Italian tile in interior design

Modern tile is a way to create an interior style, not only in the bathroom and in the kitchen, as it was before, but also in any other room. The peculiarity of Italian tile manufacturers is that it can be used to achieve precise styling.

Italian tile is characterized by a palette of light and pastel colors, appropriate in neoclassical, Hollywood glamor, palace and, of course, industrial style. However, this is not just the usual loft from the floor "under the concrete" and imitated brick wall. With the new collections of Italian manufacturers, various loft-style options are available. All these new items in interior design, we consider, evaluate, from which manufacturer you can order materials and what the final result will look like.

Special features

Italy is the birthplace of tile. Already in the XXI century, production was automated. The features of modern production is quality that meets European standards.Basically, it is possible thanks to modern equipment, but the elite author's series are made by hand. In such samples, the bottom layer is pressed, and the top one is created using a stencil made from clay of different colors.

A distinctive feature of the design of the Italian collections are bold and beautiful design solutions:

  • gold patterns;
  • multicolored flowers;
  • silver plating;
  • expressionism style drawings;
  • crocodile skin texture;
  • spraying of monograms in the form of an ornament "Damascus".

Raw material for pressing is white clay, which, when fired, has great strength, but the Mipa factory, for example, uses raw materials from marble chips and white cement to produce floor tiles.

Kinds

In modern design, certain types of tile are most in demand, which are produced by Italian factories:

  • floor tiles;
  • front tile;
  • glossy;
  • matte;
  • with anti-slip coating.

As for the sizes, they are different and depend on the specific batch, you can find large-format samples (1 per 1 m), narrow-format pieces “under the floorboard”, and even small bricks.

Natural materials

To simulate natural materials used images of digital printing. We will note those samples which differ in the new design decision.

Concrete

Italian collections add the texture of a rough and ribbed surface to the traditional colors of concrete.

Facing marble

Marble collections are created in shades of orange and nacre and decorated with gold patterns.

Textile

Textile collections are created in a soft pastel range, which creates the visual effect of a sunny morning and have textural imitations:

  • silvery screen printing;
  • stitch on the snow-white surface;
  • soft fabric texture in bluish color;
  • milk cotton.

A rock

Stone collections are distinguished by the brightness of color and surface:

  • wall version of brickwork in vintage style;
  • limestone wall collection;
  • the effect of the wall, lined with cobblestone;
  • a picturesque covering under natural slate and even with characteristic oil shine.

Even with the imitation of natural materials, the manufacturer inserts decorative elements, for example, a border of gilding.

    Parquet

    Parquet tiles are available in different colors and sizes,The design of Italian factories is generally similar to that of other manufacturers.

    A special feature are such solutions as:

    • bright parquet in gloss;
    • wood grain surface with 3D effect;
    • parquet with decorative inserts;
    • a mosaic from multi-colored glass.

    Mosaic patterns are presented in different shades: gold, silver, transparent, blue.

        Special attention is given to luxurious collections of mosaics with brilliant shine in the tones of table silver. The images on the tile produce the effect of glass and metal.

        Styles and design

        Italian tile is an elite product that allows you to create designs in luxurious style solutions. It is useful to you if you want to create glazed surfaces with an incredible texture, to finish the room with tiles with a subtle pattern or glitter of gold, silver, and also precious stones.

        An indispensable solution is the catalogs of Italian manufacturers for those designers who need to select an exact and rare shade on the palette.

        Palette "Italians" are rich in pastel colors, shades of gray, white wine, milk and textiles.

        Hollywood glamor

        Glamor style can be implemented in a room for any purpose, however, it has recently become fashionable to decorate commercial premises in this style.

        For the decoration of the walls used tile:

        • beige coated with precious stones;
        • in the form of a golden mosaic;
        • gray tones with silver coating;
        • glossy bricks.

        So, for the glamor all gold, silver and glitter is used, as well as mosaic solutions and imitation of stained glass.

        Neoclassical

        Neoclassicism is a strict style of decoration of rooms where gentle light shades are used. In the catalogs you can find samples of the color of champagne, milk, cotton, sand tones. Tile effects:

        • drawings alternate with monochromatic patterns;
        • curbs put on 1 \ 3 of the floor;
        • texture pattern of brilliant spraying;
        • mosaic ornaments.

