by Sofia Mateo | Dec 3, 2025 | Porcelain, Porcelain
Large-format tiles have redrawn the way we think about ceramic surfaces: fewer joints, seamless expanses and a feeling of openness that transforms any room. We’re talking about pieces that begin at 60×120 cm and reach slabs of 160×320 cm, able to dress floors,...
by Sofia Mateo | Nov 25, 2025 | Porcelain, Porcelain
What R11 means is the question that surfaces the moment a project meets water: a level-access shower, the edge of a pool, the kitchen of a stone finca in Mallorca. R11 is a slip-resistance rating from the German DIN 51130 ramp test, and it tells you the surface keeps...
by Sofia Mateo | Nov 12, 2025 | Porcelain, Porcelain
The real difference between stoneware and porcelain tile comes down to density and how much water each one absorbs. Both are ceramic fired at high temperature, both clad floors and walls, and to the eye they can look identical. Yet they behave in completely different...
by Sofia Mateo | Oct 21, 2025 | Porcelain, Porcelain
To choose porcelain flooring well, forget colour first and match three technical variables to how each room actually lives: foot traffic, moisture and slip resistance. A living room wants warmth and large formats; a Mallorcan terrace needs frost-proof 20 mm and an R11...
by Sofia Mateo | Oct 7, 2025 | Porcelain, Porcelain
Reading a tile data sheet is the difference between choosing by the photo and choosing with real judgement. Behind every collection there is a spec sheet —ISO 10545 and EN 14411 standards— that states, without poetry, how that tile will behave underfoot, in your...
by JuanFrancisco | Oct 3, 2023 | Porcelain
Inspiration in kitchens open to the living room Kitchens open to the living room are a trend that never goes out of style, and there are as many ways to design them as there are reasons to have one. Why have a kitchen open to the living room? One of the main...
