Nine major trends in the ceramic tile industry in 2023! An article takes everyone to watch the heavyweight new products at the Ceramic Expo and TANZHOU Exhibition.

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Recently, the 2023 Ceramic Exhibition in TANZHOU city and the 38th FOSHAN Ceramic Expo have successively closed. So, what design trends are showing in ceramic tile products this year?

Trend 1: Anti slip
In 2023, more and more ceramic tile brands are entering the anti slip track, launching anti slip products or creating anti slip brand IP.
Since 2020, consumers have had an increasing demand for anti slip ceramic tiles, and businesses have continued to launch anti slip ceramic tile products. This year, we are gathering various brand resources to create the title of “super anti slip”.

Trend 2: Velvet craftsmanship
The velvet craftsmanship of ceramic tiles is the main product promoted by many ceramic tile brands this year. According to industry insiders, velvet is an upgraded process for soft light bricks and skin bricks. This process has very few water ripples, higher smoothness of the glaze, and solves the problems of holes and protrusions on the glaze. The characteristic is a warm and smooth.

Trend 3: Luxury Stone
Marble texture has always been one of the most enduring elements in ceramic tile design, but this has also led to serious homogenization of the patterns and colors of marble tiles in the industry. In order to seek differentiation, many ceramic tile brands have introduced luxury stone textures that are more high-end and rare than ordinary marble textures in recent years, enhancing the value and connotation of their products.

Trend 4: Plain color+light texture
Plain color is a trend in the market in recent years and an important direction for ceramic enterprises to develop products. However, plain colored tiles lack any texture decoration,.It is too simple dull and lack details. This year, many ceramic tile brands have extended more rich craftsmanship details beyond plain colors, forming a design effect of plain colors and light textures.

Trend 5: Soft Light
In the past two years, the trend of home furnishings has shifted towards soft, healing, warm and comfortable styles, such as cream style, French style, Japanese style, etc. The popularity of this type of style has also promoted the popularity of soft light ceramic tiles such as plain colored bricks, soft light bricks, and elegant light bricks. At present, most of the products promoted by ceramic tile brands are mainly developed and designed around “soft light sensation”.

Trend 6: Flash Effect
In 2021, products such as “Star Diamond” and “Crystal Diamond” applied crystal glaze technology to create ceramic tiles with starry sky shining effects, which were very popular in the industry. Although this design trend was “swept away” by plain colored bricks last year, it still formed a significant influence this year.

Trend 7: Convex and convex feeling
In order to present a more realistic, advanced, and tactile ceramic tile surface effect, ceramic tile brands will create unique and realistic micro concave and convex texture effects through molds, precision carving, and other processes during research and development.

Trend 8: Skin Glaze
With the increasing demand from high-end consumer groups for the surface texture and tactile feel of ceramic tiles, skin glazes and other types of ceramic tiles with a comfortable and smooth touch are popular in the market.

Trend 9: Art
There is a wise saying that ‘everyone is an artist’. Integrating world art into ceramic tile products can make homes exude an elegant style.