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Iris Ceramica Group launches SEVENTYONEPERCENT for the Wellness&Bathroom sector
Iris Ceramica Group has launched a new business unit called
SEVENTYONEPERCENT , dedicated to the design of creatively crafted
furnishing solutions for the Wellness&Bathroom sector.
The design input for the launch collection came from Paolo Castelli,
one of the most prestigious names in the business, whose brief was
to bring unprecedented aesthetic experiences to an increasingly
demanding professional audience.
The result is an exclusive interpretation of the bathroom
environment, in which ceramic interacts with other premium
materials, giving rise to unique creations that combine
technical performance and craftsmanship with the most
refined Italian design.
The project is built on the foundations of three key concepts:
INTEGRATION, as a prolific means of cross-fertilization
between environments; BALANCE, as the main driver for the
development of a state-of-the-art product that combines
innovation with tradition; and HARMONY, the principle that
regulates the natural world.
THE TOP: porcelain stoneware for coordinated kitchens
From kitchen countertops with integrated sinks to flooring,
backsplashes and dining tables: Marazzi’s THE TOP collection
of porcelain maxi-slabs, with a thickness of 12mm, is ideal
for creating bespoke, coordinated environments, geared
towards continuity between furniture and finishings. The
collection comes in a vast range of concrete, marble, metal
and stone effects, and an equally vast range of surface
finishes, such as natural, satin, gloss or metal, depending on
the material from which they draw inspiration. Since porcelain
stoneware is water-repellent and resistant to scratching,
staining, acids and temperature swings, you can work on it and
put hot pans on it without fear of damage. It is also very strong and
unaffected by exposure to UV radiation, frost and high temperatures,
so is equally ideal for outdoor kitchens.
SMOOTH ANTISLIP BY SERAMIKSAN
Let’s imagine a tile with a soft texture that is safe, suitable for indoor and outdoor usage and has an anti-slip technology which brings aesthetics into the each corner of every place. That is what Seramiksan presents with Smooth Antislip. It is cleaned much easier than the present antislip tiles and does not show dirt easily, prevents bacteria formation and provides a hygienic environment. With its new technology on Smooth Antislip surface, it brings a soft touch and safe places thanks to its characteristics. It’s possible to bring elegance to the places by using aesthetic and modern tiles in the living rooms and create safe living spaces with its R10 Anti-slip value by using these tiles in wet places such as bathrooms and balconies. Along with the functionality for the safety of everybody, aesthetic is gaining importance in application areas such as balconies, gardens and terraces. It brings integrity for the transition from indoor to outdoor. Tiles for which Smooth Antislip technology has
been applied wake the desire to touch with its soft texture and gives a silky feeling. For something more than a tile, Sera Touch: - Easy to Clean
Smooth Antislip technology reduces the roughness on the surfaces and provides an ease to clean. - Soft Touch
Tiles with Smooth Antislip brings a unique silky feeling. - Design Integrity
Smooth Antislip tiles which can be used both indoor and outdoor places provides design integrity to the living spaces. You can use on any place without any color and surface difference. - Maximum Safety
Smooth Antislip keeps your whole family safe whether in wet indoor places or outdoor places wherever it is applied. - Certified Technology
Certifications given by accredited authorized institutions confirm the R10 result in anti-slip test.
