Surface Design Innovations at Cersaie 2025
Ceramic walls that come alive as screens, concrete lighter than you’d expect, and chemistry that makes tiles tactile—or even saves water. These surface design innovations will surprise you.
Eight Bathroom design collections at Cersaie 2025
Pulviscular patterns, mineral textures, and bold geometries define these eight bathroom design collections, shaping spaces with elegance and functionality.
Cersaie 2025: three key trends from the ceramic and surface design show
At Cersaie 2025, walls become storytellers, tiles highlight tactility, and surfaces reimagine tradition with a contemporary edge.
Alessandro Mendini’s Nativo Washbasin Shines Like a Galaxy
The Nativo washbasin sparkles with Alessandro Mendini’s pulviscular dots in a poetic re-edition by Azzurra Ceramica.
The Nesting Room: Mysterious Creatures Animate Moooi’s First Ceramic Surfaces Collection
The Nesting Room collection by Moooi transforms walls and floors into storytelling surfaces, with animal muses as guardians of sanctuaries of stillness and beauty.
African ceramic art and design shine in Miami
Twelve leading African ceramic artists and designers blend ancient traditions and progressive approaches at Southern Guild’s exhibition. The showcase comprised furniture, sculpture and vessels intertwining mythologies and rituals with new techniques, timeless patterns and contemporary narratives.
Cersaie 2024: surface design celebrates the beauty of imperfection
Our homes deserve earthy-hued and beautifully imperfect surface design. Craftsmanship and industrial technology meet at Cersaie 2024.
Vanessa Semaino reinterprets traditional Sicilian crafts with an ironic twist empowering women
Tongue-in-cheek female Morish head vases by Vanessa Semaino “address the social issues and disparities women face in contemporary society.”
Six bathroom design collections debuting at Cersaie 2023
Urban style, a Nature-driven, holistic approach, and colourful interiors are among the bathroom design trends at Cersaie 2023.
Cersaie 2023: six brand-new surface design collections debuting in Bologna
Cersaie 2023: rippling water surfaces, wax, brutalist concrete, and kids’ playful patterns on the sand inspired outstanding ceramic collections.
The best of Cersaie2021 is on Archipanic – Check our Pinterest board!
We have created a Pinterest board rounding up what we liked the most at CERSAIE2021.
X-mas Treet ceramic set looks like a small Christmas Tree
Korean ceramic designer Minji Jung has designed X-Mas Treet, an exquisite set composed of stackable porcelain pieces that allow to enjoy the intimacy of Christmas.
Elena Salmistraro’s warrior panda bear for Bosa Ceramiche
The Milan-based designer created a quirky warrior-panda bear dressed like a tribe’s head which supports WWF with an attitude.
Romina Gris’ SKYLINE ceramics are inspired by postmodern architecture
Barcelona-based designer Romina Gris has created collections of architectural SKYLINE ceramics allowing to play with colours and patterns.
6 ‘deceiving’ ceramic designs debuting at Cersaie 2019: silky, brick-glazed or ‘rustrial’?
Deceiving ceramic is the ultimate surface design trend. At Cersaie 2019, new technologies blend the material with unexpected looks raging from oxidized metals to Himalayan salt and Venetian silk.
Pinterest: inspirational ceramic design from Cersaie2019!
The very best of Cersaie2019 is on Archipanic. Explore our dedicated Pinterest board… And check our report from Bologna!
Cersaie 2019: 6 designs turning the bathroom into a wellness space for styled intimacy
Floating washbasins, stain-resistant concrete sets, super-thin radiators and moody furniture designs. 5 bathroom designs on show at Cersaie 2019.
Smørrebrod or tapas? Normann Copenhagen’s new terracotta and ceramic tableware blends Denmark and Spain’s conviviality
Normann Copenhagen’s new terracotta and ceramic tableware designs combine Nordic and Mediterranean vibes, pastel colours and earthy textures.
41zero42 designs ceramic tiles inspired by freshly baked biscuits and Autumn Sundays by the sea
Italian design studio 41zero42 created biscuit-shaped ceramic tiles which can be composed like a recipe and a collection bringing home the solitary peace and the colours of Autumn sea-landscapes on Sunday mornings.
ACCENTS: Mutina and OEO Studio redefine the approach to interior design starting from surfaces
Mutina launched ACCENTS, a Shaker-like furnitures and accessories collection developed by OEO Studio starting from the Italian company’s surface-design series.
TAKT Project respectfully and digitally empowers Japanese lacquer crafts for KISHU+
Ancient Japanese lacquering techniques meet 3D Printing and rippling computer effects. TAKT Project merges centenary traditions with cutting edge technologies for design lacquerware brand KISHU+. Not a replacement, but a way to preserve and update, respectfully.
CERSAIE 2017: the satus of the art of surface design
Roll-tape patterns, Japanese ancient traditions and twisting pavilions. 8 great installations and surface designs at Cersaie 2017.
Succession Ceramic tableware collection by Färg & Blanche is handcrafted from tied felt
Färg & Blanche experiments with felt to create Succession Ceramic, the new organic-shaped tableware design set of French brand Petite Friture.
PINWU design team re-interprets ancient Chinese crafts from Yuhang, near Hangzhou
PINWU design team has spent four years of extensive research on Yuhang’s traditions to create a contemporary design set according to ancient Chinese craftsmanship.
Iittala and Issey Miyake present a home collection for everyday rituals
Minimal and simple home collection by Iittala with fashion designer Issey Miyake highlights Japan and Finland increasingly similar aesthetics.
Pètra pebble-shaped jug by Make that studio refers to Moorish heritage in Sicily
Make that studio designed Pètra, a reinterpretation of an ancient Moorish jug with the smooth shape of the pebbles found in the bottom of a Sicilian river.
Wig Vase
Young designer Tania da Cruz designed Wig vase, a ceramic creation inspired by Amedeo Modigliani portraits that allows in-bud flower designers to go crazy experimenting floral hairstyles.
X-Gon Porcelain Puzzle
X-GON collection by DEFERRARI+MODESTI for Mirage features hexagonal porcelain tiles that can be studded into each-other or combined in countless combinations.
The POV Family: a shimmering trio
DHPH and Nightshop design duo present the P.O.V. family: a collection of products that change color as you walk around them.