Tag Iris Ceramica Group

22-05-2020

Farewell to Nanda Vigo, artist and designer of light

Milanese architect and designer Nanda Vigo died on May 16 at the age of 83. A key figure on the Italian art scene in the 60s and 70s who worked with architects such as Giò Ponti and artists such as Lucio Fontana, she was the subject of a retrospective held in 2015-2016 at SpazioFMGperl'architettura, the gallery and showroom of Iris Ceramica Group brands Iris Ceramica and FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti, organised by curator Luca Molinari and entitled “Opere abitate da opere 1959 – 1972” - “Artworks inhabited by artworks 1959 - 1972".

19-05-2020

An educational garden in Fiorano Modenese – NextLandmark 2020

Projects may be uploaded until 30 May 2020 to enter the ninth international NextLandmark contest for architects and designers promoted by Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group and Floornature, the architecture and design portal published by the Iris Ceramica Group. The contest, entitled "An educational garden in Fiorano Modenese", is open to individual young designers and creative artists in the disciplines of architecture and design who graduated no earlier than 2010.

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

17-04-2020

CMR project: De Castillia 23 Milano for Urban Up of the Unipol Group

With the technical assistance of Fiandre Architectural Surfaces, Progetto CMR has transformed a building in a historic neighbourhood in Milan into a building in the vanguard of sustainability. De Castillia 23, the new office complex designed by Urban Up, employs Active Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic™ technology for façade coverings.

14-04-2020

The ninth NextLandmark International Contest: An educational garden in Fiorano Modenese

NextLandmark, the international contest for architects and designers promoted by Floornature, the Iris Ceramica Group’s architecture and design portal, will be held for the ninth time this year. Innovating year after year, the international contest proposes a new formula linked with the ideas competition for the year 2020: entrants are asked to present a proposal for a new outdoor area for “Casa Coccapani” kindergarten in Fiorano Modenese (MO).

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

09-04-2020

Architecture and design films and events to follow via streaming

As we continue to live under lockdown in the hopes of stopping the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the amount of content available for viewing from home with today’s electronic devices has been growing, and a number of interesting proposals have emerged in the world of architecture and design, including documentary films, meetings via streaming, virtual tours and content for families with children.

06-04-2020

Iris Ceramica Group presents Stevenson’s Treasure Island

From March 28, audiences of all ages are able to listen to readings of "Treasure Island", the famous and beloved novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, available on the YouTube channel and website of the Iris Ceramica Group. The initiative was launched by the Iris Ceramica Group Foundation and realised in collaboration with the ERT - Emilia Romagna Teatro Foundation, theatre company whose actors and actresses accompany the audience through this fantastic adventure, offering a much needed moment of diversion during these quiet and unprecedented days.