Futura Tortora

In its search for sophisticated new materials capable of bringing a touch of novelty and sophistication to ceramics, Ariana turned to the world of natural stone and discovered Ceppo di Grè, a unique sedimentary rock extracted from the shores of Lake d’Iseo which has been widely used in Lombard architecture since Roman times.

FUTURA, the Ariana collection, reinvents the sober appeal of this material in a ceramic version. The natural stone’s warm grey colour provides the inspiration for the three colours of FUTURA, whose aesthetic recreates the characteristic textures of pebbles bonded into a calcareous conglomerate. In spite of its uniform appearance, in reality it displays an infinite degree of variability as a result of the process of natural formation over the millennia.

FUTURA is a wide-ranging collection available with three original surfaces: natural-silk-touch, lightly-honed and bush hammered. This latter finish is specially designed for outdoor applications and is able to create original and distinctive spaces that blend perfectly with the mood of the interiors.