African motifs reinterpreted to suit contemporary taste, are among current furnishing favourites. Authentic patterns and decorations in earthy and flowery tones can be perfectly combined with minimalist forms and objects of European architecture and interior design.
Inspired by traditional pearl jewellery from Africa, Wild Thing Massai represents a tile collection which matches African colours and customs.
from: Steuler-Fliesen
via: TileLand
Fabulous and dramatic, Litracon have created a concrete that is as innovative as it is amazing. Designed by Hungarian Aron Losonczi, Litracon creates a mysterious light material that retains the strength and texture of concrete. Litracon uses a matrix of glass optic fibres to transmit light through the concrete. Rather than weaken the material, the web of glass actually lends strength to the concrete by creating a modest aggregate. Suddenly the solid primitive material gives a light translucent aspect that transmits dramatic shadows like a screen. Due to the fabulous properties of fibre optics, light can transmit through up to twenty meters of Litracon. It can be cast as blocks, panels or even precast forms of light-transmitting concrete. Perfect for concrete constructions as well as decorative interiors Litracon brings a juxtaposition of earth and light.
via: Trendir
b.Lab Italia brings you Living Floor, interactive floor tiles that react to your steps, letting you leave disappearing footprints all over the room. Available in a variety of colors and metallic finishes, these PVC tiles are made up of a non-slip clear covering with an underlying interactive fluid layer. It's like beach sand, moving and changing its appearance as you walk on it.
produc of: bLab
Fun, affordable, and altogether beguiling, this new generation of carpet tiles is designed in an arresting array of hip colors, patterns and textures, letting you create a customized area rug or wall-to-wall carpet for a fraction of the cost of a woven piece.
Each FLOR carpet tile measures 19.7 inches square and is secured in place by four peel-and-stick adhesive tabs, so there’s no gluing. The tabs are low-tack, so if you don’t like what you’ve done you can move the carpet tiles around (the adhesive won’t damage the surface underneath). And if a square gets soiled, you simply pull it up and replace it. Best of all, FLOR starts at less than $10 per square, with most designs priced in the teens. That means you can create a 5-by-8-foot carpet for as little as $150.
more at: TileLand
For a Louis Vuitton boutique in Hong Kong, international architecture firm Peter Marino Architect takes home a prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture. Recognizing excellence in architecture, the award is one of the industry’s highest honors.
Located in the central district of Hong Kong, the three-story retail luxury boutique resembles a 25-foot-high, semi-transparent box. Features include an abundance of natural light and a main stair volume which appears to be carved out of a solid block of stone. On the stair, built-in LED panels display video images on each walking surface.
frpm: InteriorDesign
Some things just can't be perfected. Such is the case with the new Andrea 10 from MTI Whirlpools, the latest in their popular Andrea series of luxury baths. Like its predecessors, its lines are clean and sleek; its rectangular design simple and straightforward. But what really makes this tub stand out is the luxurious Lucite® acrylic surround, creating a tub that is the quintessential essence of beauty and strength. And in keeping with the Andrea extraordinary genre, there's much more to this minimalist design than meets the eye.
The newest star in MTI's Designer Series, the Andrea 10 may be customized to meet the demands of even the most discerning homeowners.
Whirlpools' Andrea Acrylic Freestanding Tub Is True Bathing Perfection!
find out more: MTI Whirlpools
Oceanside Glasstile uses more than two million pounds of glass each year from curbside recycling programs for a product line that includes 20 to 86 percent recycled material, depending on the color. The latest in the series is Elevations, shown here as a large-format field tile and liner. Also new is Tahoe, the blue-gold tiles that accent the wall, and Facets, a line of miniature mosaic field tile.
designed by: glasstile
LED lighting set within Royal Mosa's Terra Maestricht tiles create striking and innovative surfaces. Each tile is the same size, thickness & quality as the standard Terra tiles, so they can be placed at the same time - and easily. All tiles feature cut edges and may be used for wall tile applications too. And the smooth natural finish provides an R10 slip resistant rating.
