Imola PARADE Indoor/outdoor porcelain stoneware wall/floor tiles

The dictionary defines cast stone as: crushed marble and stone mixed with white or coloured cement that, once hardened, mimics granite.‎  The origins of the first cast stone floors date back to the ancient Greeks, before becoming well-known in Italy in Roman times, to eventually reach the famous Venetian battuto floors used in the beautiful villas of Venice and most famous buildings of the 1800's.‎  It is on this route through history, research and technology that Parade draws inspiration for an animated project from respect for the material and its origins, as well as from a desire to transform it and provide new ways of interpreting its vital spirit.‎  Parade is a swirl of emotions, always different and yet always authentic: offering many hues united by complex technological processes used to mix the grains, continuing from the reference tradition.‎ The result gives the effect of a random composition, a surface of many facets that reflects the different textures of the materials mixed in the battuto, in one version featuring a fine agglomerate - available in natural and polished versions - and another featuring a mixture of large grains - available in three different surface finishes: natural, smooth and bush-hammered.‎  With a range made up of ninety basic articles, Parade fits into a wide spectrum of possible uses, from residential and commercial environments, and for any floor or outside surface, thanks to a component that is both aesthetic and totally technical at the same time.‎  There are six colours in the range, in a chromatic scale from grey to a softer beige, in three formats.‎ Full-body porcelain stoneware.‎ Rectified monocaliber Colours: dark grey, grey, silver,white, almond, beige.‎ Surfaces: natural, polished and bush-hammered (R11).‎ Further info from manufacturer on PARADE Imola