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TOP TRENDS SEEN BY ITALTILE AT CERSAIE 2022 .
Cersaie gets top billing as the world ’ s leading surfaces event , with good reason . Cersaie boasts three decades of showcasing the world ’ s latest and finest surface trends and is the undisputed global launch pad for new tile products . Italtile attended Cersaie in Bologna in September 2022 , gave them the opportunity to review the finest examples of international surface trends .
Some of the Top Trends Included : # 1 Wallpaper Prints . Designing with wallpaper became a red-hot trend in 2021 and it ’ s not slowing down any time soon . Cersaie proved that anything wallpaper can do , tiles can do better , with insanely advanced digital printing techniques creating everything from dainty English meadowscapes to verdant Amazon jungles . Unlike their wallpaper counterparts , these large format porcelain botanical beauties can be installed in any room without fear of water , heat or sun damage . With rectified tiles , the look delivers a seamless wallpaper effect .
# 2 Green . A very strong lead colour across the board , in all its magical hues and graphic representations . The strongest contenders were the sage
green and soft eucalyptus shades , but there were some richer jewel tints , too – in marbles , metallics and matt stone .
# 3 Pastels , particularly blush pink and light blue . There is a rising trend of New Neutrals - soft , dreamy lavenders , pale blues , shell pinks , tender lilacs and sage . Delicate tinges of colour that are beginning to operate as neutrals alongside the classic neutral beiges , greys , terracottas and creams
# 4 The Mighty Slab . Tile technology has enabled the age of the titans , with a format the specialists call slabs . These giants of the tile world begin at around 120 x 2,400 and push the boundaries of possibility into 3.26m and beyond .
# 5 Vein-cut Travertine . A very powerful new aesthetic , with incredibly realistic graphic detail that mimics travertine stone cut in the same direction as the vein .
# 6 The Mini Brick . Dazzling layering techniques showcased the versatility of mini-subways and mini bricks , to create feature walls in diagonal , vertical and herringbone patterns . www . italtile . co . za
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