Looking to Update the Surfaces in Your Home?
Inspired options for walls, floors, and more.
Chic Contrasts
Darcrest from Caesarstone has a dark, earthy base enriched by tiny spots and sediments with a veil of organic ochres and brownish greens; available in a honed finish. Through Gault Stone & Landscape Supplies.
The Sio by Clodagh collection from AKDO includes Cubic Plaid Black, a multidimensional porcelain tile that goes from a simplistic plaid to unique patterns when rotated.
Ann Sacks’ Terrazzo Renata Fluted Collection is now available in black (shown)—ebony marble inlaid with pure white, varying sized stones—and grigio carnico (a deep gray). Through Kohler Signature Store, Westport.
Crossville’s Ardesia a Spacco collection is offered in two through-body colors, Bianco (shown) and Nero. Inspired by Pietra di Lavagna slate, the porcelain tile panels replicate the appearance of splitauged stone. Through Connecticut Stone, Milford.
PerfectSense, a new generation of cabinet and countertop surfaces from Häcker Kitchens, has a velvety and smooth feel. Available in 12 colors (shown in dark marble) and two finishes.
Natural Beauties
Bisazza’s Collezione Fornasetti large-format mosaics reproduce some iconic Fornasetti images including the enigmatic face of Fornasetti’s muse, opera singer Lina Cavalieri who, in the Ortensia pattern, peeks out from behind hydrangea petals.
A new quartz from Cambria, Clifton has cool whites and soft, sage greens enhanced by silver flecks, evocative of the beauty of a seaside escape; available in matte and high gloss. Through Ring’s End.
The Flourish mosaic tile collection from Artaic explores the abstract beauty of botanical shapes in calming watercolor pastels; perfect for walls and floors—even as a pool lining. Oasis pattern in Wisteria shown.
Available at TileBar, the Angela Harris Wilder Protea Leaves mural matte porcelain tiles feature exotic flowers and leaves in shades of green, blue and purple. Each box contains 36 pieces to form a four-foot-square mural. Manufactured by Mainzu.
New to the Tile Shop and designed with Laura Ashley’s signature English country style, Sunflower porcelain floor and wall tiles are available in Pale Slate/White, Charcoal/White, Charcoal/Cloud Blue Slate and White/Charcoal.
Fine Lines
Linaire is a new addition to Duchateu’s handcrafted wallcovering collection. The Shadow style (shown in walnut, also available in oak) is backed by a felt layer of acoustic insulation, emphasizing the light and shadow between the wood pieces.
Jute, in tumbled Lagos Gold limestone, is a hand-cut mosaic from the Studio Line by New Ravenna. Through Bender, Norwalk.
Ann Sacks’ iconic Selvaggio collection has two new colors, Lilac (shown) and Rosa. The engaging combination of marbles creates a mesmerizing surface effect. Through Kohler Signature Store, Westport.
The Deco Field Tile Peak is part of the Gubi Collection from Walker Zanger, featuring five contemporary textured patterns in four neutral shades (shown in sand).
The Havana-inspired pattern of AKDO’s Plaza Nueva (designed in collaboration with Gensler) Rampa Navy hexagon-shaped porcelain tile creates an energetic focal point in any room.
Quarried Looks
A natural quartz from Antolini’s Exclusive Collection, Cristallo Roots has a background in shades of gray and beige, furrowed with veins similar to deep roots that exist below the earth’s surface.
Veins of crystalline white and silver streak across the surface of Artistic Tile’s Noir Moon marble in polished or honed tile, or as slabs enhanced with a smoothly textural leather finish. Through Nukitchens, Norwalk.
Cosentino’s carbon-neutral Dekton Onirika collection, designed by interior designer Nina Magon, brings unique, marble-inspired patterns to life through daring new colors (Trance shown). Through Ring’s End, Darien.
Divine Blue is one of the polished Italian marble looks in Iris Ceramica’s Maximum Marmi range of premium large-format porcelain panels produced in Italy. Through Genrose Tile & Stone, Middletown.
Winston, a new collection of porcelain marbles from Nemo Tile & Stone, features vein patterns created with translucent glazes. It is offered in six sizes, two finishes and eight patterns (Pulpis Grey shown).
The print version of this article appears with the headline: Sublime Surfaces.
