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Brazilian Quartzite Tiles by Cerrad Design Team

Brazilian Quartzite Tiles

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023

The symbolic architecture of this interior space operates through layered material narratives that communicate sanctuary, purification, and elevated domestic ritual. Quartzite, formed through intense geological metamorphosis, carries embedded meanings of transformation and endurance, qualities metaphorically transferred to inhabitants of spaces clad in its likeness. The diagonal veining patterns suggest dynamic natural forces momentarily arrested, encoding the tension between permanence and change that defines human dwelling. Green-teal chromatic dominance activates associations with healing waters, verdant growth, and psychological restoration, color frequencies traditionally linked to heart-centered equilibrium in various cultural traditions. The raised bathing platform functions as a threshold device, elevating the bathing ritual above mundane floor planes and establishing the tub as an altar of self-care. The white vessel form evokes purity archetypes and rebirth symbolism associated with immersion rituals across cultures. Copper pendant fixtures introduce solar metallurgy symbolism, their warm glow suggesting alchemical transformation of base experience into refined consciousness. The topiary trio embodies cultivation and mastery over nature, their spherical forms referencing cosmic harmony and completeness. The progression from three plants to three lights establishes triadic repetition associated with dynamic balance and creative synthesis. Floor-to-ceiling material continuity suggests total environmental embrace, creating womb-like enclosure while the window aperture maintains connection to exterior worlds, balancing interiority with openness. This spatial composition ultimately communicates the contemporary sanctification of self-care as spiritual practice, translating ancient bathing ritual symbolism into residential material vocabulary.

Brazilian Quartzite is a collection of ceramic tiles for walls and floors. The tiles are made of mass-dyed, glazed and rectified gres, and the surface reproduces the look of natural stone. Five colour variants are offered: green, amber, black, blue and natural. The formats are 120 by 280, 120 by 120 and 60 by 120, with matte or polished finishes. The largest format has a thickness of only 6 mm and a stone structure. The tiles are frost resistant and slip resistant, so the collection is suitable for indoor and outdoor spaces.