Safe participation at Cersaie: from doorstep to exhibition booth | | Whether visiting the fair itself, using public transport, or soaking up the city's hospitality, visitors to this year's edition of Cersaie from 27 September to 1 October can be sure of being safe – this is one of the key messages from both the city of Bologna and Cersaie organisers as they prepare to welcome visitors from around the world to the 38th edition of the renowned ceramic tile and bathroom fair. Read more | | Cersaie Digital prepares to launch | | Cersaie Digital, designed to complement the physical show and a stand-out feature of this year's event, will take place online from 20 September to 8 October. Available in Italian and English, the platform allows those unable to be in Bologne to take part while enabling those who will be there to plan and optimise their visit. Read more | | | Atlas Concorde at Cersaie 2021 Starting September 27, Atlas Concorde will celebrate the return of visitors to Cersaie. The booth will be located in the hall 30 pavilion. All the 2021 ceramic tile collections will be presented, including the new 3D Wall Carve collection. Find out more | | Pritzker Prize Laureate Shigeru Ban returns | | As part of its focus on great international architecture, the International Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings Exhibition will be welcoming Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Shigeru Ban to this year’s show. The event will take place on Friday 1 October at 11 a.m. in the Palazzo dei Congressi at BolognaFiere and will be introduced by architecture historian Professor Francesco Dal Co. Read more | | | Benedetta Tagliabue and Odile Decq. Photos: © Vicens Giminez (left) and Franck Juery | | The sensitive architecture of Odile Decq and Benedetta Tagliabue | | As part of Cersaie’s cultural programme 'Building, dwelling, thinking', architects Odile Decq and Benedetta Tagliabue will speak on the subject of 'Sensitive Architecture'. Moderated by architecture historian Professor Fulvio Irace, the event will take place on Thursday 30 September at 11 a.m. in the Palazzo dei Congressi in the Bologna Exhibition Centre. Read more | | Archincont(r)act hosts ten internationally renowned architecture firms | | In 2021, Cersaie will focus on the Italian and international contract sector in the newly launched Contract Hall, a space in Hall 18 devoted to networking between producers, architecture firms and clients operating in the real estate and contract sectors. Read more | | | | | | |