Cevisama 2008

Trend seekers and trend makers in the kitchen and bathroom arena will be in Spain next month for tile tradeshow Cevisama. The 26th annual event will be held at the Feria Valencia exhibition center February 5-9.

Visitors hailing from countries including Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, and the U.S will find ceramic tiles, surface coverings equipment, raw materials, glazes, frits, and more. Products will be spread out over eight pavilions--an area of nearly 2.5 million square feet. This year the show will also include machinery, which is only shown even years.

The event lineup includes the 2008 International Architectural Ceramic and Bathroom Furnishings Competitions. Recognizing design, engineering, and architecture students, the awards program drew over 500 entries this year. Also in the works: An international bathroom design competition, trend spots, awards for innovation, and lectures and workshops. interior design

Maiolica series from Casa Mood

Casa Mood’s extruded ceramic Maiolica series brings a cool glamour to kitchens and bathrooms with white, black, silver, and gold (shown) color options. Tiles are available in 12”-square mosaics or individual sizes, such as 3” x 6” and the 6”-square tiles shown here. This series is part of a new comprehensive collection debuting throughout 2007.
Be sure to check the rest of their products. These folks make beautiful stuff.

Casa Mood via materialicio.us

Ceramic tiles from Steuler-Fliesen Studio

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

CONTEMPORARY RELEASE: METRO

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.