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One of the most important LAUFEN locations is celebrating a momentus milestone this year: 100 years of industrial production of ceramics in Gmunden. This milestone coincides with Gmunden's participation as the European Capital of Culture Salzkammergut 2024.

It will be the first public showing of a selection of photographs made in 1977 by Gianni Berengo Gardin, who was invited by the company to portray its new “high speed” lines. The works reveal an approach to industrial photography unique and groundbreaking for the period: ‘works in colour, where decorations and shapes succeed each other in a whirl, at the rapid pace of their manufacture’.

Once again, this year, it will be present at CERSAIE, one of the most prestigious ceramics fairs in the world, held in Bologna (Italy) from September 23 to 27.

The test phase is underway for using a blend of green hydrogen and natural gas at the H2 Factory to verify that the technical characteristics and quality of the slabs remain unchanged.

Lea Ceramiche is celebrating the inauguration of the Saint-Denis - Pleyel station, an integral part of the Grand Paris Express network and the main gateway to the Olympic Village.

London Design Festival today announces details of its 22nd edition, taking place from 14 - 22 September 2024.

Defhouse emerged in 2020 as Italy's pioneering concept house, where until the summer of 2023, young artists lived day and night, stimulated and encouraged to cultivate their talents.

RAK Porcelain Enters the Home and Lifestyle Segment with the Launch of Its First Flagship Retail Showroom in Dubai Hills Mall, United Arab Emirates.

2024 has been an extremely fulfilling year for SaloneSatellite, which celebrated its 25th anniversary with Universo Satellite – a large exhibition at Triennale Milano tracing its history as an outpost of connections and discoveries – and which has seen its founder and curator receive the highest honour from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), one of the most famous art and design institutions in the world.

The new concept for the premises in Milan was devised in conjunction with architect Matteo Nunziati to champion “connections” between people.

The project by the Stefano Boeri Interiors studio is developed around a small scale recreation of an Italian square, surrounded by porticoes, columns and steps.

On the occasion of Milan Art Week and Fuorisalone 2024, Refin presents the inaugural exhibition of the new DTS project within the premises of Refin Studio, the Milanese space of the brand dedicated to design and research on ceramic material.

Iris Ceramica Group takes part in the Clerkenwell Design Week with its ICG Gallery and with its very own space in The Old Sessions House. For the occasion, the Company presents “Bottega in Bloom”, an original format of events and workshops reflecting on circularity and the role of art in transforming and giving new meaning to waste materials.

LAUFEN presents the new 12-colour palette for ceramics developed with Roberto Sironi Studio.

Casalgrande Padana, in collaboration with the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, presents “Ceramica & Creatività”, a project promoting the value of porcelain stoneware. The project is coordinated by architect Roberto Semprini, lecturer and director of the Product Design course at the Academy’s Artistic Design for Business course.

Coverings, il principale evento internazionale di piastrelle di ceramica e pietre naturali in Nord America, ha affascinato l'industria delle piastrelle, della pietra e del design e delle costruzioni con uno spettacolo e una conferenza elettrica.

The dialogue between art and ceramics appears original, engaging and versatile, with color and material textures taking center stage in the project curated for Coem and Fioranese by Studio Alessandro Pasinelli. This exhibition will be hosted in Galleria Mimmo Scognamiglio, in the heart of the Brera Design District.

Who will ask the right questions in this age of complex transformations? On display at the first Taiwan Pavilion in Milan, fifteen Taiwanese studios and brands are confronting global issues from the point of view of local material culture and reflections. Through their projects, they examine the role of design in contemporary society and the value of design thinking in asking questions correctly. The questions, in fact, are designed in Taiwan.

RAK Ceramics excels in the Product Design category, earning both the coveted "Red Dot" recognition and the prestigious "Red Dot: Best of the Best" accolade.

At Milan Design Week 2024, world-leading Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro presented the ground-breaking exhibition 100R – a celebration of Hydro CIRCAL 100R, the world’s first industrial-scale aluminium product made entirely of post-consumer scrap. To showcase the material’s vast possibilities, Hydro has gathered a team of seven renowned designers to create objects from this revolutionary aluminium.