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Cimento | Furnishings and tiles

Patricia Urquiola's Cimento® collection explores sustainable furniture and accessories, combining light design and texture contrasts

The new collection of Cimento® furnishings and accessories by Patricia Urquiola – tables, chairs, consoles, coffee and side tables, stools, bookcases, mirrors, and vases – explores the potential of the brand’s patented material. Sustainable and entirely made in Italy, it uses over 90% mineral aggregates mixed with a cement binder.

Structurally versatile and light, in the Zaccaria, Lazzaro, Alberoni furniture lines, and the Guglie vase line, it uses the spray technique with different color gradations and a play of surprising contrasts between smooth and rough surfaces and organic and primitive shapes. An original collection of tiles is added to this collection, also designed by the company’s creative director: Calle, Fondo, Rigà, and Riva.

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