Royal Mosa create a huge range of tiles in a great many sizes, colours and designs. For internal or external applications, Mosa tiles are the first choice when the criteria is set for appearance, practicality and durability.
from: actiles
The Cover-Tiles concept came from the idea of exposuring the insides of the wall on an esthetic way. Tile over your bathroom or kitchen plumbing with Cover-Tiles. Studio JSPR’s Cover-Tiles collection is a series of tiles that cover pipes, connections and water taps which are normally enclosed in the wall. With Cover-Tiles, these elements are all visible on the outside. They show the way waterlines run under the tiles and how the raw technical system of water lines, taps, showerhead and connections work and look like.
designed by: Studio JSPR
Plynyl Tile is the result of our two-year development effort combining our unique woven fabric with a state of the art, vinyl backing system.
The woven fabric for the tile has been
re-engineered to insure the tile edges stay sharp and clean. Plynyl Tile comes in our signature Basketweave pattern using
bi-colored yarns to provide maximum durability and ease of maintenance.
Tile backing provides cushion and dimensional stability through the use of two layers of vinyl and an intermediary non-woven stabilizing layer. The backing includes approximately 15% post-industrial recycled content. Chilewich is working to increase this and to move to post-consumer content.
Because Plynyl is woven, it has the characteristics of woven material. The natural bow and skew of the weaves shows, especially at seams. Seams will be visible, too. The natural variation in the color of the fabric is also the result of the weaving process.
Product of: Chilewich
German precision comes back to the kitchen with Sieger Design's angular Lot, a no-nonsense deck-mounted sink faucet in polished chrome or platinum matte. The spout rotates conveniently as part of a two-hole mixer, or a wall-mounted mixer with a matching cover plate.
from: dornbracht.com.
MÁRMOL´07, the International Natural Stone Fair, will be taking place at Feria Valencia from 6th to 10th February 2007 and will be giving priority to quality. As is usual, MÁRMOL will be running concurrently with CEVISAMA, creating a show of coverings for use in architecture and decoration that is second to none.
The event shares not just a common audience with CEVISAMA but also a full programme of events aimed at an audience of architects, interior and other designers. A new event on the programme this year is the Architecture and Design Forum, which takes place on 7th, 8th and 9th February and will be addressing the subject of Architecture and Design for all.
MÁRMOL expects around one hundred Spanish and foreign exhibitors along with a substantial Italian presence, especially of product from Lazio and Sicily.
The international market of ornamental stone has seen the use of materials quarrying from East Europe, Africa, Asia and South America, characterized by a low cost of labour. This event has embittered the competition in this field. Hence, it becomes fundamental to produce machined products of high quality in a more efficient way. This work aims to design and fulfil a prototype to automatically classify the Royal Perlato tiles of Coreno. It is based on artificial vision. The implemented hardware visual system is cheap because it is made up of components readily available and is easily obtainable by small and medium ornamental stone businesses. The developed software algorithm is based on a multifactor analysis of variance and a quadratic discriminant analysis. The experimental results show that the developed hardware and software system permits all the tiles of Royal Perlato of Coreno to be classified properly. Moreover, the developed system not only improves the efficiency of the selection but also reduces the controversies between the manufacturer and buyer, making tile classification more selective and increasing the number of qualitative classes taken into consideration. Finally, it allows the duplication on the selection line without altering data dispersion.
Imagine Tile, the industry leader pioneering the use of high resolution imagery in ceramic tile, has just released its latest design, Metro, adding a very versatile and decorative surfacing product to the company’s selection of ceramic tile offerings. The new design is a warm, deep copper featuring subtle metallic patterning. The look is fitting for a variety of aesthetic applications ranging from cutting-edge contemporary spaces to classic, traditional environments. Metro is excellent for both commercial and residential installations, indoors or out, giving designers a bold visual and textural palette to work with.
Assobagno, the Italian trade association that represents Itlay´s leading bathroom manufacturers, is taking a group stand at CEVISAMA for the first time. The fair runs from 6th to 10th February next at Feria
One of Assobagno´s objectives in the international marketplace is to "promote the most efficient trade fairs". Assobagno represents 120 leading manufacturers of sanitary ware, furniture, accessories, fittings, shower cubicles and spa baths and showers with a joint turnover of 800 million euros.
