Terracotta

CoorItalia’s Architectural Elements offers options for home owners, designers, and architects willing to use the Reclaimed Terracotta and the New Terracotta.

Considered a timeless material, Terracotta, the Italian word for cooked Clay, has been used forever for buildings and flooring holding up to all the other architectural materials in time.  When wanting to recreate a Mediterranean style home, terracotta is the number one element.

The antique flooring is found and salvaged from French and Italian reclaimed buildings or farm houses. The new material can be from three collections, the handmade Antico collection, the versatile Venezia and of course, the traditional Tuscan.

antico terracotta

These tiles are the epitome of an artisanal process. After being formed, they are placed to air dry for entire months in covered rows in the Italian sun.

Then, usually in the Fall, the whole year’s production is placed in a huge kiln which is a building in itself and they are fired over a number of days. Each tile is unique, each one is slightly different in color and they work wonderfully together.

ANTICO TERRACOTTA | PATTERNS

venezia terracotta

This line offers an extraordinary variety of shapes, sizes and uses, from roof tiles to flooring, from bricks to decorative pieces.

Below you can see some of their standard products and sizes however customization is not a problem and thanks to their computerized kiln the client benefits from great color and size consistency for the whole project. 

Special Sizes  or shapes like hexagons, octagons, diamonds as well as special pieces such as bull-nosed steps, skirting pieces are all available or possible.

VENEZIA TERRACOTTA | SYSTEMS

toscano terracotta

If you want to find the heart of Tuscan terracotta you go to Impruneta, a small town just outside Florence. The clay from this area has produced terracotta since 1098 and is unique in its density, strength and consistency.

Our Toscano line spans from a very uniform and contemporary look to a slightly more antique look and is the work horse of Italian terracotta. You will find it in the Uffizi Gallery as well as in our Film Archive project.

Special Sizes  or shapes like hexagons, octagons, diamonds as well as special pieces such as bullnosed steps, skirting pieces are all available or possible.

TOSCANO TERRACOTTA | HANDMADE PATTERNS

TOSCANO TERRACOTTA | MACHINE MADE PATTERNS

reclaimed terracotta

For the most authentic look CoorItalia offers a top selection, from both France and Italy, of reclaimed terracotta floor tiles, ceiling tiles and bricks.

Colors, shapes and sizes will vary according to the geographic origin of the material.  If you tell us what you are aiming for we can probably find the right shape and color mix.

Reclaimed terracotta and other decorative elements are thoroughly cleaned and meticulously inspected prior to delivery.