Stone-Effect Porcelain Stoneware: Between Design and Nature
Stone-effect porcelain stoneware is one of the most appreciated solutions by designers and architects, thanks to its ability to combine aesthetics and functionality. Manufactured using advanced ceramic technologies, this material faithfully reproduces the texture of natural stone while guaranteeing outstanding technical performance. Stoneware floors represent a versatile and cross-cutting choice, suitable for both residential interiors and contract spaces.
Boundless design flexibility
Stone-effect surfaces are available in a wide range of colours, formats and finishes. Large slabs make it possible to design seamless, minimalist environments, reducing joints and enhancing spatial perception. Lea Ceramiche offers solutions for every design need: from 20 mm thick tiles, ideal for exteriors, to ultra-thin Slimtech slabs, perfect for renovations or vertical applications.
Surfaces can be used as both floor and wall coverings, allowing for a coherent and continuous aesthetic. Their versatility also enables stylistic combinations with contrasting elements like wood-effect or concrete-look ceramic surfaces.
Sophisticated aesthetics and superior technical performance
In contemporary design, the search for lightweight, flexible and sustainable materials is essential. In this context, ultra-thin slabs represent a smart solution that combines high performance with reduced environmental impact, ease of installation and strong visual impact.
Lea’s Slimtech technology offers ceramic slabs starting from just 3.5 mm in thickness, allowing for the creation of continuous surfaces with minimal grout lines and a clean, architectural finish. Perfect for curved walls, furniture, countertops or existing surfaces, Slimtech stone-effect slabs offer a technical and expressive design tool for any architectural context.
Applications: residential, hospitality, retail
Stone-effect porcelain stoneware is ideal for a variety of design scenarios. In residential interiors, it is perfect for kitchens, bathrooms, living areas and entrances, combining durability and easy maintenance. In the hospitality sector, grip finishes guarantee safety in spas, pools and wellness areas, while the material’s natural aesthetic helps create immersive atmospheres. In retail spaces, large Slimtech slabs allow for scenic, iconic surfaces with maximum technical reliability.
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Trends: stone-effect surfaces in expressive design
In line with the Designing for Dopamine trend, stone-effect surfaces can be matched with bold design features, vibrant colours and unexpected shapes. Their visual neutrality makes them the perfect backdrop for creative freedom and distinctive combinations with marble, wood and concrete effects. Thanks to their innate elegance, Lea surfaces enhance both minimalist and eclectic interiors with architectural coherence.
Iconic collections by Lea Ceramiche
Among its stone-effect solutions, Lea Ceramiche presents three iconic collections
Anthology
Five unique designs that blend marble and stone into a single visually striking collection
Anthology consists of five aesthetic designs that celebrate the beauty of nature on high-quality porcelain stoneware slabs. Perfect for both indoor and outdoor use, thanks to its multiple formats.
Intense
strong textures and mineral nuances inspired by limestone
Inspired by limestone, the collection faithfully reproduces its grainy texture and fossil micro-inclusions. It pays tribute to the authenticity of stone, offering a natural emotion through highly realistic tiles in five different colors.
Side Stone
sculpted surfaces and mineral inclusions recalling Ceppo di Gré
A ceramic range offering a new perspective on Ceppo di Gré. Lea Ceramiche reinterprets and enhances the strength of a stone that became a symbol of 20th-century architecture.
All collections are available in various formats and thicknesses, from outdoor tiles to ultra-thin, large-format slabs ideal for renovations and vertical applications.
Indoor-outdoor continuity with the 3-Tech Project
Stone-effect ceramics are ideal for visual continuity between indoor and outdoor spaces. To meet this design need, Lea Ceramiche created the 3-Tech Project: one aesthetic available in three different technologies – Slimtech, 9 mm and 20 mm. This integrated approach ensures perfect coordination between floors and walls, inside and out
Three stone-effect collections are already part of the 3-Tech system:
And starting at Cersaie 2025, Intense will also join the project with the debut of the new Slimtech Intense.
Cersaie preview: a new voice in Lea’s material alphabet
Whether paired with other surfaces or used in full mineral expression, Lea’s stone-effect ceramics form a comprehensive, expressive design language. At Cersaie 2025 (22–26 September, Bologna), Lea Ceramiche will introduce Pulse, an entirely new stone-effect collection conceived as an ode to compositional freedom. A deep, contemporary aesthetic designed to expand the architectural potential of porcelain stoneware.
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