Fioranese Sound of Marbles Mosaics | 5x5, Esagoni & Weave

Sound of Marbles Mosaics — three mosaics on 30x30 sheets in all five marbles. 5x5 is a straight grid of small squares, 36 to a sheet, in matt or polished. Esagoni is a hexagon, 30 to a sheet. Weave is a two-colour basketweave of 72 pieces.

Sound of Marbles takes marble apart. Where a conventional marble-effect tile reproduces a slab, this one cuts the stone into diagonals, curves and blocks and reassembles them — the decors were drawn by Neropaco for Fioranese, and there are six geometric subjects that combine with the plain tiles or with each other.

The five marbles

Beige Antico is a warm cream with soft movement, the easiest of the five to live with. Rosa Cipria is a powder pink with grey veining — unusual, and the one that makes the collection distinctive. Screziato Vivace is a lively white with strongly mottled grey. Nero Fondo is a deep black with white veins. Verde Intenso is a saturated green, the boldest choice in the range.

Specification

Material: Glazed porcelain stoneware, gres porcellanato + (EN 14411:2012 Annex G Group BIa GL)
Thickness: 10mm
Shade variation: V2 — slight variation in tone and pattern
Slip & wear (matt): R9, DCOF wet 0.42, BCRA dry and wet > 0.40
Traffic: residential; light traffic in the matt finish
5x5: 30x30 sheet of 36 pieces, 11 sheets (0.99m²) per box. Matt or polished. Priced per m²
Esagoni: 30x30 sheet of 30 hexagons, 6 sheets (0.54m²) per box. Polished only. Priced per sheet
Weave: 30x30 sheet of 72 pieces, 6 sheets (0.54m²) per box. Polished only. Priced per sheet
Application: Walls, shower floors, niches and banding
Sustainability: LEED® compliant, made in Italy

The Weave pairings

Weave is a two-colour basketweave and the pairings are set by Fioranese, not chosen. Beige Antico and Rosa Cipria each pair with Nero Fondo; Nero Fondo and Verde Intenso each pair with Rosa Cipria. Screziato Vivace is the exception — it is woven in a single colour. So the colour you order is the dominant marble and its partner comes with it, which is worth checking against your floor before specifying.

Where mosaics earn their keep

A shower floor is the obvious use: the small format lets the sheet follow a fall to the waste, which a large tile cannot. Beyond that, a band of Esagoni at dado height or a niche lined in 5x5 gives a marble bathroom relief without introducing another material. All three cost well above the field tiles per square metre, so they are best used as a deliberate detail.

Ordering & delivery

Minimum order: 5m²
Sold by: the m² for field tiles, decors and the 5x5 mosaic; per piece for battiscopa and for the Esagoni and Weave sheets
Prices: inclusive of VAT. Nero Fondo and Verde Intenso carry a premium over the other three colours
Full pallet: reduced rate applied automatically on m² field lines — battiscopa and mosaics are special pieces and are 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

Mosaic sheets are almost impossible to judge from a product shot, because what matters is the joint density and how the sheet reads at arm's length. Samples of all five marbles 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 combinations, quantities, trims and adhesive specification. Call 01782 617517 or email sales@homeofclay.co.uk for a quotation or to arrange a visit.