This year, visitors to Cersaie can expect to see variations and extensions of trends introduced in 1999, as well as a number of design debuts. The new logo launched by the Italian ceramic tile industry at Coverings 2000 should provide a solid anchor from which the new product trends may hang.
Also last year, the basic square pattern was revisited — to dramatic effect. To add interest, the Italians cut tiny square patterns within squares; framed squares; sliced and mesh-mounted corners; and glazed square patterns on square fields. This rediscovered interest in cut-out patterns went beyond the square to waterjet-cut patterns. Murals that fit together on a jigsaw grid and round relief inserts in fields of color were just some of the standout offerings.