Terracotta will be what the emerald was in 2017. Rich earthly colors, terrazzo and carmine-brown patchwork in the spirit of the 70s - decadent and dazzling red color will bring fashion and passion into the interior. Terracotta shades are in collections developed by designers with a worldwide reputation.

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1. Patricia Urquiola for Mutina

Call. Tierras, Mutina. Diz. Patricia Urquiola.

Patricia Urquiola developed the Tierras collection for the Mutina brand, inspired by Mediterranean craft traditions and geological processes. Tiles in shades of lava, terracotta and clay are created using recycled ceramics and can be recycled. For its production technology is used, based on the dry processing of ceramic powders. So the material is very durable, and the colors are intense and deep.

2. Christina Celestino for Fornace Brioni

Koll. Giardino all'Italiana, Fornace Brioni. Diz. Kristina Čelestino.

Giardino all'Italiana (Italian. "Italian Garden") - the first collection of Christina Celestino as art director of the brand Fornace Brioni. According to the designer, cotto terracotta tiles, like plants in regular gardens, are a natural object transformed by human hands. Hence, geometric patterns that emphasize this similarity and resemble trimmed tree crowns, the outlines of ponds and garden paths.

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3. David Rockwell for Bisazza

Architect and designer David Rockwell was the first American to add to the popular Cementiles tile line for the Bisazza brand. His version of Tonal is with dynamic graphic patterns and an ombre effect, which was chosen for its “transitional” character. According to the author, the "intermediate" colors are the most interesting. In the palette are shades of gray, blue, green and terracotta (only 29 variants).

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4. Raffaello Galiotto for Lithos Design

Lithos Design specializes in the production of natural stone products. A well-known industrial designer, a graduate of the Venetian Academy of Arts Raffaello Galiotto is responsible for the style. The successful program of Opus includes 25 types of stone, 12 palettes and 5 ornaments that are combined with each other. In it Galiotto applied the technique of inlay, which dates back to the XVI century.

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5. Note Design для Kaza Concrete

The Stockholm design bureau Note Design has invented for the company Kaza Concrete a series of embossed Wave tiles. At the same time, it resembles pleasant to the touch textiles and sand dunes - this is a hint of sand, one of the components in the concrete that makes up the collection.

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