Our Extraordinary Materials

In Italy, the Group’s production is based in the provinces of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The historical foundations of Iris Ceramica Group lie in the companies Iris Ceramica, GranitiFiandre, FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti and Ariostea, joined recently by the brands  Eiffelgres, Porcelaingres, Stonepeak and SapienStone.

Constant expansion, from the 1960s to a presence today in over 100 countries and 85% of the production exported: Vetschau in Germania and Crossville in USA are home to the most recent industrial sites, with cutting-edge technological production lines based on high sustainability criteria.

The Iris Ceramica Group showrooms are based on a new concept, open to the public, designers and architects who find them an ideal setting, fertile for inspiration and for developing their own projects for private, public and commercial spaces to the full.

The Seventies were marked by the appearance of Semigres by Iris Ceramica, which marked the birth, development and success of Italian ceramic flooring. Thereafter it also became successful in the wall coverings world.

Since the 1960s and the single-fired tiles and semigres, the Group has continued to obtain valuable international awards, developing increasingly innovative materials which are the result of its constant research and development. 

With a long-standing tradition of technological research and development, Ariostea presents Fragmenta Full Body, a full-body stone-effect collection with outstanding, timeless technical and aesthetic characteristics.

An achievement of the purest architectural forefront: these large surfaces (up to 3m x 1.5m) revolutionised the practical horizons of ceramic materials. Freedom of interpretation for materials, and new design scenarios blending colours, textures and design.

Telling the story of the Group and the whole production sector, one of the strongholds of Italian-made ceramics. The Museum is part of the Museimpresa circuit, the Italian Association that brings together all the museums and archives of major historical Italian businesses.

The historical and technological evolution of the Group and of Italian ceramics, developed along a timeline marked by steps alternating material testimonials and communicating the events that have made the Group's reputation and crowned its success.

Since 2019, the Group’s materials have been produced in Zero Emissions production plants. This is a major milestone in the sustainability path, and a record in the ceramic sector, and the starting point for creating value while respecting health and the environment.

Diesel Living with Iris Ceramica combines innovation, expertise and creativity. A constant dialog between culture, radically different approaches and diverse expertise that focuses on a common vision, creating an unprecedented, powerful statement in contemporary style.

Active Surfaces® technology combines design, science and creativity giving life to eco-active materials with antibacterial and antiviral (also anti Covid-19), anti-pollution, anti-odour and self-cleaning properties. A green choice that is not only characterized for innovation and aesthetics but which aims to our well-being by respecting the environment.

Cyberwall is the installation created for the Architecture Biennale in Venice 2021, focusing on the relationship between humans and the environment. The work uses two design solutions: the innovative Active Surfaces® and the exclusive Design Your Slabs technology.

Hypertouch is the innovative capacitive surface that enhances design functions beyond the imagination. Simply touch the ceramic surface to activate an integrated system of home-automation sensors for controlling high-tech systems.