'Architettura, the gallery and showroom of Iris Ceramica and FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti, top brands in the Iris Ceramica Group, are now available online. Each episode is a double event featuring a documentary film offering a behind-the-scenes look at the architectural practice and interviews conducted at SpazioFMG per l'Architettura during meetings with the architects.

14-02-2020

GCA Architects Platinum@BCN sustainable offices in Barcelona

In Barcelona’s 22@ district, on one of the city’s principal traffic arteries, GCA Architects designed Platinum@BCN, an office building combining handcrafted elements with innovative technological and environmental solutions. It obtained a score of 101 points, qualifying in the Platinum category of LEED certification and becoming the world’s most sustainable workspace.

11-02-2020

Great Metastone: technical performance and aesthetic quality for maxi-slabs

Ceramic maxi-slabs are now a well-established feature of architecture and renovation projects, one of the most popular new trends in interior design. Their flexibility and light weight also allows them to be used as original components in custom-made furnishings. Strength and beauty come together in products such as Great Metastone by Porcelaingres, which expresses a bold character through the cold hues and delicate shading of its textured surface

07-02-2020

D73: Re delle Alpi hotel in La Thuile, Valle d’Aosta

The Re delle Alpi resort, overlooking San Bernardo ski slope no. 7 in Valle d’Aosta, has expanded consistently with the aspiration to maintain continuity with nature that skiers seek in the mountains. D73 designed the interiors with surfaces by Ariostea, an Iris Ceramica Group company.

05-02-2020

Iris Ceramica Group and SOS - School of Sustainability present Going Around in Circles

The Iris Ceramica Group’s London showroom hosted the first of a new series of events all over the world focusing on the Circular Economy, organised by the Italian group of companies in partnership with SOS - School of Sustainability, founded by Mario Cucinella. The round table entitled "Going Around in Circles: Disruption, Recycling and Sustainability" saw the participation of Annabel Koeck, Clare Brass, Mario Cucinella and Michael Braungart, moderated by Paul Finch, director of the WAF World Architecture Festival.