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04-03-2014

Marble floors and walls: Ariostea technology

Ariostea’s Innovative Slabs High-tech Marbles is a collection of large marble-look porcelain stoneware floor and wall tiles combining large size with leading aesthetic qualities and performance.

13-02-2014

Outdoor surfaces and the architecture of the new city square.

07-02-2014

LandStone floor and wall coverings: the colours of earth in porcelain

LandStone, the new collection of porcelain floor and wall tiles from Eiffelgres, reinterprets earthy colours for a chromatic experience entirely inspired by Nature

30-01-2014

3LHD, Dubrovnik House V2

A single-family home designed by 3LHD fits perfectly into the harsh landscape of the Croatian coast, making use of traditional Mediterranean terracing.

29-01-2014

Shirish Beri: Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species

Indian architect Shirish Beri designed the LaCONES, Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, in Hyderabad in central India. His compositional invention is a result of observation of the site, which is dominated by a group of big rocks. The theme of dialogue between the construction and its natural site is interwoven with the theme of sustainability.

11-12-2013

Koponen: house on Lake Saimaa in Finland

The design of Olavi Koponen’s new home on the shore of Lake Saimaa in Finland demonstrates the architect’s comprehension of the site. The home is not built on the basis of rigid paths or schemes for living, but draws its inspiration from the act of wandering through the forest, and the use of structural and cladding materials in the project expresses the Finnish architect’s poetics.

03-12-2013

Ceramic coverings and the identity of places of transition

Spaces/places such as shopping centres, outlet centres, supermarkets and other large commercial spaces represent a new form of architecture for contemporary life that relies on covering materials such as porcelain to define its identity.

22-11-2013

“Odessa” Restaurant: Storytelling by YOD Design Lab

Materials and light are the key ingredients used by the Ukrainian studio YOD Design Lab in the restyling of the historic Odessa Restaurant in Kiev. The space tells the story of the city of Odessa, bringing its atmosphere back to life in a contemporary version in this restaurant named after the famous Black Sea resort.