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From 18 to 21 April, Casalgrande Padana will be in booth 2111 at Coverings, North America’s leading trade show in the ceramic tile industry, which this year will be held at the Orange County Convention Centre – South Hall – in Orlando. Casalgrande Padana: what’s new? The charm of stone and the strength of porcelain stoneware: introducing Era The Era collection is the ...

Casalgrande Padana: what’s new? Fusion: the metal-effect collection for industrial chic spaces The new Fusion collection replicates the colours of metal and the effects of oxidation, creating stunning shades and finishes. Fusion tiles stand out for the typical shine of oxidised metal. They come in six colours (Black, Copper, Graphite, Green, Grey, and White), with a na...

Porcelain stoneware stands out for its versatility, durability, and technical features. In addition, its wide range of formats (even large 60x120 cm, 120x120 cm, 120x240 cm, 120x278 cm, and 160x320 cm ones), thicknesses (6, 10, and 12 mm), and finishes have expanded its use beyond floors and walls and turned it into an essential material for interior design. Casalgrande...

The German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF) – one of Europe’s leading certification bodies – and its media partner La Repubblica A&F have given Casalgrande Padana the 2023 Top Quality/Price award. This prestigious recognition results from the Customer Convenience Index, the most extensive brand convenience survey ever conducted in Italy. More in detail, this su...

The new Fusion collection results from Casalgrande Padana’s aesthetic research and technological innovation. It replicates the effects of metal oxidation, chrome plating, and other processes, creating stunning colours and finishes. Fusion comes in six colours (Black, Copper, Graphite, Green, Grey, and White), with a natural finish, and in various formats and thicknesses...

When planning your space, choosing the right outdoor tiles that don’t stray too much from the ones you chose for your interiors is essential to create seamless, harmonious surfaces. Outdoor areas – terraces, porticos, verandas, and winter gardens – may be used differently according to the time of the year. Casalgrande Padana has the perfect solution for beautiful outdoo...

Today, there are various types of pools to choose from; inground, above-ground, free-standing, self-supporting, whirlpool, you name it. Pools need to be planned and executed to perfection and made with the right materials. Casalgrande Padana offers two iconic pool tile collections – Elementi and Landscape – and a wide range of next-generation porcelain stoneware tiles th...

Oak wood is synonymous with quality and elegance and has been used since ancient times. Now, the wood obtained from majestic European, American, and Japanese oak trees comes to life in Casalgrande Padana’s new English Wood tile collection. Accentuated veining and a palette of soft, bright colours create a contemporary idea of living and appealing architectural solutions....

Buza Gelato Gallery in Tel Aviv is the brainchild of the architects Simon Barazin and Jonathan Canetti (Studio S.B.), who sought to create a sort of boutique ice cream parlour: a modern setting with a simple yet sophisticated style, where customers can sample the unique flavours of artisan ice cream made from natural ingredients in the small factory that sits at the foot...

Spas and wellness centres are designed to evoke emotions and ensure a sensory experience. Therefore, the tiles used play an essential role in creating comfortable and cosy spaces where water takes centre stage either energetically or softly. Wet areas and surfaces immersed in water require materials with specific technical features. That’s why Casalgrande Padana has deve...

The Experimenta Science Centre extension, runner-up in the Shopping and Business Centres category of the Grand Prix international architecture contest, was designed by Sauerbruch Hutton and is located in Heilbronn, an island on river Neckar, in Germany. The centre covers an area of 17,720 sq.m and was conceived as a helicoidal sequence of steel and glass spaces that bl...

Casalgrande Padana will be at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre, stand G185, HALL 7, from 19 to 23 January for Maison&Objet 2023. The Italian Trade Agency has organised the collective participation of Ceramics of Italy companies in collaboration with Confindustria Ceramica. Maison&Objet is a major international trade fair for home décor, interior design, and l...

Trends for 2023 focus on minimal décor, composed of furnishings with clean lines, carefully chosen with an eye on functionality, versatility and practical appeal, as well as for their sustainable, quality materials, a must for the coming year. Furnishing accessories for 2023 will feature soft, graceful lines, and the colour trending will be green, in shades ranging from ...

Creative Book is a Casalgrande Padana publication designed to highlight the company’s efforts in areas relating to architecture, design and technological research, which it supports and develops through the cultural endeavour of Grand Prix, an international architecture competition established in 1990 and today considered one of the top events on the ceramic design calen...

The German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF) – one of Europe’s leading certification bodies – and its media partner Repubblica A&F have awarded the 2023 Best in Italy TOP service – Tiles and Flooring prize to Casalgrande Padana. This prestigious achievement is based on an extensive survey, which gathered the opinions of more than 250,000 customers between July an...

Often adopted throughout the home - with the exception of the bathroom - to make small studio apartments appear more spacious, open-plan solutions are ideal for creating functional settings able to respond to the evolving needs of the occupants of the new millennium. If the structure allows, the ideal solution is to replace a separate living room and the kitchen that o...

Stile comes in six colours (Stile Beige, Black, French Grey, Pale, Pearl, and White Smoke), eight sizes (10x30, 30x60, 60x60, 60x120, 30x120 cm, 120x120, 45x90, and 90x90 cm), and two thicknesses (9 and 20 mm). Stile stone-effect tiles come in a range of surfaces (antiqued, antiqued silk, bush-hammered, diagonal, grip natural, natural silk, and striped), and are perfect ...

On 13 and 14 November, Casalgrande Padana will be at Boutique Design in the Jacob K. Convention Centre in New York. ICE, the Italian Trade Agency, has organised a collective participation effort along with Ceramics of Italy, in collaboration with the trade association Confindustria Ceramica. Boutique Design New York will focus on the promotion of design products for hote...

