Fornace Brioni’s Latest Tile Collection Nods To Italian Gardens

Factory-made technical ceramic tile is perhaps not the sexiest product. But in the hands of award-winning Milanese architect Cristina Celestino, the material is certainly enticing. The Tivoli Tech collection for storied Italian tile company Fornace Brioni references pathways and hedges in formal Italian gardens, just like the original Tivoli range for indoors (a mega-hit). Here, Celestino employs the same softened geometric forms in a new and innovative through-body-colored technical clay that is freeze-thaw rated, resilient to pool chemicals, and UV- and slip-resistant. The puzzle-piece pattern pairs pill- and movie-ticket-shape modules with slim rectangular ones, available in four colorways ranging from a composition of cool tonal blues to sage spiked with salmon. In the U.S., spec them through Clé’s just-launched source for outdoor tile, OUTERclé.