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Cersaie fully booked
The International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, set to take place in Bologna from 23 to 27 September, continues to host large numbers of high-quality exhibitors while introducing new spaces and content. All 15 halls are again fully booked this year, reflecting the event’s standing as the world’s premier showcase for ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings.
Ceramics of Italy. A journey towards sustainability
A fascinating documentary that explores the Italian ceramic industry from the perspective of the women who work in the sector. Winner of the Film d’Impresa Area Documentaria and Rivista del Cinematografo awards
The Quadriportico becomes the cultural centre of Cersaie 2024
This year's International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings will feature a new installation in the Quadriportico inspired by the concept of a Bolognese piazza. It will be a sustainable exhibit complete with meeting spaces, a design bookshop, a radio booth and a giant screen.
2024 Spring-Summer Tile Trend Report
For the world of ceramics, the Coverings event in North America every spring (as it happens in Autumn with Cersaie) is the privileged stage for the Italian ceramics industry to present the latest trends in the field of surfaces for the design of living and non-housing spaces.
Circular architecture
The practice CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati operates in the fields of architecture, urban development and design, working on multiple scales from master plans to product design. Its projects blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial, experimenting with new construction methods and materials while devoting special attention to the circular economy
The European hotel sector attracts investors
The European hotel investment market is poised for growth this year, with 70% of investors planning to increase their capital allocation in the sector, according to CBRE’s “2024 European Hotel Investor Intentions Survey”. Italy is the third-ranked European country for hotel investments, following Spain and the UK
The value of our history
Two exhibitions, one of late nineteenth century tiles held in Spezzano Castle and the other focusing on the work of Gio Ponti hosted in the MIC in Faenza, highlight the pioneering industrial nature and the aesthetic and functional versatility of Italian ceramic tiles
Italian ceramics at CDW 2024
For the third consecutive year, Ceramics of Italy will be participating in Clerkenwell Design Week, the UK’s leading independent architecture and interior design festival
Logistics real estate wins the “gold medal” for investments
A total of €1.7 billion was invested in logistics real estate in 2023, more than a quarter of the entire market. Total logistics assets amounted to 48 million square metres and sales revenue €5.5 billion. These are just a few of the statistics that emerge from the “2024 Report on the Logistics Real Estate Market in Europe and Italy” produced by Scenari Immobiliari in collaboration with SFRE
An exhibition explores the origins of Italian industrial tiles
An exhibition entitled “Le piastrelle da piccole. 1889-1939, i primi cinquant’anni del Distretto” featuring a collection of items of unexpected aesthetic and artistic interest was inaugurated on 20 April 2024 in Spezzano Castle (province of Modena)