Fioranese Kintsugi Japan Gloss Decor Porcelain Tiles

Japan is the glossy side of the collection — a 20.13x20.13 decor carrying a single repeating Japanese motif, glazed to a full gloss so it holds real depth under artificial light.

Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with molten gold so the join becomes the most valuable part of the object. Fioranese have taken that idea onto porcelain — a soft, hand-worked concrete ground crossed by raised metallic seams that catch the light. The collection won the ADI Ceramics & Bathroom Design Award and was selected for the ADI Design Index, which for a tile range is unusual.

One face per colour, so it lays as a clean, regular pattern. That makes it the more controlled option of the two glossy decors, and the easier one to work into a small space.

Colours

Japan White is pale grey on white and stays quiet across a full wall. Japan Rust is a warm terracotta that carries real weight in a small room. Japan Blue is a classic indigo on white, the most recognisably Japanese of the four. Japan Black is graphite on charcoal and needs good light to read properly.

Specification

• Material: Glazed porcelain stoneware (EN 14411:2012 Annex G Group BIa GL)
• Thickness: 10mm
• Shade variation: V2
• Finish: Lucido Rettificato (gloss rectified)
• Size: 20.13x20.13 rectified
• Application: Walls, splashbacks and shower recesses. Floors only in ordinary-traffic areas protected from grit by matting or a porch run
• Health: hypoallergenic surface, non-porous and free of harmful emissions
• Durability: fireproof, colourfast and unaffected by UV
• Sustainability: LEED® compliant, made in Italy

Where it works

At 20.13x20.13 with a gloss glaze, Japan earns its keep vertically: a kitchen splashback, a shower recess, a fireplace surround, the back wall of a cloakroom. It can go on a floor, but only in ordinary-traffic areas already protected from grit by matting or a porch run — a gloss glaze will show scratching where a matt tile would not. For a floor in the same room, pair it with a matt Kintsugi tone.

Packaging & weights

Delivery is calculated on these weights. Packaging figures are indicative and may vary.

Special trims

The matching 7.5x60.4 battiscopa is listed with the plain Kintsugi tiles in Moonlight, Fog, Storm and Darkness, and works alongside this decor wherever the two are laid together.

Ordering & delivery

• Minimum order: 5m²
• Sold by: the m² for field tiles and decors; per piece for battiscopa
• Prices: inclusive of VAT
• Full pallet: reduced rate applied automatically on m² lines — battiscopa is a special piece and is not eligible
• Delivery: 4–6 weeks, ordered from Italy. Delivery is charged after purchase, calculated on the weight of your order — we will confirm the cost with you before despatch
• Allow 10% over your measured area for cuts and future repairs

See it before you buy

Gloss glaze is very light-dependent — the depth that makes these tiles worth specifying only really shows under the lighting they will actually live in. Samples are available to order, and the range is on display at our luxury interiors showroom in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Our team can help with quantities, trims and adhesive specification. Call 01782 617517 or email sales@homeofclay.co.uk for a quotation or to arrange a visit.