RAKO TILES FOR THE GASTRONOMY SECTOR
The use of ceramic tiles in the gastronomy sector is subject to stringent requirements. They have to be inviting attractive and extraordinarily resilient, while also being easy to maintain, anti-slip and durable. The manufacturer Rako has customised responses ready for the most diverse furnishing concepts with its “Object” range: Throughcoloured, densely-sintered stoneware for floorings in dining areas and kitchens as well as series of wall and floor tiles for the washroom areas. Regardless of whether it is a fast food outlet or a high calibre restaurant, a cafeteria or the “food court” in a shopping mall – the very first impression should impart a sense of excellent taste. In the process, the wall and flooring tiles do not merely characterise the room atmosphere - their quality is also decisive for a permanently flawless impression. The “Object” range summarises a complex offering by Rako with a large choice, many colours, sizes and special shapes (for example, for steps or bases) and various anti-slip steps for the important matter of safety. The high level of wear resistance of the throughcoloured ceramic ensures that no colour changes appear on the surface even after intensive and long-term use. Moreover, matching frost-proof patio tiles allow for homogeneous solutions from indoors to outdoors. The subject has tradition at the manufacturer Rako: Tiles for the gastronomy sector were already produced for more than one hundred years, and can still be admired as historical treasures at the Café Imperial and the Gemeindehaus in Prague to this day.
PROVENCE BY CERAMICA RONDINE
The beauty of the territories of the region Provence has inspired several artists and writers, including famous one like Dante Alighieri. In this sense, Ceramica Rondine decided to create a new series of stone-effect surfaces called Provence. The availability of different sizes like cm 60x100 - 100x100 - 60x120 - 60x60 - 30x60 and STRONG 30,5x60,5 - 20,3x40,6 - 20,3x20,3 and the four delicate but decisive nuances - grey, light grey, cream and multicolor - makes this glazed porcelain stoneware line appropriate for any kind of environments.
ECO DESIGN
ECO DESIGN means deep knowledge of the exhibiting needs in the tile & stone industry. The company sells directly to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to whom it guarantees a functional and impressive presentation for shops, showrooms and fairs. From single display-units to turn-key services and complete installations, ECO DESIGN satisfies any request making its expertise available to the customers. All products are conceived and manufactured in the factory in Italy and exported all over the world. The best-seller displays for slabs - sliding and rotating devices for an easy and effective presentation – and the full range of products are available on www.ecodesignsrl.it.
Favourite stone since by the Royals of ancient Rome for the lining of their palaces, Onyx inspires veins and textures of the new Onice Serpentino series that interprets the marble’s elegance in a ceramic key. It is characterized by bright cream veins on a white background and it’s ideal for those who want to protect the harmony of their spaces, giving a delicate balance and refined elegance to the rooms. Onice Serpentino is available in one of the largest sizes in the world, 320x160 cm in 6 mm thickness, in its related submultiples and in the large 280x120 size. The 10 mm thickness is also available in the large 180x180 format and in the 120x60 format. The large sizes and the thin thickness of just 6 mm represent the great versatility of the product which makes it extremely usable not only for floors and walls but also for creations in the field of design and furniture.
THE HANDMADE COTTO BY ELIOS
TERRE ETRUSCHE is the new porcelain stoneware collection by Elios Ceramica inspired by the handmade cotto. The floors of ancient farmhouses and noble villas of the Italian tradition take shape with the mix of colors that recalls the original material. Modular formats for interiors and exteriors, hexagon, mosaics and majolica decorations are coordinated to create infinite solutions full of charm and personality for commercial and residential spaces.
PIERRE DES CHATEAUX BY LA FABBRICA
Pierre des Chateaux ceramic evokes fragments of real life lived inside the French castles, in epochs of luxury and love for nature, for the beauty of its stones and gardens, enclosing the new dream of timeless beauty and elegance. The 8.8 mm thick series is available in 5 colors, with a natural rectified finishing and in the R11 finishing for outdoor in a thickness of 20 mm, thus guaranteeing chromatic continuity between internal and external environments.
DR TECNICA
To accommodate the growing trend for large-format panels and the display requirements they generate, Dr Tecnica has developed and extended its range of metal display units with a number of systems designed to offer maximum visibility with total safety. Display unit ML.XL006/10 LARGE-FORMAT PANELS: a traditional system with single-face sliding frames on an ultra-slim stainless steel base, for the display of formats measuring 120x240 - 100x300 - 120x278 - 160x320cm. Display unit ML.002/5 LARGE-FORMAT PANELS: a traditional system with double-face frames, in pull-out only or pull-out and rotating versions, for the display of formats measuring 120x240 - 100x300 - 120x278cm. Display unit ML.XL007: display system incorporating a fixed single-face or double-face frame, for the display of formats measuring 120x240 - 100x300 - 120x278 - 160x320cm, with optional side communication panel.