        Italian

        Italian style can be realized by selecting a collection with hints of textiles: pink, white, and peach tiles. Soft collections for textiles - this is a gentle version of the bath or bedroom in the Italian style.

        Modern

        The Art Nouveau style is created using:

        • glazed tiles in the form of black bricks;
        • using gold and silver mosaic;
        • also typical modern is a rhombus pattern in combination with a brilliant mosaic;
        • walls created under the metal.

        Loft

        Loft style in recent years, gaining new facets thanks to tile manufacturers. Companies from Italy offer a choice of ash gray and matt gray for concrete, cement and natural stone for the floor.

        But for Italian companies, the walls offer not only white brick solutions, but also convex “brickwork” in picturesque shades: brown, milky and gray.

        Moroccan

        To dive into the atmosphere of Morocco will need a bright multicolored mosaic or patterns on the tile. This may be a small mosaic of different colors with glitter.

        Vintage

        This style is good for finishing wooden private houses. Aged wood creates a cozy atmosphere, and in the tiled version does not dampen. However, Italian manufacturers offer not only an imitation of vintage wood, but also vintage brick.

        Fusion

        For the fusion style, choose a tile with intense patterns and rich ornament. 3D effects for both the floor and the walls will be an excellent backdrop for rooms with many shelves and racks.

        Minimalism

        Tile in the style of minimalism - this is the right solution, because it meets the basic criteria of this style: practicality and concise design. For minimalism style Italy offers tiles in monochromatic original colors.

        The color variety of the gray palette in the glossy version allows you to choose a coating for the walls of the kitchen.

        Modern

        For the modern style choose monochromatic and often glossy solutions. Gloss is a business card of this direction. The room can be decorated with a stylish shade of gray or brown, but this will only be the background.

        The latest trends in modern style is the use of decorative inserts from rich ornaments.

        Manufacturers

        To order a tile from a specific manufacturer, the consumer needs to contact a dealer who works with many factories at once. As a rule, such types of coatings as tile for concrete, parquet and marble coincide in collections.

        Ragno marazzi

        A large manufacturer, which presents its range not only on the Internet, but also in stores, salons. The advantage of the color palette Ragno Marazzi - in the finest natural shades.

        Collections:

        • "Chalk" to create a loft-style is presented in the finest shades from gray to creamy. Of interest are the original textures: brickwork, grooved surface, mosaic.
        • "Pottery" - This is a stylish collection in original colors - silver, champagne and slate with a convex texture.
        • "Clayline" - a collection in the energy of the earth with hints of cotton, sand and even volcanic lava.
        • "Stonevision" - a series for bathrooms in the style of Hollywood glamor in beige and silver tones with brilliant glitter and patterns in the style of screen printing.

        Fap Ceramiche

        The manufacturer's product can be ordered from the official distributor with delivery in Moscow. For the manufacturer Fap is characterized by bright colors and visual effects.

        The company presents the following series:

        • Collection "Manhattan" at the junction of the loft and glamor offers glazed brick in shades of beige, blue and black.
        • Series "Supernatural" - beige and silver mosaic, ornate patterns and bricks of different levels.
        • "Frame" - This is a small gold and large glass mosaic.

        Samples Fap Ceramuche are particularly suitable for finishing commercial premises: cafes, bars, SPA-zones.

        See the following video for the Fap Ceramiche tile collection.

        Iris ceramica

        Iris Ceramica is a major manufacturer selling products abroad. Its design solutions are suitable for high-tech, modern and contemporary style.

        It is a wall tile of small format 75 by 25 cm, representing glazed monochromatic bricks of various shades, some of which are decorated with the thinnest pattern.

        Decorative panels in the style of expressionism of the Hilite Artsy XXL collection are glossy art inserts with bold color patterns.

        Atlas concorde

        The tile of this manufacturer, of course, is divided into collections of marble, wood, cement and concrete. Interesting is the abundance of shades of earthy gray, coral-orange. The terracotta collection in gloss is made in several textures. Its advantage is that the same bathroom can combine several surfaces in one color - glossy, grooved, mosaic and brick.

        The collection “Room” is an imitation of wallpaper made of fabric, presented in light gray shades.

