Black & White Marsala Tile

20 x 20 cm, 16 mm thick: that is the format in which this zigzag design is produced, the classic proportion of the pressed cement tile. Custom dimensions are not listed for Carreau Marsala Noir & Blanc; if your project truly requires another size, put the question to Carocim, whose artisanal production can sometimes explore solutions a factory line never could.

Indeed it was: paola Navone, one of the most recognised names in international design, drew this repeated zigzag for her Carocim collection. Carreau Marsala Noir & Blanc carries her taste for strong, simple geometry with a Mediterranean soul. Choosing this cement tile means putting an authentic designer signature underfoot, pressed by hand in the traditional way.

Mellowing is the right word, fading is not: with Carocim's systematic anti-UV treatment on exterior cement tiles, the pigments of Carreau Marsala Noir & Blanc are protected and keep their true black and white. What the sun and footsteps add over time is a gentle patina, a lived-in softness on the surface that flatters the zigzag rather than weakening it.

In a north-facing room, lean on the white: the pale ground of Carreau Marsala Noir & Blanc bounces the available light while the black zigzags keep the space from feeling flat. Fine joints in a light tone help too. This Carocim cement tile proves that a low-light room does not need blandness, just contrast used intelligently.

Generally yes, and for a reason: at €220.50 per m², Carreau Marsala Noir & Blanc is a handmade product, pigments poured tile by tile, pressed and air-cured, where standard ceramic comes off an automated line. You are paying for a designer zigzag by Paola Navone and Carocim's artisanal cement tile craft: a floor with a story, not a commodity.