Architects

Healthcare and residential are the most dynamic real estate segments in 2023

Within an overall declining market, the worst-performing real estate sector is logistics. Investments in the North American market have reached their lowest point

Italgraniti

B Corp and pioneer of gender equality in the ceramic industry

Italgraniti Group is B Corp certified and since early 2023 can boast certification on gender equality, first in Italy among ceramic companies

The 40th Cersaie attracts almost 100,000 visitors

The 40th edition of the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, held in the Bologna exhibition centre from 25 to 29 September, registered 99,319 attendees over the five days of the show, an increase of 8.8% compared to the 2022 edition. More than 47,000 visitors came from abroad

Mario Cucinella presents the “Ideal City” at Cersaie

The Italian Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka offers a modern reinterpretation of the Renaissance principles of good building and good living. It will be presented at a meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday 28 September in the Palazzo dei Congressi in Bologna

Moiré WideGres Coem

Contrasting trends in the world of ceramic tiles

The rediscovery of timeless materials for reconnecting with nature is mirrored by the emergence of fresh new designs and geometries

A conference on projects in the city of Bologna financed under the NRRP programme

The conference programme for Cersaie 2023 will include an event exploring one of the most powerful drivers of urban development and regeneration in Italy

The “hic et nunc” approach

Debonademeo’s design ideas arise from overlapping fragments of journeys and visions. They are the culmination of a process that begins with a question and searches for answers in the context, in society, in details. Every project emerges from the “hic et nunc”

Françoise Fromonot

The 50 years of an architectural icon and symbol of a continent

The roof of the Sydney Opera House, one of the world’s most iconic works of architecture, is clad with more than a million ceramic tiles. At Cersaie in Bologna, architectural historian Françoise Fromont discusses this extraordinary work half a century after it was built

The reuse of ceramic sludge

Studies conducted by Centro Ceramica in Civita Castellana in collaboration with a number of local companies have demonstrated that sludge from sanitaryware production can be reused in the ceramic tile production process and in other sectors. Eco-friendly management of ceramic waste reduces companies’ environmental footprint and allows for cost savings.

The ‘Press Cafés’ are back in a new location

Located in the Mall between Halls 29 and 30, the meetings re-propose the successful scheme adopted in previous editions: 45 minutes of informal conversation between magazine editors and leading figures in architecture and design.