Countdown to Cersaie 2024

Some 560 brands will be exhibiting at the 41st Cersaie in Bologna from 23 to 27 September.

The 41st Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings due to be held from 23 to 27 September in Bologna, will host a total of 560 brands including manufacturers of ceramic tiles and slabs, installation systems and materials, furnishings, sanitaryware and bathroom accessories, as well as ceramic glaze and colour producers and providers of showroom services. These include 344 Italian and 216 foreign companies from over 20 countries, with the biggest contingent from Spain with 138 companies and brands. The show will occupy a floor space of 145,000 square metres in fifteen halls.

Once again, Cersaie 2024 will reaffirm its status as the premier destination for discovering innovative materials and solutions and for facilitating the exchange of ideas among industry professionals. The event will feature a diverse ecosystem of design products capable of meeting the needs of architects, contractors, interior designers and trade professionals from around the world.

Cersaie 2024 will also offer a packed programme of cultural and educational initiatives. This includes the new exhibit in the Quadriportico area, now renamed “The Square”, which will serve as the central hub of Cersaie hosting the meetings in the “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme. Curated by Dario Curatolo, the exhibit represents a journey inspired by last year’s Route 40 experience exploring four decades of innovation in ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings presented at Cersaie. It reimagines the concept of a Bologna piazza as a space for interaction, networking and socialisation.

The Square is a 1,000 square metre space that also includes a conference arena, a design bookshop and the ADI (Italian Design Association) booth, which this year celebrates the 10th anniversary of the ADI Award at Cersaie. Additional features will include a radio booth broadcasting live throughout the show, a giant screen illustrating the evolution of the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition and a visitor lounge.

One of the highlights of the “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme at Cersaie 2024 will be a conference on Wednesday 25 September at 3 pm to be given by Belgian architect David Van Severen, who founded the studio OFFICE together with Kersten Geers in 2002. The practice has received numerous honours and awards, including the Silver Lion at the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Cersaie will also feature a packed programme of technical training meetings, including one on Tuesday 24 September at 3 pm entitled “Decarbonisation, circular economy and digitalisation in the ceramic industry: the CCS4CER and BLOCH4MAT projects” organised by Centro Ceramico. The speakers will be Maria Chiara Bignozzi (UNIBO/Centro Ceramico), Valentina Scognamiglio (Centro Ceramico), Stefania Albonetti and Alessandro Allegri (both from CIRI FRAME/UNIBO), Roberto Scaccabarozzi (LEAP), Valeria La Torre (Centro Ceramico), Alessandro Bellini (CIRI EC), Fabiana Raco (TekneHUB/UNIFE) and Massimo Stefani (Harpaceas).