The authorial and sensitive gaze of British designer Charlotte Taylor interprets Marazzi’ s collections in an architectural narrative where each space suggests a presence, a gesture, a story.
90 YEARS OF HUMAN DESIGN
CHARLOTTE TAYLOR FOR MARAZZI. UNDER THE SKIN
AN IMAGINED HOME
To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Marazzi entrusted the evocative and sophisticated vision of British designer Charlotte Taylor with the creation of a special project: an imaginary house, suspended between reality and suggestion, where ceramic surfaces become protagonists of an intimate yet universal architectural narrative. Through spaces that evoke Mediterranean atmospheres and interiors that blend functionality and poetry, Taylor interprets Marazzi’ s collections with an authorial and sensitive gaze. In this conversation, Charlotte Taylor recounts the creative process that guided the birth of her“ imagined home” for Marazzi: a project that intertwines material and narrative, shaping spaces that speak of intimacy, memory, and imagination.
How did you design this imagined home?
First, I carefully explored Marazzi’ s collections and examined the different shapes, types, and tones available, imagining how they would look in various spaces. It wasn’ t difficult – the products are very versatile and work beautifully together. In most cases, the process started with a single object and expanded to the rest of the room and then the entire house, a cohesive space where architecture and furnishings integrate perfectly.
How did you choose the Marazzi tiles to use?
I’ d say it was a natural process, because the tiles cover a rich range of colors – from black to green, brown to terracotta – but at the same time, they all fall within a palette of earthy tones and share a connection to nature. Some rooms play with warm colors, others with cooler tones, yet I believe that walking through this house you’ d perceive a sense of continuity: the reference to the natural environment unites all the spaces.