Corten Blanco

Corten series from the TAU Metálica collection is consolidating its position as one of the most successful cutting edge architectural and interior design on the world market, as this product marks a turning point in the aesthetic designs developed by the Castellón-based company. In fact, the product mapped out the company’s path in its drive towards differentiation and exclusivity from the point of view of architecture and decoration in the top segments of the market. It should be noted that TAU Cerámica has sold more than 2 million square metres of this product worldwide since it was first launched in 2004, conclusive proof that it has brought about a conceptual revolution.

The Corten series came about as a result of the passion and talent of the professionals working on the TAU Advanced strategy of encouraging creativity when developing new ideas in the field of ceramic coverings. The products developed by TAU Advanced are aimed at the most demanding users, who are also those most concerned about environmental sustainability. This means that products such as the Corten series from the Metálica collection use ceramics as a living element which is transferred to architectural spaces. In this case, the TAU Cerámica model recreates corten steel, a material made up of 60% steel and 40% iron which, changes colour over time and takes on an oxidised hue, as with Chillida’s sculptures, thus intrinsically expressing values such as tolerance, peace and freedom.

TAU stands for the forefront and innovation in design. The company, for Cersaie 2009, has reserved a significant space at its stand for Corten Energy and Corten Night, the new generation of models of the Corten series, one of the most acknowledged proposals worldwide and that which best identifies the work of the brand.

Corten Energy and Corten Night are two dynamic, forceful proposals for porcelain stoneware, which maintain the spirit of the Corten series, from the TAU Metálica collection, which takes on a new aesthetic form thanks to its inspiration by metals in their purest state. Unsurprisingly, as the Corten series is considered one of the most avant garde architectural and interior solutions which has generated the greatest repercussion since it was launched, thanks to its innovative aesthetic concept and exclusiveness, within the uppermost segment of the market worldwide.

Now, Corten Energy and Corten Night have been developed using new manufacturing techniques which can polish the material to lend it a special personality, with a fire-like appearance, while creating a highly particular iridescent effect which is one of its hallmarks. Both models are available in 45x45, 45x90, 60x60 and 30x60 formats, and in two finishes: natural and polished.

Also noteworthy is that TAU has designed Corten Energy, the new ultrafine and light porcelain which reduces the thickness by over 50% compared to the traditional models, bringing it down to 5 mm. This is an innovative proposal, ideal for rehabilitation and architecture. TAUfine is a commitment to ecology, cost saving in materials and at the forefront of construction, in line with the R&D&I which TAU has used since its beginnings and which have made it a worldwide benchmark.

TAUfine is a milestone in the brand’s product catalogue, as it reduces the tile thickness by over 50%, with tiles with a minimum thickness of 5 mm.

The development of TAUfine again demonstrates TAU’s ability to create the most advanced ceramic products in the market, as a result of the work of a large team of professionals using the latest technology, a situation acknowledged on numerous occasions by organisations of experts and scientists, and which has led to multiple ceramic solutions patented exclusively by TAU.

For TAUfine, the company is launching at Cersaie in a special space, the product in two formats: the 30x60 and especially the 45x90, a large size tile revealing TAU’s technical mastery of ceramic materials, given the added difficulty of production involved in manufacturing an extremely fine product without impairing its technical or aesthetic properties. TAU also undertakes the product launch without any decorative limitations.

TAUfine is specially designed to be applied to walls, and is particularly suited to refurbishment projects, while at the same time offering excellent results in new architectural initiatives such as exteriors, facades, residential complexes or even shopping centres.

It has numerous advantages and added value. When applied, it is not necessary to remove the already existing material as its can be applied directly over the previous product, thanks to its extreme fineness.

Thus, TAUfine represents a major cost saving during the execution phase, a significant factor for domestic economies in crises such as the present one. TAUfine also reduces the use of raw materials in its manufacture, energy consumption and the generation of CO2 in the firing process, which helps to protect the environment, and also in logistic costs, as the weight of the pallets is approximately half that of the traditional pallet.