Demonstrating Valencia’s resilience and determination a mere four months after the DANA floods ravaged the city, Spanish tile fair Cevisama returned to Feria Valencia, drawing more than 70,000 attendees from all over the world. And, as expected, it didn’t disappoint: Throughout the fair, we encountered visual and textural innovations made possible by the Spanish manufacturers’ exploration of the latest ceramic glazing and printing technologies—two areas in which the country leads the way.
“The degree of the color ranges tile producers can get using printers have greatly increased over the years, but the real cutting edge of the technology now is being able to print volume on a surface in an additive way or create effects that actually reduce volume from the surface in a subtractive way in tandem with the graphic file that’s being printed,” says Ryan Fasan, Tile of Spain consultant.
At the space of exhibitor Museum, for instance, a wall displayed the manufacturer’s new Brazilian-granite–inspired Artic line but in an experimental “shaped” finish using a mélange of techniques and technologies, from digitally applying glaze and adding reliefs to traditional inkjet printing and saturation. The realistic result was a literal showstopper, making everyone walking by pause to touch and closely inspect the surface. “This is why tile has really moved into a league of its own in terms of biomimicry, using nature as inspiration and recreating stone in a matter of hours instead of millions of years,” says Fasan.
But Cevisama 2025 wasn’t only a showcase for innovation, it was also one for design ideas. One of the top trends we spotted was a return to terracotta, with some tiles going full-on traditional and some featuring contemporary spins such as color accents added for visual punch. Stone, concrete, and wood looks were still heavily represented, though revisited in different ways: Think warmer tones for both stone and concrete, more wood-parquet patterns and slat groupings pre-laid out on large-format tiles, and more blending of these simulated materials.
Modern extruded tiles, yet another area in which the Spanish excel, brought retro breeze blocks back into the limelight with new shapes. And standard tile types, such as the subway and skinny subway, were introduced in some new upbeat and optimistic hues. The following is just a sampling of all these styles and innovations that caught our attention at the fair.
Harmony: In & Out
A fusion of brutalist architecture and 60s fashion, this whimsical series consists of a double-tile design: square frames and square units that nest perfectly at their centers. Though a simple geometric concept, In & Out allows a multitude of unique layout possibilities since the frames and their square counterparts can be specified and used separately or combined. The frames measure 8.8-inches square and come in three colors while the centers measure 4.8-inches square and come in three different but complementing colors for mixing and matching.
Apavisa: Erosion
Spain’s cutting-edge printing and glazing capabilities are on full display in this geologically inspired textured tile by Apavisa. Mimicking naturally worn stones, Erosion comes in White, Graphite, and Blue colors, the latter two featuring variations of earth tones mixed in; all three are offered in 23.44-by-46.96-inch and 23.44-inch-square formats with rectified edges.
Natucer: NATUR 2.0 Transit
Developed to withstand the harshest wear and tear, particularly of public, industrial, and urban settings, this line of extruded porcelain floor tiles is extra hefty at 20-millimeters thick. What’s more, the series offers special shapes and features that allow for design continuity: Think channel units that can be pre-fitted with drain covers for gutters, stair pieces, skirting tiles, and even podotactile pavers (shown) for pedestrian safety in transit zones or roadways. It boasts high resistance to frost, abrasion, and breakage, and a high anti-slip rating. The standard floor tiles come in several styles and colors, while the special pieces, depending on type, come in two to five colors.
Cevica: Celosía Symbol
For your next project’s brise soleil (or other decorative screen or partition wall), consider specifying these terracotta-hued ceramic breeze blocks, which have a decidedly softer and warmer appearance than the typical concrete blocks. Cevica, who can customize and produce smaller-batch orders, now offers these 4-inch-deep, 6-inch-square blocks with decorative color glazing on the faces or interiors, allowing architects and designers to flex their creative muscles even further.
Ibero: Ethereal
Mimicking cement surfaces but with a warmer aesthetic and palette, the Ethereal collection includes four striking decorative products for wall applications that are guaranteed to create one-off designs. Among them, this concept features a crisp large-scale relief recalling layered typography. While the standard tiles come in five neutral colorways, the pictured decorative option is available in beige and white—which read more like greige and pale gray, respectively—in 12-by-35-inch and 24-by-47-inch formats.
Realonda: Bari
Bari brings back the rustic elegance of terracotta in a 13-inch-square format and three different shades, Sand, Terra, and Cotto. But the collection’s decorative Lattice tile recontextualizes the material with a modern geometric pattern that adds depth. Optional accent colors are also available in this pattern.
Museum: Bloom
Recreating the look of oak wood, complete with a touchable texture that closely follows the grain lines, Bloom injects warmth into any space, indoors or out. Available in four tones—Dune, Honey, Kalua, and Cognac—each plank measures 9.4-inches wide by 59.4-inches long. A beadboard style is also available in Honey and Kalua tones in a 13.1-by-39.3-inch format. Additionally, the planks are specifiable with an anti-slip finish perfect for pool decks or bath floors.
Cevica: Funky
This collection of 2-by-11.8-inch tiles injects retro-mod personality and energy into any space thanks to its palette of 12 vibrant colors, ranging from bubble-gum pink to cobalt blue. It’s skinny format makes it possible to wrapped curved walls and columns.
Halcon: Everest Lineas
The Everest collection features a stony appearance and texture inspired by Ulldecona, a limestone quarried in Spain, but the decorative option Everest Lineas adds a striated texture to the surface, creating even more visual interest and depth. Available in a 23.6-by-47.2-inch format, it comes in four colors (shown here is Antracita) and has rectified edges.
Gres Aragón: Zarci
The latest porcelain series by Gres Aragón takes cues from its namesake, a marble with soft beige tones and subtle warm veins. Suitable for both residential and commercial settings, Zarci is available in a smooth finish for interior usage and a non-slip finish (with an R11 rating) for outdoor and wet zones. Special matching pieces include skirting tiles, step (both tread and riser) tiles, pool overflow edges and grids, and step skirting tiles, ensuring visual continuity throughout a project. The standard tiles are rectified and measure 23.6-inch square.
