Italian ceramic tiles play a leading role in contemporary architecture

Main speaker: Andrea Serri – Confindustria Ceramica, the Italian association that represents, connects, informs and assists Italian manufacturers of ceramic tiles, refractory materials, sanitary ware, tableware and ceramics for industrial use.
Event coordinator: Massimo Iosa Ghini – Architect and Designer
Event Moderator: Andrea Castrignano – Interior Designer, Anchorman, Writer, Blogger, Influencer
Round table joined by:
Matteo Chiletti – Ceramica Mediterranea
Bio Building Block “Reinforced wood as an innovative material for sustainable construction”

Start time: 11.00am
End time: 11.30am

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The peculiarities of durability, aesthetics, inertia, versatility in intended uses of Italian ceramic tiles, illustrated through a video, represent the fundamental assets thanks to which this material has become the protagonist of some of the most innovative projects created in the world.
There is no contemporary architecture without it declining, at the highest levels, the theme of sustainability. Thanks to a constant flow of investments, the industry Italian ceramics has eliminated toxic materials for years and defined manufacturing to the state of the art, where the very strong reduction in emissions has been determining for some time emission levels lower than those required by law and coinciding with the best BAT.
This approach has allowed the Italian ceramic industry to be a world global player, thanks to its ability to evolve the product, to culture of beauty, consolidated relationships with architects and distributors. Today the Italian ceramic industry is the leading country in international trade of ceramic, compared to turnover values.
A carousel of 18 architectural and urban creations selects some of the main projects carried out in the world with Italian ceramics, in which it is possible read the variations between building type, aesthetic trend, place of construction.