style editor Kai Ethier shares the most popular tile patterns she identified at Coverings in Orlando.
I recently had the great ton of money of heading down to Orlando for Coverings, the largest tile and stone show in North America. The show boasts about nine miles of exhibits, including booths with product from around the world, tile installation presentations as well as fun showcases, like a small houses exhibit featuring three pint-sized houses! The show is a must-see for those in the tile as well as stone industry, as well as for keen observers in all things associated to house like myself. It’s a fantastic location to area what’s trending. From the countless styles I saw, here’s what I believe we’ll be seeing a lot more of this year, in no specific order.
Advancements in innovation now allow porcelain makers to create realistic natural stone look-a-likes in gauged tile, or in other words, large, thin slabs. It’s clear that gauged porcelain tile is getting popularity, as lots of booths featured it on the floors as well as walls, as well as as a countertop material. With slab sizes as big as 5′ x 10′ as well as a bookmatching option, porcelain tile is proving itself a great alternate to the genuine deal.
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Petracer’s hand-painted gauged tile was absolutely sensational in person. It felt like a piece of art. The close-up on the right really shows off the structure in the tile.
Digitally printed as well as hand-painted tiles in this big style have the look of wallpaper, however in a wipeable as well as long lasting style that’s best for bathrooms. The Fondovalle booth displayed their 48″ x 96″ dream woods panel, visualized above.
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Tile that mimics the look of hardwood isn’t new, however only now are we seeing these faux-bois tiles in longer as well as broader planks, in addition to in a range of colors.
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The partnership between Italian ceramic company Mirage as well as Netherlands-based style firm studio task shows a a lot more lively side of this trend. shown here, the Pop task collection is available in seven different colors (four neutrals as well as three bright pastels) offered in a stunning glossy finish.
Another look that appeared in nearly every major booth was porcelain that was made to look raw, used or aged in industrial materials like concrete as well as metal.
These are examples of an oxidized (top) as well as used concrete look from Refin Ceramiche‘s Voyager collection.
The district collection from Leonardo Ceramica features tile with patterns influenced by metal grates embossed on them.
Another pattern that appeared over as well as over was material print or texturized tile. The tiles are available in different sizes as well as colors (though mainly neutrals) as well as appeared like they were made from — or covered in — fabrics such as canvas, linen, jute as well as burlap.
Here’s a close-up of a few of the tiles included in Wonder Porcelain’s material Folio collection.
Another interpretation of the material look can be seen on the Craft Tile from Cisa Ceramiche.
Photographer: Courtesy of Ceramics of ItalyIn terms of color, blue seemed to be the standout in a sea of neutrals. From pale watery colors to bright cobalt, blue was a typical thread throughout the show. The stunning glass tile visualized above is from Lunada Bay.
Blue was frequently the only color option in the lots of varieties of wood-look tile, such as this subtle shade from Elios (above, right). I liked the traditional train tile from Natucer (above, left).
3-D wall tiles absolutely seem to be trending, and can be utilized to cover an entire wall or just a smaller feature. While some were a lot more remarkable than others, all the 3-D tiles I saw “stood” out — get it?
Aguayo Tile had some stunning examples of this trend.
The Eider tile from Vitromex is available in either black or white (above, left). I likewise liked the gorgeous 3-D tile from Natucer (above, right).
I’ve been seeing a great deal of terrazzo in material prints as well as even furniture, so it’s no surprise that it kept popping up on floor as well as wall tiles at Coverings’ lots of booths.
I was drooling over nearly every tile at the Granada Tile booth, however especially liked their terrazzo patterns.
At Vives Ceramica, porcelain tiles were provided terrazzo prints in quite pastels mixed with neutrals (above, left). And at the Ornamenta booth, a large-print terrazzo porcelain tile would look charming on the floor or wall (above, right).
Quite a few tiles that nodded to the past — like this parquet-style one — were featured in a number of of the wood-look porcelain options. With patterns like chevron as well as herringbone floors, this tile provides an much easier method to get that old Parisian apartment or condo look that’s so sought after.
This one is from Elios Tile.
The continued pattern towards Art Deco patterns was present in these charming marble tiles from Barbie Kennedy (above, left). I liked these mod-style tiles from Ken Mason Tile (above, left). There’s something about the colors as well as the rounded lines that give mind swinging 60’s style in the very best possible way.