CORETECH By Florim Ceramiche
Porcelain stoneware wall/floor tiles with stone effect
2023
Florim’s Coretech collection takes Piasentina stone quarried in the foothills of the Julian Alps and enhances its performance to cater to the needs of contemporary architecture.
Inspired by a naturally beautiful, tough and workable yet durable material, Coretech takes things to the next level, ensuring a sustainable approach to construction.
Based on a virtuous approach to business and production, it is part of Florim’s CarbonZero- selection of Climate Positive surfaces, which reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
The new Architectural Design range presents a technical version of the stone from Friuli, using various processing methods to produce a selection of surfaces that can cater to all possible design requirements.
Piasentina stone is ideally suited to the creation of relief textures and finishes using traditional methods and age-old techniques.
Different types of processing give different colours and feels to this natural stone, thus making it possible to put together numerous combinations using the same material.
Piasentina stone’s name means “pleasing stone” in Friulian. It has been known since ancient Roman times and it is now highly sought after in architecture in Italy and internationally due to the shades of colour and versatility it can offer indoors and outdoors, on both urban floors and walls.
It stands out not only due to its distinctive feel but also thanks to its refined grey tones with slender white veins and little brownish tinges.
It is a stone that can conjure up all sorts of emotional responses, making it a popular choice among interior designers and architects across the globe. It has played a central role in numerous constructions over the centuries, including churches, palaces, villas, rural buildings and flooring. It was used by figures such as the Renaissance master Andrea Palladio and Raimondo D’Aronco in the Art Nouveau period and it continues to be employed in 21st century architecture and design.
