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Cevisama Review
Technology merged with art and tradition at Spain’s 24th annual CEVISAMA ceramic tile exhibition, held last February in Valencia,
featuring the country’s most innovative manufacturers. - Linda Lentz
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Living history
Crafted by centuries-old techniques but updated for today’s stringent environmental requirements, the Andalucia collection of wall tiles display the embossed, geometric, and hand-painted patterns inherited from Moorish culture. Ideal for residential or hospitality installations, options include terra- cotta decorated with a hand-poured white glaze or intricate designs embellished with richly colored or metallic glazes. Mensaque Rodriguez, Seville, Spain. www.mensaque.com [Reader
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Heavy metals
In 2004, Tau introduced the rugged Cor-Ten series, turning heads with its aura of “living” industrial steel. This year, the company’s second-generation Metallica series of glazed through-body porcelain tile offers a sleeker Minimalist aesthetic in four luminous finishes: Copper, Rhodium, Silver (flooring, right), and Steel. Suitable for light commercial and residential floor and wall installations, Metallica is available in four large-scale formats, which include 12'' x 24'', 18'' square, 24'' square, and 24'' x 48''. In addition, a number of coordinating decorative shapes and formats featuring cutouts and insets were developed for more creative installations. Tau Ceramica, Castellón, Spain.
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A touch of glass
The 14 groups of Onix recycled-glass mosaic collections have been designed to meet optimum performance standards. Offered in a variety of size formats, including 1¼2''-square, 1''-square, 1'' x 2'', and 2''-square pieces, the collections vary in strength, translucency, colors, and texture. Special finishes and custom designs are also available. Onix Mosaico, Castellón, Spain. www.onixmosaico.com [ Reader
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Cutting-edge developments
Combining the aesthetic appeal of slate with the technical performance of porcelain, Tectonic through-body tiles are ideal for high-traffic indoor and outdoor horizontal and vertical surfaces, including ventilated facades. Available in anthracite, gray, beige, and multicolor, tile formats include 12''-square, 18'' x 36'', and 12'' x 24'' sizes; mesh-mounted brick; a shinglelike, 12'' x 24'' relief tile; stair treads; and stainless-steel trim. The interior Comba porcelain series features coordinated dropped ceiling tiles and clever integrated accessory pieces, such as vent sleeves, light housing, toiletry baskets, and shelves. Saloni, Plantation, Fla. www.saloni.com [ Reader
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Color forms
From Sunset pastels (pink, left) to basic brights, Roca’s Rainbow collection boasts modular formats for wall and floor,
including 12'' x 18'', 6'' x 18'', 12''-square, 4''-square sizes, and 12''-square with a 4'' hole for an insert, multitone mosaics, or glass decors. Roca Ceramica, Barcelona, Spain. www.rocatile.com [ Reader
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Drawn from nature
Evocative in line and texture of the finest Art Deco
cloisonné, Diago’s Magica Series is notable for its delicately contrasting polished tone-on-tone floral pattern and matte through-body porcelain ground. Suitable for interior walls and floors, this durable, 13''-square tile collection is available in four sophisticated shades—arena (sand), black, brown, and green—and features three variations with graduated patterning: fully decorated, semi-decorated, and with the decoration in one corner. A coordinating undecorated field tile completes the offering. Diago, Castellón, Spain. www.diago.com [ Reader
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Art and architecture
A welcome departure from the ubiquitous rectangle, the Decorativa Aichi wall collection is a remarkable mini-adaptation of the striking glazed earthenware forms developed by this creative company for the Spanish Pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan, designed by Alejandro Zaera Polo and Aarshid Moussavi of the London-based Foreign Office Architects. Available in brilliant hues, the collection’s four playful designs, simply named 01, 02, 03, and 04, are made of glazed white-body ceramic. Decorativa, Valencia, Spain. www.ceramica-decorativa.es [ Reader
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Rock solid
Extruded porcelain tile with optimal technical properties, Keramia's Tibet series reflects the subtle shading and tactile qualities of Tibetan slate in four colors and anti-slip, rectified sizes including 12'' x 24'', 18'' square, and 6'' square, as well as mosaic and trim pieces. Keramia, Castellón, Spain. www.keramia.es [ Reader
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Cement mix
Improving on a trend, the Ikom Series of through-body porcelain tile by Pamesa embodies the essence of concrete in a generous range of formats from 12'' square to 16'' square to 20'' square. A variety of trim pieces are also available. More durable and reliably consistent than the material that inspired it, Ikom is suitable for the rigors of kitchen and bathroom walls and floors as well as exterior facades and flooring. The color offering includes Gris (gray), Negro (black), Blanco (white), Arena (sand), Noce (walnut), and Bambu (bamboo). Pamesa Ceramica, Castellón, Spain. www.pamesa.com [ Reader
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Modern artistry
A new product from Imola Ceramica, Nuvole contrasts delicate base colors with strong vibrant ones to accent and enhance interior spaces. Good for residential applications and hospitality environments, these tiles can stand alone or be combined with edges and bands in multicolor geometric patterns. Colors include green, red, indigo, orange, gray, black, and beige. The double-fired trims come in a 5'' x 13'' size, and glazed porcelain field
tiles measure approximately 13'' square. Italian Trade Commission, New York City. www.italytiles.com [ Reader
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