Italian mosaic: features and benefits
It is difficult for any product to constantly maintain its leading position. Moreover, if you have many years of professional experience and traditions that simply oblige you to be at your best. It is the sphere of creating the Italian mosaic covering that has a rich past. Italian mosaic is a special type of coating that has been popular for many years.
History
Mosaic art as an art began to emerge in Italy. Closer to the 16th century, it became a separate industry.
Previously, mosaics were used to decorate floors, fireplaces, over time, icons began to be made from mosaics, which became an adornment of churches. The servants of the temple have always been considered connoisseurs of beauty, especially that which manifests itself in an exquisite embodiment. The mosaic masters focused on precision when fitting each element of the picture, so it turned out to create the effect of the integrity of the canvas.
Mansions and stately palaces were decorated with mosaic compositions. Today you can enjoy the beauty of Florentine mosaics by going to the Italian temples on an island called Torcello.
Now Italian mosaic is being made, which in its color and splendor is not inferior to the mosaic masterpieces created by skilled craftsmen in the past. Mass availability begins to erase the uniqueness of mosaic paintings. A modern person perceives a mosaic covering as a kind of decorative facing material that can be used to equip a home interior.
Peculiarities
Thanks to the techniques that have been developed by artisans for decades, today there is an opportunity for the embodiment of extraordinary ideas and design projects. Due to their qualities, mosaic elements can retain their original saturated color for a long time.
It is wrong to perceive modern mosaic only as a decorative attribute. for the design of bathrooms and kitchens. Mosaics are made of various shapes in a different color palette. Designers decorate floor and wall surfaces of premises with glass and ceramic compositions.
The uniqueness of color and splendor - these are all the qualities that characterize the space decorated with mosaic canvases.
For a modern interior, the Venetian variety of mosaics will add more elegance. Ceramic patterns, smalt compositions and glass ornaments will fit perfectly
Range
Today Italian manufacturers offer a fairly wide range of mosaic products:
- colorful panels;
- compositions without specific themes;
- exquisite decors;
- mosaic fragments from pieces of lava, gold, precious stones.
Glass Italian mosaics with special technical properties such as hardness, heat resistance, water resistance and frost resistance are very popular. Italian manufacturers carefully control the choice of raw materials from which products are subsequently made. Only ecological components are chosen for production. Raw materials are supplied to manufacturers from areas where they are procured using a special technology.
Designers take shades seriously, sizes and configurations of mosaic elements. Experts choose the most interesting decorating ideas in order to embody unusual design projects. Mosaic canvases with bright colors reveal their splendor under sunlight.Paintings with gold and silver details delight onlookers.
Manufacturers
There are many Italian brands that make original mosaic tiles.
Bisazza
Connoisseurs of antique art who are trying to realize the most daring ideas in the interior choose the Bisazza mosaic.
Mosaic has many advantages:
- The characteristics of ordinary glass are inherent in mosaics when heated.
- It can withstand temperatures of 100 ºC.
- Provides complete moisture resistance.
- Resistant to the negative effects of chemicals.
The service life of the mosaic cover is 50 years.
Sicis
Designers love to work with this mosaic finish. Among the options presented in a variety of colors, you can choose ready-made panels.
Mosaic is classified according to the type of material used:
- Glass is created from pieces of Venetian glass, painted with mother-of-pearl, gold and other colors.
- Smalt is made using pressed particles of colored glass. The result is an opaque finished material.
- Ceramic consists of pieces of glazed tiles. This type of material is considered the most demanded.
- Stone is created from the following elements: travertine, onyx, granite, jasper, marble.
- Metallic is made from pieces of stainless steel or brass. This type of mosaic material has been used recently. Metal mosaic is suitable for high-tech interior decoration.
Trend
The main advantages of Trend mosaics are:
- A stable tile size that will create a beautiful, even surface.
- Moisture resistance, frost resistance, heat resistance and fire resistance.
- High level of mechanical strength.
- Affordable price.
- UV, slip, abrasion and chemical resistance.
- Optimal thermal linear expansion.
- Decorative qualities.
Vitrex
This glass mosaic is produced at the plant of the Italian company "Vitrex". Original technologies and high quality have allowed the products to successfully take a leading position. The production technology uses the ancient secrets of making smalt. To obtain a special decorative effect, special pigments are added to the mosaic material. In addition to special dyes, natural gold is also added, thus obtaining a deep and rich shade.
High performance is another advantage of Vitrex mosaics. The coating of the material is resistant to negative atmospheric influences, so the mosaic perfectly tolerates any temperature drop. The presence of such qualities allows the use of mosaics for the decoration of outdoor objects.
You can decorate the facade or carry out the cladding of the pool. The external fragility of such modules is deceiving.
Atlas Concorde
The products of this brand are distinguished by the following advantages:
- The mosaic has original and versatile patterns.
- The coating will last a long time.
For an overview of the Sicis mosaic, see the next video.
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