Architects
Coverings 2022 confirms the Italian ceramic tile industry’s leadership position
The presence of more than 90 Italian companies and brands at Coverings 2022 is the perfect response to the pandemic and the objective difficulties in transportation. Particularly positive are the 2021 Italian tile exports to the United States which, with +26%, do better than average.
Workplace & Smartworking
Architect Sergio De Gioia from the Venice-based practice MIDE Architetti was the guest at a meeting entitled Workplace & Smartworking organised by Nii Progetti last September as part of the Cersaie 2021 Press Café programme
A hundred years of history. Ceramics viewed from Montelupo Fiorentino
Throughout its history, Bitossi has collaborated with eminent figures from the world of design. The company’s Archive Museum in Montelupo Fiorentino tells the story of its illustrious past in relation to its present and its vision for the future. The result is an outstanding example of a corporate museum
The Italian ceramic industry places its bets in Las Vegas!
Following the cancellation of the 2020 show and the US travel ban that effectively prevented European producers from taking part in 2021, the Italian ceramic tile industry will be back in force at Coverings 2022, America’s pre-eminent ceramic tile and natural stone event to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 5 to 8 April.
The ethics of building in Burkina Faso
Keynote speaker at Cersaie 2017, Diébédo Francis Kéré was awarded the most prominent international award in architecture. Among the reasons for the award, the aptitude demonstrated in "finding brilliant, stimulating and revolutionary ways" to some of the crucial questions of contemporary architecture.
Ceramics of Italy: paths to sustainability
An extensive process of consultation with various European stakeholders will lead to the formulation of a communication and promotion plan over the coming months
Interconnecting cocoons
Designed by the Japanese firm SANAA as part of a project to regenerate a site formerly occupied by a dairy collective, the new Bocconi University campus in Milan communicates with the city through a series of permeable and lightweight giant cocoons
Italian ceramics, a sustainable material
Over the next few months, the Ceramics of Italy for Sustainability project will illustrate the distinctive characteristics of Italian ceramics and the important role these materials can play in sustainable contemporary architecture.
The European real estate market weathers the Covid storm
Amid rising prices and increased sales, London and Germany are leading the way
Protection from exposure to crystalline silica and feldspars in accordance with Italian and European laws
Ever since the early 2000s, the Italian ceramic tile industry has been adopting technical and organisational measures designed to protect workers from the risk of exposure to chemical agents. Respirable...