february\2019

Materia Italian Details - Building 5 - Suite A206 - 

Dubai Design District d3
www.materiaitaliandetails.com - lara@materiaitaliandetails.com

Mosaic is made up of individual pieces of material such as glass, stone or tile arranged together to a surface that adds pigment and patterns. It's a unique art form, and one which can produce incredible results.

Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made, mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

From what we can tell, mosaics were a symbol of wealth, since they were so complex and so time-consuming to install but the installation technique has deeply improved during the centuries and it is now easy and quickly, thanks to the textiles meshes where pieces are fixed on. 

Here some historical reference from St. Peter's church in Rome and some of our contemporary collections.

St.Peter's church 16th century  

ROME, ITALY

Details of the main cupole 

Bisazza is one of the top luxury brands in the design sector and the industry’s leading producer of glass mosaics for interior and exterior decoration. Over the past few years, the company has extended its decorative offerings with new materials made through processes that combine the value of design with the charm of craftsmanship.

New Sterlizia from Shading Blends 10 Collection

Artemide Oro Giallo from Borders 10 Collection

Vienna Nero from Opus Romano Collection

designer: Carlo dal Bianco 

Bouquet from Decorations 10 Collection

designer: Carlo dal Bianco

Amelie Green from Decorations 10 Collection

designer: Emilio Pucci 

Halo Halo from in Artistic Tecnique Collection

designer: Paola Navone 

Appiani ceramic mosaic offers unique technical and aesthetic feature such as precious Italian enamels and clays are ground and then joined together by co-penetration through dry pressing.

The final product is a tiny mosaic tile which is extremely resistant to blows, abrasion and frost, perfect for covering walls and floors inside and outside.

Cerchi from Metrica Collection

Metrica defines space with simple shapes and broken fragments capturing the essence of ever-changing geometry

Incroci from Metrica Collection

The alternation of accents is guided by a scheme which generates and defines new compositions

Veneziano from Tessuti Collection

"Tessuti" means fabrics, and it is a vast collection of ceramic fabrics for unlimited design solutions.

Mosaico+ is a brand in which different kinds of matter engage and interact: an alphabet of colours and material, for juxtaposition in design projects. An evolution that is really a radical transition: a new interior design brand, superseding a merely decorative role, able to respond to the project’s needs, support its specific identity and enhance the essence of materials, with the aid of original combinations, harmonious integrations and dynamic overlappings

EM0306 from E'metallo collection

Mosaic consisting of a sheet of foil of AISI 316 stainless steel about 0,8 mm thick, applied to a porcelain substrate, forming sheets 8 mm thick, mounted on glass fibre mesh. Chips are available in square, rectangular, hexagonal and diamond shapes. This product is also suitable for use constantly submerged in water.

DL0369 from Dialoghi collection

With the Dialoghi collection, choosing a texture, selecting the chip materials and giving imagination free rein is the simplest, most satisfying way of creating an original modular decorative motif. The abacus and the Design Tool are the instruments that enable architects, designers and incorrigible creative spirits to put their ideas and inspirations into practice. Wood, stone and metal meet in exquisite textures that bring a rich beauty to surfaces and inspire original decorations