Terrazzo Tiles Italy

Since then grassi pietre is also synonymous of vicenza stone extracted from colli berici in the family owned quarries.

Terrazzo tiles italy.

Configurator known throughout the world under different names terrazzo tiles baldosa etc terrazzo tile was one of the first materials created from the chips left over from work with marble and stone bound with cement coloured with natural oxides and blended with water. Terrazzio tiles are manufactured for long term use and are easy to maintain. Restoring tradition together with experimentation and technology gives life to an original vision of the product which translates to a granule cladding collection standing out for high customisation potential. For our foraged collection we took north american woodsy earth tones think mushrooms fiddle ferns and river washed rocks and using traditional italian machinery created a terrazzo line in six color ways.

This mix once in place is then polished to give a deep lustrous sheen. Imagine a river bed of smooth water worn stone encased in a solid form and you have foraged terrazzo. Terrazzo in the form we know it today first appeared during the 1800s in venice italy. Terrazzo is easily customisable and suitable for all decorative projects in tiles slabs worktops objects or modular furniture.

Veniston srl is an italian company that produces single layer terrazzo tile in agglomerated of marble and concrete. After the hardening stage the terrazzo surface is polished 2 to 5mm to reveal the beauty of the decorative chips. Known originally as venetian pavements pavimento alla veneziana it consists of small scraps of marble glass quartz and other materials sealed within a cement like mortar. The traditional charge of terrazzo tiles.

The final product consists of more than 75 natural stone offering an original material with a distinct architectural value and an excellent technical performance. We manufacture large format tiles 4 x4 x3 8 and 4 x8 x3 8. Designed in italy nwt terrazzo is a unique blend of natural materials including marble aggregates portland cement organic pigments and water. Italian natural stone and terrazzo tile grassi pietre grassi pietre the italian trademark for vicenza stone grassi pietre started working in nanto vicenza italy in 1850.

Each terrazzo tile pairs with one of our cement colors with the smooth river polished stone aggregate remaining the same in each tile.