The big come back of Terrazzo design in our interiors!

Iconic material of the 80s, terrazzo is making a big comeback in interior decoration for both residential and commercial interiors!

Not only used on floors, terrazzo is now also used in the kitchen or declined in wallpaper with graphic patterns.

We tell you all about this ultra-colorful and beautifully graphic style!

What is Terrazzo?

Composed of fragments of stone, marble and sometimes even colored glass cast in cement and then polished to give it the appearance of natural stone, terrazzo was used in antiquity to cover the floors of less fortunate people, using the debris left over from the constructions of wealthier citizens.

Terrazzo experienced a real boom in the 13^th century in northern Italy and more particularly in Venice. Venice is then THE place to be and terrazzo will gradually become more popular across the country and Europe.

Terrazzo is very resistant and durable, it offers a chic look close to marble and granite with a lower cost.

It then gradually disappears from memory until reborn from its ashes like a Phoenix awakened by the Memphis movement in the 80s! Composed of influential designers, architects and artists, this group advocates decoration with a return to spontaneity. Inspired by the Pop Art movement, the Memphis Group destabilizes design codes by offering wider ranges of colors, patterns, new shapes in furniture, lighting, or decoration. Kitsch patterns, pop colors and asymmetrical shapes coming directly from this movement still inspire designers and architects today who bring it up to date by injecting a dose of positive energy into interiors that are a little too sad.

Terrazzo Design is back!

From 2015, Terrazzo started to come back on the interiors. Hermes started to use this material in its flagship store in Paris using the ancestral techniques of its manufacture and in incorporating symbolic objects from the fashion house: padlocks, sliders, buttons, carabiners… It was then used by fashion interior designers and the trend was back! This material, very graphic, raw and colorful, is really appreciated by designers today. Terrazzo does not fear stains or humidity and is therefore perfect for a kitchen or bathroom. However, it must be poured by experts, very well-trained professionals, which can actually be expensive. Another option is to use terrazzo designs on other materials, like vinyl which is much easier to install. Vinyl is durable, moisture-resistant, easy to clean and maintain, and warm underfoot. It can also be slip-resistant which making it safe for slippery bathrooms. Terrazo design is available on roll format with for example, iQ Surface, a collection that can be installed on floors, furniture and walls allowing surface coordination to enhance architecture design. But is also comes in tiles format under our Starfloor Click and iD Inspiration LVT collections.