Bologna • Cersaie
With more than 1,000 exhibitors in 2006, Cersaie showcased a dizzying array of tiles with trends toward historically sourced floral prints, kitschy patterns, and gleaming metallic finishes. - Russell Fortmeyer
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Animal instincts
Settecento’s Animalier line, featuring snakeskin and leopard prints in white, black, and yellow, attests to the continuing popularity of animal prints at the show. A high kitsch-factor suggests the line should be used sparingly outside of a Las Vegas hotel room. Settecento Valtresinaro, Spezzano, Italy. www.settecento.com
[Reader Service: March 2007 #205]
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Solid gold
Casa Mood’s extruded ceramic Maiolica series brings an understated glitz to kitchens bathrooms with white, black, silver, and gold (shown) color options. Tiles are available in 12''-square mosaics or individual sizes, such as 3'' x 6'' and the 6''-square tiles shown here. This series is part of a new comprehensive collection debuting throughout 2007. Casa Mood, Alpharetta, Ga. www.casamood.com
[Reader Service: March 2007 #206]
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Blowing bubbles
Like a bowl of Fruit Loops, Giaretta Italia’s Cristall’o collection of glass mosaics transforms any surface into a playfully bubbling color field. Available in minty green (shown), blue-green, lavender-purple, black-white, and yellow-orange. Giaretta Italia, Pove del Grappa, Italy. www.giarettaitalia.it
[Reader Service: March 2007 #207]
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Clean lines
The intense, linear texture in Marazzi’s Sahara collection lends Minimalist architectural gravitas to any space. Available in gray, beige, and black in 12'' x 24'' and 24''-square sizes. Marazzi, Sunnyvale, Tex. www.marazzitile.com
[Reader Service: March 2007 #208]
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Never needs watering
Sicis’s self-explanatory glass mosaic Flower Power collection exemplifies one of the more over-the-top design statements at Cersaie. There are multiple flower schemes available, in room-defining 47''-square and 60'' x 115'' sizes. Sicis, New York City. www.sicis.com
[Reader Service: March 2007 #209]
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