Concrete and Dots are the two souls of ABK’s BLEND collection, a new idea of ceramic surface that identifies the stylistic essence of contemporary design in contrasts and contaminations. Blend Concrete is a porcelain stoneware with a concrete effect, proposed in 4 pattern and enriched by the graphic reproduction of micropebbles. Blend Dots is a trendy reinterpretation of Venetian seminato or terrazzo, a pattern always characterized by the theme of the fragment, here in marble, which takes up the mixing concept at the base of the BLEND project. Each of the 2 graphic themes is developed in four different shades declined in the numerous formats available, allowing infinite compositional possibilities. BLEND enhances residential and commercial spaces, satisfying the different needs thanks to the availability, based on the formats, of the three natural, lapped and P-tech finishes. The latter, in particular, represents an innovation by ABK, capable of improving the non-slip performance of floors, while being soft to the touch and easy to clean. P-tech is an interesting solution for public area projects, while for the outdoor BLEND offers the R11 grip finish both 20 mm thick (OUT.20) and 9mm thick.
RE_TOUR BY FLAVIKER
Already starting from the name, RE_TOUR declares its intent: the symbolic “return” to something that belongs to the past, a recycled material, in this case the French stones that constitute its source of inspiration, reworked following the “industrial” stylistic moodboard that identifies the latest generation of Flaviker products. RE_TOUR revisits the rusticity of the material and updates both the aesthetics and the colors, enhancing the natural variability of the stone and the imperfections of usury, to bring the charm of something unique and authentic even within contemporary architecture. RE_TOUR expresses the aesthetics of French rustic stones also in the large format, 120x120 cm for the floors and 120x278 cm for the covering, exploiting the chromatic variability of the surfaces as a style detail, both in renovations and in modern environments. Available in Fog, Mud, Ivory and Rope colors, the RE_TOUR range is also available in the 60x60, 60x120, 90x90 cm sizes, in addition to the 60x90 / 60x60 / 30x60 cm with which it is possible to design countless compositional solutions. The vintage character of the product also lends itself to creative Mix & Match with the most recent wood, metal and marble effect surfaces from the Flaviker catalog. The RE_TOUR collection is completed by the original Decor Mix decorative proposal, to create decorated inserts and real ceramic rugs, and the 20mm thick Grip R11 surface, ideal for creating continuity between interior and exterior.
ENERGIEKER PRESENTS AMAZZONITE MARBLE LUXURY EFFECT
The new Amazzonite tile collection by Energieker represents the combination of the latest technology and the research of the finest details with which nature delights us. Available in matt/rect version in sizes 60x120 – 120x120 -120x270 and polished Version in the same formats, this line of ceramic surfaces ideal for creating floors and walls with a modern-classic charm.
ITALGRANITI’S “FORME COLORATE”
Forme Colorate is the new delicate and eclectic chromatic project proposed by Italgraniti. A new ceramic wall tiles collection that focuses on pastel tones, from powder pink to blue, and elegant three-dimensional foliage patterns with a matte and silky finishing. Forme Colorate is dedicated to those who chase intimate atmospheres without sacrificing high functional performance. It is available in the 32x96.2 size and designed to give grace and freshness to the contemporary bathrooms.
VITRA Marmostone, Natural stone and marble hybrid by VitrA. Marmostone porcelain collection leverages the veined structure of marble on a natural stone texture and creates a hybrid surface effect. The collection comes in two different surface options; one in matt with a dominant natural stone character, other in glossy with a marble effect. Inspired by the well-known white veined marble; the Amazing Grey marble of Italy, the collection offers a variety of size and natural colour options both for indoor and outdoor use.