In collaboration with the SBGA architecture firm in Milan, KPF enthusiastically embraced the idea of studying a collection able to use cutting-edge production techniques to create a modern material expression. The designers sought to achieve the appearance and diversity of natural materials, enhancing them with the desirable technical characteristics of porcelain stonewa...

Casalgrande Padana will be at Cersaie, the world’s largest international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings, from 26 - 30 September, Pavilion 29, stand A46-C45 at the Bologna Exhibition Centre. Supreme: the natural shine of salt crystals Supreme tiles result from Casalgrande Padana’s research. They draw inspiration from rock salt crystallisation, repl...

Casalgrande Padana will be at GaLaBau, the leading international trade fair for the design, construction and maintenance of urban, open and green spaces, from 14 to 17 September. This year’s theme is “Working together for a climate-friendly future”. GaLaBau 2022 will showcase trends, products, and innovations that help mitigate climate change. For outdoor spaces, Casalgr...

The charm and beauty of natural stone have inspired Stile, Casalgrande Padana’s new porcelain stoneware tile collection that stands out for its sophisticated aesthetics, rich colour palette, and variety of sizes and finishes. Stile comes in six colours (Stile Beige, Black, French Grey, Pale, Pearl, and White Smoke), six sizes (30x60, 60x60, 60x120, 120x120, 45x90, and 9...

The redevelopment of Budapest’s Szent Gellért school by Arkad Terv - Csilla Kutlik is the perfect expression of the building’s chromatic and textural evolution. Colourful porcelain stoneware tiles adorn the eye-catching floor creating beautiful geometric patterns and bringing the charming ambience of the past into the future. This choice was inspired by the original lat...

How to furnish a Zen-style home Typical elements of a home furnished in Japanese style are large, open spaces, inviting areas conducive to meditation, tidy rooms, continuous references to nature, simple yet functional furnishings, large windows, soft, relaxing colours, natural materials and floor lamps. Interior design with a Zen-style inspiration focuses predominantly...

Which companies in Italy are the most “digital” today? The answer comes from the “Digital Star – Technological Companies” study conducted by the German Institute for Quality and Finance, which has presented the 2022-2023 edition. In the “CERAMICS” section, Casalgrande Padana obtained “Digital Star 2022-23 – Technological Companies” recognition. The German Institute for ...

Associated Press, a not-for-profit cooperative that provides national and international free information services, entrusted the design of the New York City headquarters to TPG Architecture - Kristina Barry. The indoor floors were tiled with the Metalwood porcelain stoneware collection, in the colour Carbonio, and the Cemento stoneware collection, in the colour Cassero ...

The new Le Ville porcelain stoneware tile collection comes in six patterns and five sizes (20x20, 30x60, 60x60, 60x120, and 120x120 cm), with two thicknesses (9 and 20 mm), and a natural, polished or Grip surface. Le Ville is a versatile new collection for the floors and walls of any living space, indoors or outdoors. The tiles with the anti-slip Grip finish for exte...

KPF’s intention was to create a modern material expression, authentic to the manufacturing process, with the desirable characteristics of man-made ceramics but the aesthetic qualities of a natural stone. From a distance, the tiles in the collection are perceived as finely-grained surfaces, with subtle variations in colour and texture. When viewed at close range, it is po...

The project, entrusted to the Cantone Ortoleva architecture firm with Giuseppe Motta, involved the construction of a swimming pool between a long-established palm grove and a garden of orange trees on the Catania plain. The palm grove leads through an Italian-style garden to the swimming pool, protected by a perimeter wall, while the door leads onto the surrounding farml...

Twelve editions. Nearly 30 years of history. More than 1800 projects entered by 1300 designers from all over the world. The Casalgrande Padana Grand Prix is a permanent fixture on the international architectural scene, shining a light on how the company’s products are used and showcasing the technical properties and attributes of the individual collections, as well as il...

The German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF) has made a 2022 update to the ‘Green Star’ research, aimed at certifying the most sustainable companies. To do so, ITQF used the social listening method: a meticulous internet analysis that used artificial intelligence to collect over a million mentions on social media, news, blogs and portals regarding ecological susta...

Italy is the home of fashion, art and culture, so it’s no surprise that the future of the country’s hotel sector will be strongly marked by design. This applies both to furnishings and to the design of spaces that are not only attractive and eye-catching, but also modular and flexible, allowing them to adapt to a variety of needs and to offer a fully customised hospitali...

A silent language, a symbolic reading representative of the universal harmony expressed through the volumetric definition of space and the composition of the shapes. In the design project for the Madonna delle Grazie Parish Complex of the Diocese of Lodi in Dresano, entrusted to the architects Vincenzo Corvino and Giovanni Multari, the central feature of the entire const...

Casalgrande Padana will present its collections at the Salone del Mobile S.Project. S.Project is a multifaceted space dedicated to design items and decorative and technical interior design solutions, covering all aspects of interior architecture and meeting the latest market demands. Today’s architecture has become an art that creates next-generation buildings that re...

On 11 March at the Casalgrande Padana Creative Centre, the International Jury finally reached an agreement on the projects that will receive the 2019-2021 Grand Prix awards. Chaired by Franco Manfredini (President of Casalgrande Padana), the jury is composed of:  Francesca Gugliotta, a design journalist who writes for Italian and international magazines (London)  Malg...

New from Casalgrande Padana Atelier: delicate colour vibes in porcelain stoneware Colour enlivens the porcelain stoneware tiles in Atelier, the new collection that completes and complements the vast Casalgrande Padana range. Composed of 8 plain colours (Brume, Cristallo, Fiordaliso, Indaco, Lavanda, Oltremare, Ottanio and Rubino), the collection offers a range of larg...