Minoli attends the Cersaie International Exhibition of Ceramics

The 41^st edition of the Cersaie International Exhibition of Ceramic Tiles in Bologna was in full swing last week from 23^rd to 27^th September. The event attracted industry professionals, journalists and private consumers looking to catch up on the latest market trends, industry news, and the innovations and new directions that will guide the world of interior and architectural design.

The history of the Cersaie Fair, held in Bologna – the capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy – spans over 40 years as the world’s largest tradeshow for porcelain and ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings. The show regularly attracts over 100,000 visitors, with over 630 exhibitors from organisations representing more than 40 countries, in over 145,000 m² of exhibition space.

Traditionally, Minoli attends each Cersaie to meet with production partners and choose the new collections that will be first previewed to our clients in December and then launched the following year. This year there were stunning new porcelain series with traditional and more colourful marble effects, wood look ranges with exquisite, detailed graining, the latest concrete-effect designs with sublimely soft surfaces and ingenious displays of extra-large format slabs.

Managing Director, Jonathon Minoli, joined Lucy Minoli and Daniel Abitabile, from our Corporate Client Accounts Team, at the event and they were very impressed by the new products showcased by the leading manufacturers. Also of note was the scale of the exhibitor stands and the innovative way in which the tiles were displayed to capture the imagination of the attendees.

Jonathon commented, “We’ve been delighted to see first-hand the truly inspirational ranges that our leading production partners are bringing to market. The quality of design and manufacturing is unprecedented and the innovation we’re seeing in size and format is sure to appeal to our discerning client base.

“The high demand for quality porcelain floor and wall tiles as today’s surface of choice is reflected in the impressive investment and attendance that we’ve seen at the show and there’s no substitute for seeing and touching the new products close-up and meeting the representatives from our production partners face-to-face.

We’re very much looking forward to launching the new series that we’ve selected to our professional, corporate, reseller and residential clients in the coming months.”