Promotional brochure for Ceramica Tile + Design in Adelaide. Research, copywriting and design by Cadogan and Hall.

1. ARTs and Crafts
comes to Ceramica
Tile + Design
The Artisan Range
from Southern Cross
Ceramcis

2. Print by William Morris, leading light of arts and Crafts
The
Arts
and
Crafts
Movement
Since its beginnings in
the 1880s, the Arts and
Crafts Movement has
had a profound effect
on design. Originally a
response to increasing
industrialisation, it had a
focus on traditional skills
and accessibility—art for
everybody. Materials and
design were at its heart,
and leading proponents of
the movement celebrated
craftsmanship and the
value of work.
Designers took inspiration
from Medieval decoration,
and were also influenced
by Japanese and Islamic
art. This produced the
highly stylised, decorative
patterns and motifs
synonymous with Arts and
Crafts. Stylised flowers,
Celtic motifs and largescale repeating patterns
became dominant themes,
with colours such as
cream, terracotta, mustard
yellow, olive green, deep
blue and crimson coming
to the fore.
Domestic tiles were
very much part of the
movement’s desire to
bring high-quality products
and design into everyday
homes. These were very
often brightly coloured,
in blues, greens and reds,
with stylised flowers and
recurring patterns the
dominant images.

3. Southern Cross Ceramics have been producing
high-quality decorative tiles in Australia since
1987, and their tiles can now be found in
specialist tile showrooms throughout the world
www.southerncrossceramics.com
Southern
Cross
Ceramics

4. Highly redolent of the Arts and Crafts
Movement in their design, but thoroughly
contemporary in their manufacture, the Artisan
range of wall and floor tiles from Southern
Cross are stunningly decorative and bold in
their look, yet with deep echoes of the past.
Featuring fifteen highly distinctive designs, in
ten different colourways, the Artisan range
includes geometric designs, intricate floral
patterns, bold stripes and heraldic images which
encapsulate the aesthetic ideals of Arts and
Crafts.
The
Artisan
Range
Although looking and feeling like cement tiles,
they are much lighter and slimmer, being only
7mm in thickness. Ideal for use on walls and
floors, the anti-slip porcelain composition
means that no sealing is required, and so these
tiles are suitable for both indoor and outdoor
applications.
The vintage-inspired colours include more
subtle greys and creams, as well as more
vibrant blues and deep reds, meaning that they
enhance almost any type of design concept.
Additionally, you can create your own designs
or order a customised blend.
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200mm x 200mm
25 tiles per metre2
matt finish
rectified edge
R10 slip rating
<3% porosity

5. Vienna
Black
Geneva
Denim
Winchester
Tan Clay
Oslo
Oxblood

6. Tangiers
Forest Black
Munich
Charcoal Crimson
Marrakesh
Chocolate Sky
Arabesque
Tan Clay

7. Milan
Sky
Madrid
Oxblood
Oxford
Charcoal Dark
Melange
Forest Black

8. Casablanca
Turquoise
Ceramica Tile + Design is an Adelaide owned and
operated independent importer, distributor and
retailer of superior quality tiles from Australia and
around the world
We offer a free in-store design consultancy service, and so we
can help you to create design concepts if you are building a new
home or renovating an existing one, and we would be delighted to
show you how the Artisan range from Southern Cross Ceramics
can help you to make a bold and eye-catching statement
76 Grange Road, Welland SA 5007
Ph (08) 8346 6653
Fax (08) 8340 0968
info@ceramicatile.com.au
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