Fine, handmade porcelain objects

Middle Kingdom will exhibit its new Cold Mountain line of vases and bowls at the New York International Gift Fair this month. The vases measure 10 1/2 to 15 1/2 inches tall. See a previous post about Middle Kingdom here.

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Portfolio of Italian tile

Ceramic Tiles of Italy produced a portfolio of tile and installation photographs. Here is a selection. The trade show runs Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 in Bologna.

Karim Rashid's new ceramic tile line

Porcelanatto, a subsidiary of Spanish ceramic tile maker TAU Group, introduces a line of accent tiles from international designer Karim Rashid. The line, consisting of four series, is called NO-Stalgia. The company launched the products at the Cevisama trade show in Valencia in February (where I shot the photos, above). Its American debut is today at the Coverings trade show in Orlando.
Tiles measure 24 inches by 24 inches. Each of the four series features four colors. The collections are Sensory (Gray, Nude, Pink, Blue), Poetic (Blue, Aura, Pink, Midnight), Emotion (Fire Orange, Gray, Lime, Carbon) and Desire (Violet, Jet, Gray, Lime).

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Porcelain vases and bowls

Middle Kingdom's Cold Mountain collection of vases and bowls are inspired by the Tang Dynasty poet Han Shan. The vases are 10 1/2 to 15 1/2 inches tall.

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Trends in ceramic tile

Last week I attended Cevisama, the tile show in Valencia, Spain, I was a guest of Tile of Spain, a marketing organization representing Spanish tile makers. I was part of a delegation of architects, designers and journalists. Following are some scenes from the show floor.

Booths (or stands, as they call them in Europe) are as large as houses.

This wood inlay is actually ceramic tile. The design is ink-jetted on to the surface.

This is at a booth, not a bar.

Karim Rashid's Ceramic Tiles Debut In Spain

Karim Rashid is designing ceramic tiles for Porcelanatto, a division of Tau Ceramica. He debuted his No-stalgia collection last week at Cevisama, the ceramic tile show in Valencia, Spain.
The tiles are available in a 60 x 60 centimeter (about 23.6 inches) format. He calls the collections Sensory, Poetic, Emotion adn Desire. According to press material, the tiles "have been especially designed for architects, decorators, interior designers, etc." who have "a clear design vision."
The company will be exhibiting at the 2010 Coverings show in Orlando.