Architects

House prices expected to fall

The housing market has recorded excellent results in 2022, but the risk of a price bubble is just around the corner. Oxford Economics is predicting a 25% fall in prices over the next three years

The advantages of energy cogeneration

Today, Italian ceramic companies are able to self-produce a significant portion of the energy needed for their industrial processes. This helps to save raw materials and protect the environment. The...

Ceramic connections

Our homes are becoming increasingly fluid and interconnected in terms of spaces and functions: ceramic surfaces are ideal as a common thread uniting the various rooms

ceramica italiana EPD

New Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of Italian ceramic surfaces

The sector-level EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) that has accompanied the production of Italian ceramic tiles on the markets since 2015 has been updated.

The Italian ceramic tile industry and logistics: the key to success

The Italian ceramic tile industry is one of the country’s leading sectors with annual sales of more than 450 million square metres of tiles worldwide. The secret to the industry’s...

Closing a door… to open a gateway

Ceramica.info MAGAZINE news, the e-magazine which you are currently reading and which over the past ten years has provided a monthly round-up of the most important news and information on the Italian ceramic industry and allied sectors, will be replaced by Cer Magazine online.

Green Obsession

Green Obsession, a conversation between Stefano Boeri from Stefano Boeri Architetti and Simona Bordone of Domus, was held on Wednesday 28 September as one of the Cersaie 2022 Press Café meetings.

Mater Ceramica project, mapping Italian ceramic production

The Mater Ceramica project was launched in 2017 with the support of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The aim of the initiative is to document Italy’s artisanal, artistic and...

Roadmap 2050: towards climate neutrality

The Italian ceramic tile industry has long been working to reducing its atmospheric emissions in accordance with the goals of the European Green Deal. The European Climate Act has set...

The Mediterranean house: sustainable living

The Mediterranean house serves as a model in the search for new forms of circular economy in the construction industry by responding to the challenge of climate change while drawing from the architectural tradition. This type of dwelling is closely linked to the characteristics of the local area and is traditionally constructed with extensive use of Italian ceramic products and locally sourced materials.