D_SEGNI By MARAZZI
Micro, macro, geometric, floral, classical, vintage, metropolitan: the new D_Segni collection uses a mix of inputs in a stoneware reinterpretation of Italy's lovely traditional hand-made cement tiles, in the small 20x20 cm size. The approach is contemporary but the colour assortment is rich and the surface is flawed, satin and dusty.
7 warm and cold colours and 19 different patterns make up the Mix Carpet, the most daring decorative feature, alongside the micro and macro versions of the traditional floral and geometrical cement tile motifs, updated with a sharper, more contemporary 'take' on the product, which makes it extremely versatile.
Thanks to a size that adapts perfectly to large and small spaces and the wealth of colours and compositional potentials, also in combination with other materials, D_Segni is an extremely versatile collection that fits attractively into both contexts with a vintage allure and those with a more contemporary flavour.
Technical Info
Porcelain stoneware
•7 colours: Chalk, Sand, Mud, Midnight, Shadow, Smoke and Denim
•20x20 cm size
•Decors and mosaics
“Micro” carpet decor in 20x20 cm size, comprising a pattern of small-sized shapes
“Macro” carpet decor in 20x20 cm size, comprising a pattern of larger-sized shapes
“Mix” decor in 20x20 cm size, which combines “micro” and “macro” pieces.
Intended use
D-Segni can be used to create wall and floor surfaces in residential surroundings or light commercial premises.
Crogiolo
Marazzi’s latest research in the area of industrial craftsmanship has led to the rediscovery of the beauty of authentic, colourful, decorated ceramics in collections with a hand-made flavour, created by combining craft skills with industrial technology. Crogiolo represents unique levels of quality and aesthetics, reflecting Marazzi’s constant research and technological innovation together with a return to a human “feel” and human workmanship, and the care and attention typical of hand-made pieces. These materials give spaces vibrancy and a warm, welcoming mood, beyond styles and beyond time.
The name Crogiolo is particularly important in Marazzi’s history, since it is the name of the industrial building where Marazzi was born, in the 1930s, between the railway and the Modena canal, and the place where, in the 1980s, the ‘Il Crogiolo’ research and experimentation hub was founded. It was there that architects, designers, artists and photographers were asked to interpret ceramics with freedom, leading to a fertile season of pure research, and the Marazzi ‘Sperimentazioni’, designer tiles by Roger Capron, Amleto Dalla Costa, Original Designers, Saruka Nagasawa and Robert Gligorov, with photographs by Luigi Ghirri, Cuchi White and Charles Traub.
The ‘Il Crogiolo’ series of booklets documents the brand’s history and 112 projects involving new applications and decorative techniques, with illustrations, original sketches, photographs and comments by the designers and potters, which are still a source of inspiration of the company’s product development today.
This is the spirit behind the new Crogiolo collections, D_Segni Blend, Scenario, Lume and Zellige, which now join D_Segni, D_Segni Scaglie and Colore, all perfectly reconciling a love of “hand-made” pieces and authentic ceramics with the continual research and innovation central to Marazzi for over eight years.
