PERCORSI IN CERAMICA 17
Innovation, research into the technological and stylistic aspects of the products, high quality standards and service have always been at the roots of Casalgrande Padana's corporate philosophy. By drawing from the enormous wealth of knowledge and specialistic skills acquired during almost fifty successful years in the business, the company's Research Center has created a series of pioneering products and techniques able to offer solutions that suit any project requirement.
This commitment has resulted in the new proposals we're presenting in this issue of "Percorsi in Ceramica". Two products that combine functional efficiency with a highly attractive appearance: Basaltina and Metallica.
The Basaltina series, which adds to the Pietre Native Line, represents a synthesis between natural materials and contemporary inventiveness, allowing designers to create innovative indoor and outdoor settings in residential buildings, shops, offices and public places in general.
The Metallica series is part of the recently created Granitoker line. Produced in the porcelain stoneware material and dyed in the body with the same colors as the surface, this product features an unusual, lightly composite structure subjected to a metallizing process in the finishing layer, which reflects the textured feel and tonalities of the metals it resembles: stainless steel, iron, copper, nickel. This material possesses extremely high wear resistance and flexural strength. It is non-slip, frost and stain resistant, and able to comply with stringent performance specifications.
For the Pietre Etrusche and Pietre di Sardegna series of the Pietre Native line and for the Metalwood series of the Granitoker line, the company's attention towards new stylistic trends has now led to the development of a new format, i.e. 45x90 cm, which perfectly adapts to the contemporary taste for uniform, homogeneous surface effects.
Lastly, this issue of "Percorsi in Ceramica" ends with the news section where, besides an update about the 2007-2009 Grand Prix competition, we're also giving information about two important events with Casalgrande Padana as protagonist: the "Ceramic Tiles of Italy_Architectural Food" exhibition organized at Triennale di Milano during the Furniture Show held from 16 to 21 April, and the XXIII World Congress of Architecture, where Casalgrande Padana will be present each day in the daily paper issued for the event.
