Mutina Design Ceramics And Tiles For Interiors And Exteriors

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Mutina as Publisher: Design, not Production

Massimo Orsini's decision to position Mutina as a "publisher" rather than a simple ceramic manufacturer is the most important strategic choice in the brand's history. Just as a publishing house selects its authors, Mutina selects its designers — not on the basis of their experience with ceramics, but on the quality of their thinking. "The first designers we worked with had no experience with ceramics. But that was fine with us: we wanted to collaborate with curious minds who had a desire to experiment, to make new things" — Orsini explains. Patricia Urquiola was the first; from that collaboration, the model has been replicated and deepened ever since.

The Designers: an International Constellation

Mutina's roster of designers is one of the most selective in contemporary design — designers who do not simply "produce" for Mutina, but who establish with Mutina an ongoing dialogue about the limits and possibilities of ceramics as a design material:

• Patricia Urquiola: Mutina's first collaborator and the designer behind the new headquarters in Fiorano Modenese, inaugurated in 2022.
• Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: over ten years of collaboration — one of the longest and most fruitful partnerships in the brand's history. "80% of the world's ceramic production imitates wood or stone — it is extremely boring. Mutina has chosen a completely different direction." (Ronan Bouroullec)
• Tokujin Yoshioka: author of the Phenomenon collection — Mutina's most iconic project. Designer of small-format mosaics and pieces from the Editions line.
• Michael Anastassiades: Cypriot designer, one of the most rigorous voices in the international design landscape.
• Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby: British duo among the most awarded in contemporary design.
• Konstantin Grcic, Hella Jongerius, Inga Sempé, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Vincent Van Duysen, Raw Edges, OEO Studio, Laboratorio Avallone: each with a radically distinct vision, all united by the same curiosity towards ceramic material.

Mutina Collections: when the Tile becomes an Authored Project

Every Mutina collection begins with a precise idea: what can ceramics express that no other material can? Some of the most significant projects:

• Phenomenon (Tokujin Yoshioka): Mutina's most internationally recognisable ceramic project. A series of small-format mosaics that incorporate near-microscopic substances into the ceramic body to create visual effects of depth inspired by natural patterns — honeycomb, snowflakes, ice crystals, plant cells.
• Editions: entirely handmade decorative ceramic objects, signed and numbered — pieces of ceramic collectorship. Every piece in the Editions series is an applied work of art, not a wall covering.
• Mutina For Art: the space dedicated to the brand's artistic initiatives — installations, exhibitions, and special commissions that push ceramics beyond the boundaries of design towards contemporary art.
• Wall coverings, floors, and outdoor: the full range for interiors and exteriors — wall and floor tiles, solutions for terraces and gardens, kitchen and bathroom tops, cladding for fireplaces and furniture.