        Sant'Agostino

        Those who thought that they had seen everything that the imagination of Italian designers could create were still unfamiliar with the Sant'Agostino brand, which represents the following tile options:

        • Colorant Collection under a vintage tree - these are magnificent woody textures of different colors. They will allow to embody not only the imitation of the floor in a vintage version, but also even create the illusion of a room in a hut.
        • Patchwork Colors Collection - this is a repeating ornament in the style of ceramic tableware.

        Unica

        This tile is an innovative approach to interior design, which is suitable for fusion style. Tile manufacturer does not imitate concrete or textiles, and is a riot of drawing.

        Exquisite art collections can talk about belonging to an elite tile, some parts of which are painted by hand. After all, the only way to get art brick.

        The company presents the following collections:

        • "Brique" - it is a multi-colored “brick” that will allow to create a fusion style, resembling the dwelling of the heroine of the French comedy “Amelie”.
        • Series "San Marco" - This is a fashionable geometric patterns, which is now decided to spread the walls in a modern interior.
        • "La Chic" - This is a series created under the wallpaper, but not having their drawbacks.
        • "Cotto Etrusco" - facing, imitating the etruscan ornament.

        La fabrica

        Young manufacturers are trying to establish themselves with the help of original designs of their products.

        In the collections of the manufacturer there are marbled colors of various shades on the theme of the vintage floor:

        • Porcelain tile "Highline" it is created under a plank floor with picturesque attritions and a craquelure. In the decoration of the walls it is used to style the private house.
        • Fusion Series - these are golden and silver textured patterns and even author's drawings for silk-screened wallpapers. Perfect for Hollywood glamor style.

        14 Ora Italiana

        The most interesting collections of the manufacturer 14 Ora Italiana, a little-known in Russia, reflect new trends in the world of wall tiles:

        • A novelty is a multicolored brick painted by hand in new patterns. collection "Urban".
        • Series "Igattipardi" imitates ceramic art of the XVIII century - majolica. Multicolored ornaments are suitable for repair in the style of ethnic and even pop art or as a decorative insert to the modern style.
        • Vintage None series - this is an aesthetic imitation of aged ceramics.
        • "Boards" Ruggine series on the wall for the loft style are images of aged wood on the porcelain stoneware in smooth tints.Moreover, the manufacturer offers how to finish the whole room with such tiles, and use it for decorative inserts.

        Beautiful examples in the interior

        Italian manufacturers are the work of artists with a rich imagination that allows you to create interiors with a stunning visual effect.

        Brilliantly decorated bathroom with tiles from Atlas Concorde. In this case, it is Moroccan style, as evidenced by the round sink. Luxurious tiles, and to her modest lamps and a vase with flowers - and now the room looks like a rich bath in an Arab hotel room.

        Hand-painted “bricks” from Iris cramica will be transferred to Europe in the 18th century.

        The tile will perfectly stylize both the facade of a private house and the bar counter. It can also be used in landscape design, for example, for facing the pool.

        Products Ragno Marazzi choose to decorate the spa areas in commercial premises. In this example, the bathroom is clearly noticeable combination of various textures and warm delicate earth tint. Looking at such a delicate decor, you can appreciate the delicate taste of Italian designers. This bathroom is a typical example of Italian style in the interior - a soft pastel shade with elegant white lamps.

        Tile Fap is used for facing bathrooms.The stylish mosaic and monophonic stone of an original shade represent a combination of tranquility and bright individuality.

        And here is an example of ceramic tiles from Fap under screen printing wallpaper. In this case, an example of a modern bathroom design is presented. However, this wall covering can also be used for facing the walls of the living room.

        A poetic solution from Unica tiles for the decoration of a not entirely new private home. Finishing material does not look too defiant and very artistic, and will also be very practical and durable, unlike wooden walls, which can eventually go in waves. A low-key tile will give the house the charm of antiquity.

                    A modest interior of a private studio consisting of a sofa, a table and a rack looks rich with tiles imitating an aged tree from La fabrica. Obviously, when decorating a large area, it is better to use pictorial collections, where the structure of the boards is clearly visible so that the interior does not look boring.

                    Mipa vintage interior is a warm and cozy design solution in Provence style.

                    The tile is combined with antiques, which can be either purchased from a junk dealer or painted independently.

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