Dealers

Italians create new trends

Julius van der Werf, a medium and high-end product wholesaler located in the heart of the Netherlands, is one of the winners of the 2018 Confindustria Ceramica Distributor Award.

The equal importance of quality & skill in tile installation

After nearly two decades of working in the tile industry, Arizona-based Chris Woelfel offers a breadth of knowledge from her work at Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Company and J.G....

2018-19 Fall Winter Italian Tile Trend Report

There are a handful of events that set the stage for defining the world of design each year. Cersaie – the international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings –...

The hi-tech and low-tech bathroom trends

The pervasive and increasingly sophisticated presence of technology – albeit virtually invisible and highly user-friendly – sparks a desire for rough, minimalist and aesthetically low-profile bathroom furnishing solutions where re-used materials are combined with latest-generation or industrial-inspired surfaces.

Spotlight on architecture at Cersaie

Cersaie 2018 attracted large numbers of architects and featured a keynote lecture by Pritzker Prize Laureate Richard Rogers.

Ceramics of Italy participates in Total Solutions Plus in Texas

Ceramics of Italy will sponsor and participate in Total Solutions Plus in Texas (October 27-30, 2018). At the closing keynote address, the film "Timeless Tiles: The Italian Legacy" will be presented to a large audience.

Designing and installing ceramic tiling

Like any good project, a successful tile installation not only requires the use of correctly-chosen high-quality materials but also relies on the work of an expert architect and tile layer

The ever-faster information flows in the world of ceramics

Are we heading towards a world in which ceramic manufacturing will find itself at the centre of a data cloud? If we look closely at what is happening today, this...

“We chose tiles to offset a fall in sales”

With the largest showroom space in the Benelux area, the Dutch company works with a dozen high-end Italian brands

Beyond trends towards customisation

Not just new collections but an entire value proposition that combines catalogue products with new offerings tailored to market demands