This year’s Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings to be held in Bologna from 26 to 30 September, will feature an additional level with new spaces and functions. A new thematic walkway connecting Galleries 21/22 and 25/26 and hosting contract design firms.

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With Cersaie 2022 less than a month away, preparations are in full swing for an edition of the show (the 39th) that will be “business as usual” in every respect. There will be 15 halls filled with exhibitors; non-Italian companies will make up almost 40% of the total; and the available 140,000 square metre floor space will be fully occupied.

Tiling Town, the meeting place for the world of Italian and international tile installers which is celebrating its 10th edition this year, will feature professional training events, practical demonstrations, a web radio and a space devoted to women

For the second year, the local institutions and associations have signed up to the Manifesto for participation in the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings at the end of September

The Ceramics of Italy for Sustainability communication and promotional campaign has got under way with the launch of a video created by Milan-based agency Muse Factory of Projects on the institutional website ceramica.info, which will be shared through an extensive social media presence in Italy and abroad. The aim of the campaign is to communicate the efforts and achievements in the field of sustainability made by the Italian ceramic industry (tiles, sanitaryware, tableware, bricks and roof tiles) as a concrete result of the work carried out by the Association in recent months.

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