As we continue to explore the Outdoor By Minoli collection of exterior use porcelain paving, today we’re showcasing those with natural stone-effect designs.
The latest technical advancements in porcelain stoneware enable interior and garden designers, professional architects and landscapers, housebuilders and property developers to realise the most creative and inventive designs.
New manufacturing methodologies take porcelain stoneware to unprecedented levels of realism and deliver new types of texture and tone. These qualities can also be seen in porcelain pavers that are purposefully produced for exterior installations, in a durable 20 mm thickness with increased load bearing, frost proofing and R11 slip-resistance ratings.
Over their natural quarried counterparts, stone-effect porcelain tiles are more durable, stain and fade resistant, easier to clean and maintain, do not require sealing, are more uniform in size and thickness, and are easier to install with precise, rectified edges.
Many of Minoli’s extensive ranges have coordinating interior tiles and exterior pavers to match, so very consistent indoor to outside transitions can be achieved. A 9 mm thickness indoor tile, which may be matt or gloss and easy to clean, is paired with a grippy, 20 mm external counterpart with a higher anti-slip rating. With outdoor paving now available in sizes up to 120/120, many of the Minoli series allow designers to achieve continuity of large format flooring through bi-fold doors to patios and terraces
While natural stone can often be seen as the most authentic solution for period buildings and gardens, traditional homes and new builds, in today’s house building and corporate construction markets, more savvy developers and designers are turning to porcelain tiles and pavers as the viable and desirable alternative.
The stone-effect series of outdoor porcelain paving that Minoli hold in plentiful UK stock, ready for prompt delivery from our Oxford warehouse include:
Aix Blanc, Beige & Cendre
Reminiscent of the beautiful stonework villas of the French Mediterranean region, in the Minoli Aix range we find the perfect symbiosis between nature and architecture, with an organic appearance but precision production techniques that create the highest performing porcelain.
Boost Stone White
Inspired by limestone extracted from the French Pyrenees with refined features and flecks of colour that emulate an earthy, natural tone. Boost Stone is part of a comprehensive series of high-performance porcelain products with an exceptional breadth and depth of colours and sizes.
Elysian Mediterranea & Desert Stone
Elysian elevates the effect of stoneware to new levels of architectural and aesthetic appeal. From a distance, the mottled surfaces and muted tones appear minimalist, while up close we find the natural nuances and delicate detailing of the minerals found in the organic original.
Norde Magnesio & Platino
With the look of natural quartzite stones that feature colour change and movement, these are truly technically advanced tiles, with particular product strengths being the detailed graphics, varied shades, rich colours and the authentic interpretation of the original material.
Norway Hav & Oken
Inspired by the beautiful, ornamental stone found around the Italian lakes of Lombardy, tiles from the Norway range have a pleasing and playful pebble-effect. With such variety of shape and shading within the pronounced patterning, Norway brings interest and individuality to any environment.
Storm White
Storm creates a calming, contemporary canvas with a subtle, stone-look surface. In precision rectified 20 mm porcelain, with a super-fine but grippy finish, Storm Outdoor brings an effortless elegance to garden design projects for patios, pathways and pool surrounds.
Twenty Crust, Cloud and Darkness
Twenty brings variety and versatility with designs in the appearance of solid stone and others with the look of textured timber. In shades that span cool to cosy, Twenty Outdoor allows you to play with tone and texture to achieve your desired design direction.
Yacht Sand
The new Yacht Series replicates the natural surface and irregular inclusions of stone with remarkable realism. Alongside a collection of interior tiles and décor pieces, Yacht Sand is available as an exterior porcelain paver in 20 mm thickness, for extra load bearing, stability and resilience to frost and heat.
Beyond this extensive UK stockholding, such is the traction of the trend for optimising outdoor spaces, many other different Outdoor product designs are available to order with very reasonable lead times from the production plant in Italy.
The full Minoli Outdoor product portfolio can be seen on our website here.
With our own fleet of trucks and drivers, we’re ready to deliver to clients throughout the Home Counties, London, Southern England and South Midlands, or nationally through our partner carrier.
If you would like to see any of our extensive Outdoor ranges in person, discuss design requirements or request samples, please don’t hesitate to contact our showroom teams:
- Outdoor Product Enquiries – 01865 778225 / outdoor@minoli.co.uk
- Minoli Oxford – 01865 778225 / showroom@minoli.co.uk
- Minoli London – 020 7474 2934 /thesurfacewithin@minoli.co.uk
- Corporate Clients – Please contact your account manager directly / developers@minoli.co.uk