fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections

several colorways, finishes, and formats enhance the two porcelain stoneware collections by italian surface producer fiandre.

annalise kamegawa November 15, 2023 6 min

fiandre’s ‘marmi maximum’ and ‘balance’ collections

Much like the earth’s dynamic crust, which constantly shifts and generates a wide array of subterranean stone varieties, Fiandre Architectural Surfaces, from Iris Ceramica Group, maintains an ongoing pursuit to capture the ever-evolving, natural allure of these earthly stones. After an extensive period of aesthetic exploration, the Italian surface producer introduces an expansion of its ‘Marmi Maximum’ and ‘Balance’ collections, encompassing additional colors, textures, and formats within their ceramic stoneware collection, showcased in the company’s Fiandre Architectural Bureau (FAB) showroom in Castellarano, Italy.

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 1 — Fiandre adds new colours and formats to enhance the collections Marmi Maximum and Balance (Marmi Maximum: Breccia Sarda)

all images courtesy of Fiandre

Hailing from Castellarano, Italy, Fiandre (see here) has become synonymous with its production of full-body porcelain surfaces. Since its inception in 1961, the company has expanded its product offerings to encompass a diverse range of flooring and coverings suitable for both residential and commercial use. Their commitment to ongoing research, aimed at improving the color and tactile characteristics of their materials, ensures that designers have access to contemporary options for their projects. Furthermore, Fiandre’s products uphold environmentally conscious production methods, as evidenced by their ISO 14001 and EMAS certifications, as well as their LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 2 — based in Castellarano, Italy, Fiandre has become synonymous with its production of full-body porcelain surfaces (Marmi Maximum: Camouflage)

new colors, formats & finishes for the stoneware surfaces

Fiandre’s ‘Marmi Maximum’ collections welcome three textures to their veined and patterned porcelain stoneware series that expertly echo rare, quarried marble. ‘Camouflage Maximum’ gently fades between cream and gray with gentle ash grains, featuring the ‘feel’ finish: a smooth, luxurious matte that subtly blends into the environment. ‘Breccia Sarda Maximum’ features a warm beige background animated by slender white grain, complemented by a pre-polished matte finish that gives the porcelain added depth. ‘Palissandro White Maximum’ presents a white canvas with long streaks in shades of brown and dark gray, enhanced by a glint finish that evenly scatters light spots and luminous pigments across the entire surface. These color options are available in two sizes, large and sub-formats, making them suitable for bespoke furnishing and industrial design applications like floor and wall coverings, external ventilated spaces, and glued façades.

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 3 — Fiandre’s ‘Marmi Maximum’ collections welcomes three textures to the veined and patterned series (Marmi Maximum: Breccia Sarda)

‘Balance’ is Fiandre’s neutral color series, designed to create an elegant, subdued backdrop for architectural spaces in a 120×270 cm format surfaces. This enhanced dimension, combined with its 6mm width, make these lightly textured surfaces ideal for a wide range of contexts and uses. Eight of the 14 colors in the collection (Light Grey, Azure, Steel Blue, Chester Green, Ivory, Nude, Ochre, Marsala Red) are available in this additional scale.

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 4 — ‘Balance’, Fiandre’s neutral color series welcomes a 120×270 cm format (Balance: Light Grey. Marmi Maximum: Camouflage)

experience the surfaces in the renovated FAB space

These additional offerings are available to preview at the FAB Fiandre Architectural Bureau showroom in Castellarano. Following an in-depth extension and restyling project by Area 17 Architecture and Interior, the product exhibition space also serves as a flexible environment for work, discovery and dialogue amongst Fiandre’s guests and clientele. The area dedicated to displaying ceramic surfaces and their applications has grown significantly, from 900 sq.m. to an impressive 2,000 sq.m., allowing more natural light to flood the space.

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 5 — the FAB Fiandre Architectural Bureau showroom in Castellarano following a renovation by Area 17 Architecture

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 6 — the collection expansion comes from research aimed at improving the color and tactile characteristics of materials (Marmi Maximum: Breccia Sarda)

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 7 — Fiandre’s products uphold environmentally conscious certifications like ISO 14001 and EMAS (Marmi Maximum: Breccia Sarda)

fiandre-marmi-balance-designboom-fullWidth-01 — ‘Camouflage Maximum’ gently fades between cream and gray while weaving in gentle ash grains (Marmi Maximum: Camouflage)

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 8 — ‘Camouflage’ surfaces feature the ‘feel’ finish: a smooth, luxurious matte that subtly blends into the environment (Marmi Maximum: Camouflage)

fiandre-marmi-balance-designboom-fullWidth-04 — enhanced by a glint finish, ‘Palissandro White’ evenly scatters light spots and luminous pigments across the entire surface (Marmi Maximum: Palissandro White)

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 9 — ‘Palissandro White Maximum’ presents a white canvas with long streaks in shades of brown and dark gray (Marmi Maximum: Palissandro White)

fiandre-marmi-balance-designboom-fullWidth-02 — the surfaces from Marmi Maximum expertly replicate quarried marble while adhering to leading environmental standards (Marmi Maximum: Palissandro White)

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 10 — ‘Balance’ is Fiandre’s neutral color series designed to create an elegant, subdued backdrop for architectural spaces (Balance: Nude & Steel)

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 11 — the 6mm width of the surfaces make it suitable for all types of architectural applications (Balance: Nude & Jatoba Brown)

fiandre architectural surfaces expand styles in marmi maximum and balance collections - 12 — Balance: Azure. Marmi Maximum: Camouflage

Balance: Chester Green. Marmi Maximum: Palissandro Balance: Ivory. Marmi Maximum: Breccia Sarda Balance: Ivory, Marsala Red, & Alaska White Balance: Ivory, Marsala Red, & Alaska White Balance: Ochre, Panda, & White Balance: Nude & Jatoba Brown FAB Fiandre Architectural Bureau showroom FAB Fiandre Architectural Bureau showroom FAB Fiandre Architectural Bureau showroom visitors can get hands on previews of the Fiandre offerings at the FAB space the FAB Fiandre Architectural Bureau showroom in Castellarano following a renovation by Area 17 Architecture the product exhibition space also serves as a flexible environment for work, discovery and dialogue

project info:

brand: Fiandre | @fiandre_surfaces

collection: Marmi Maximum

new colors: Camouflage Maximum, Breccia Sarda Maximum and Palissandro White Maximum

finishes: pre-polished (Breccia Sarda Maximum), glint (Palissandro White Maximum), feel (Camouflage Maximum)

sizes: 300×150, 150×150, 150×75, 75×75, 75×37.5 cm

on request: 320×160 cm

thickness: 6 mm

collection: Balance

colors: Balance Ivory, Balance Light Grey, Balance Nude, Balance Tan, Balance Azure, Balance Ochre, Balance Orange, Balance Marsala Red, Balance Steel Blue, Balance Chester Green, Balance Mustard, Balance Dark Grey, Balance Mud, Balance Umber

finish: natural

sizes: 120×120, 120×60, 60×60 cm

thickness: 8 mm