Gigacer Argilla
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Gigacer Argilla rediscovers the natural clays and landscapes around Faenza and translates them into a contemporary porcelain stoneware collection focused on colour, texture and materiality. Five colours, Biacca, Dry, Vetiver, Marine and Dark, range from pale mineral shades and cool greys to warm brown and water inspired tones. With Material and Quartz surfaces, 18 formats and 6 and 12 mm thicknesses, Argilla provides a flexible system for contemporary floors, walls and architectural interiors.
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Gigacer Argilla: porcelain stoneware inspired by earth, clay and water
With Argilla, Italian manufacturer Gigacer returns to the fundamental material behind ceramics: clay.
The collection takes inspiration from the natural landscape around Faenza, one of Italy's historic centres of ceramic production.
Rather than reproducing a particular type of stone, concrete or marble, Argilla focuses on the colours and plasticity of clay itself.
Gigacer develops the collection around the relationship between land and water.
Biacca and Dry refer to pale chalk veins and colder mineral layers.
Dark introduces warmer brown tones inspired by more superficial clays.
Vetiver and Marine complete the palette through a connection with water.
The result is natural without being rustic and architectural without appearing excessively industrial.
Five natural colours
The collection is available in Biacca, Dry, Vetiver, Marine and Dark.
Biacca
Biacca is the lightest option.
Its pale mineral appearance recalls chalk and light geological material.
It combines naturally with pale timber, stone, beige, warm white, glass and metallic details.
Dry
Dry provides a cool grey interpretation.
Argilla Material Dry is particularly suitable for modern interiors where a calm mineral base is required.
Timber can soften the colour and make it feel warmer.
Black metal, stainless steel and glass create a more technical architectural character.
Dark
Dark represents the warmer side of the collection.
Its brown tone refers to shallower natural clays and provides a more earthy foundation.
It works particularly well with pale timber, cream, beige, stone, brass and bronze.
Vetiver
Vetiver introduces a more unusual natural colour.
Argilla Material Vetiver is a useful alternative for interiors that need colour without becoming strongly decorative.
It combines well with wood, sand tones, warm whites and natural fabrics.
Marine
Marine completes the range with another water inspired tone.
The colour can work especially well in bathrooms, wellness areas and contemporary living spaces.
Pale timber, white walls, stone and metallic surfaces can provide attractive contrasts.
Material and Quartz
The relationship between Material and Quartz is one of the defining characteristics of Argilla.
Both surfaces interpret the same five colours but create a different tactile and visual result.
Material
Material is offered in a 6 mm thickness.
The surface provides a calm architectural expression.
The Material products checked at VITALE TILES are porcelain stoneware and include versions rated R10 A+B.
This makes the surface relevant not only aesthetically but also technically for suitable floor applications.
Quartz
Quartz is produced as 12 mm Multilayer.
Gigacer describes this surface as more material, dense and almost wax like in its softness.
For architects, this creates the possibility of using one coherent palette while changing the physical character of different surfaces.
Eighteen formats
Argilla is available in a total of 18 formats.
The main large formats include 120 × 120, 60 × 120 and 60 × 60 cm.
120 × 120 cm reduces the number of visible grout joints and makes the surface feel more continuous.
60 × 120 cm creates stronger direction.
60 × 60 cm remains highly versatile.
Large Pentagon
The 89 × 49 cm Large Pentagon is one of the most distinctive shapes within Argilla.
Its geometry can create a decorative floor or wall without using contrasting colours.
The shape itself becomes the pattern.
Small and Large Hexagon
The Small Hexagon measures 18 × 16 cm.
The Large Hexagon measures 36 × 31 cm.
The smaller version creates a more detailed grid, while the larger version feels calmer and more architectural.
These formats can be particularly effective in bathrooms, kitchens and feature areas.
Pentagon and Diamond
A 17 × 10 cm Small Pentagon and an 18 × 31 cm Diamond provide further geometric possibilities.
In colours such as Biacca or Dry, these shapes can produce visually interesting surfaces without relying on printed decoration.
Brick, Plate and Small
Brick 9 × 18 cm, Plate 9 × 30 cm and Small 9 × 9 cm provide a much finer scale.
They are suitable for kitchen splashbacks, niches, shower walls, washbasin areas and other smaller surfaces.
A large format floor can therefore be combined with a more detailed wall while maintaining the same colour concept.
Mosaics and Stripes
Argilla also includes mosaic solutions.
The 30 × 30 cm mosaic uses 1.5 × 1.5 cm pieces.
Stripes Mosaic provides a more linear interpretation.
These formats make it possible to create transitions, details and smaller functional zones.
Argilla in bathrooms
Bathrooms are one of the strongest applications for the collection.
Biacca creates a bright atmosphere.
Dry provides a contemporary grey base.
Dark adds warmth.
Vetiver and Marine introduce colour in a restrained and natural way.
The different formats allow floors, walls, niches and selected details to be coordinated.
Kitchens and open living spaces
Argilla also works well across kitchens and open plan interiors.
The colours are restrained enough for large continuous floors.
Biacca supports bright kitchens.
Dry works well with black, charcoal and stainless steel.
Dark combines naturally with pale timber.
Vetiver and Marine introduce a more individual colour direction.
Using the same floor across the kitchen, dining and living areas can visually connect the different functions.
Argilla and terracotta
Although Argilla is directly inspired by clay, it is not simply a terracotta look collection.
Traditional terracotta is usually dominated by warm red, orange and brown tones.
Argilla expands the idea of clay into pale mineral colours, grey, water inspired tones and deeper browns.
This makes the collection particularly relevant for modern architecture.
Hotels, restaurants and retail
Argilla also provides strong possibilities for professional interiors.
Biacca and Dry can form calm surfaces in hotels and offices.
Dark adds warmth to restaurants and hospitality areas.
Vetiver and Marine can provide a distinctive identity without using highly saturated colours.
The geometric formats allow individual zones to be defined within the same overall material concept.
A collection connected to the origins of ceramics
One of the most compelling aspects of Argilla is that it focuses on the original material behind ceramic production.
Rather than using porcelain stoneware only to imitate something else, Gigacer turns clay itself into the design reference.
Earth, chalk, water and clay inform the colours.
Material and Quartz show different interpretations of plasticity.
The eighteen formats then transform that material concept into a flexible architectural system.
At VITALE TILES, you can explore Argilla Material Biacca, Argilla Material Dry, Argilla Material Vetiver and Argilla Quartz Dry.
For Argilla, viewing a physical sample is especially useful. The difference between Material and Quartz and the subtle colour character of Biacca, Dry, Dark, Vetiver and Marine are much easier to evaluate under real daylight and next to the other materials used in the project.