Choosing between the variety of materials used for wall and floor coverings is not easy. Designers and internal decorators, architects and consumers looking for residential solutions as much in line with the latest fashion trends as with ecological guidelines, are surrounded by an enormous range of technical and aesthetic offers.
A solution? A classification of finishing materials which helps to better understand not only the aesthetic aspects, but also performance and practicability.
Natural Stones (marbles, granites)
Ceramic materials (ceramic tiles, bricks)
Bonding materials (plasters, screeds) and also
Composite materials (conglomerates with rock fragments)
Polymeric materials (vinyls, linoleum, rubber)
Organic material of animal or vegetable origin (wood, cork, wallpaper, fabrics)
Metallic materials and this is just the beginning!
In the end however, the Italian ceramic tile enjoys a position of privilege and of absolute excellence. A high quality level of productive processing combined with constant technological research and design make this symbol of "Made in Italy" in the world a base on which any type of decoration, colour and texture can be reproduced. Guaranteed by the ancient Italian craft tradition, the ceramic tile has proven itself in the international market, thanks also to its special properties making it one of the most resistant materials available.
Strength, beauty, resistance, technology, design: all contained within a few square centimetres!
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 | Alternatives to tiles
Classification of floor and wall covering materials |
| The manufacturing process
How ceramic tiles are formed |
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