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Index
10 La Ghiacciaia
Lixio ® +
14 Seabreeze House
Microtopping ®
18 Private villa in Mestre
Nuvolato Architop ®
20 Villa Theo
Microtopping ®
48 Auditorium in San
Rocco church
52 Maddalena office
54 La Birreria Pedavena
Rasico ®
60 King Edward Residence
Purometallo
Sassoitalia ® Microtopping ®
24 “Chubby Girl" restaurant

Lixio ® +
26 Wonderlab 2.0
Microtopping ®
30 Private apar tment in
Salento
34 Zoya Museum
56 Apartment in Costa Brava
Microtopping ®
62 Optical shop
Microtopping ®
64 Paestum archeological
park
66 Marignana Ar t Galler y
Rasico ® Sassoitalia ®
38 The Founder's office

Microtopping ®
42 Private House
Lixio ®
44 Jeweller y in Antwerp
Microtopping ®
46 Patina Maldives Resor t
Rasico ® Touch
68 Residence in Wijnegem
Purometallo /
70 Private House
Sassoitalia ®
72 Amor in H-farm
Lixio ® +
74 The Ark
Microtopping ®
Microtopping ®
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78 Cube Apar tment V-S,
Site Kanaal
82 Silo in Copenhagen
Microtopping ®
86 Nær vær Restaurant
Nuvolato Architop ® 90 UCCA Dune Ar t Museum
Lixio ® +
122 Aalber ts in Utrecht
Microtopping ®
124 Lof t Hřebenk y
126 Private Villa
Lixio ®
130 Cube Apar tment M-M
Site Kanaal
Microtopping ® Microtopping ® Microtopping ®
94 Korean traditional house

Microtopping ®
98 Poolhouse S-W
Microtopping ®
102 Steakhouse in Kiev
Acid Stain
106 Garage Italia
134 ACSA Restaurant
Acid Stain
136 Versus Meridianem
Restaurant
140 Tirpitz Museum
Ideal Wall ®
144 Beach Resor t
in Maldives
Nuvolato Architop ® Lixio ®
108 Mountain Messner

Museum
112 OGR Torino
Sassoitalia ®
114 Penthouse M-DB
Microtopping ®
118 Private Villa
Stamped Concrete
148 Novara Castle
152 Private Villa
Microtopping ®
156 Capo Torre Resor t
Sassoitalia ®
158 Fishzelenis Restaurant
Microtopping ®
Nuvolato Architop ® Sassoitalia ®
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162 Kazan Palace Hotel
Microtopping ®
Lixio ® / Purometallo
166 Resor t dei fiori
170 Dental Practice
Lixio ® +
172 Villa Nemes
Microtopping ®
196 Botanical Garden
Stamped Concrete
200 Prada Foundation
202 Private House
Lixio ® +
204 Private Villa
Rasico ®
176 Spor t Club Ekipe

Microtopping ®
180 Bonaveri Showroom
Microtopping ®
182 Trullo
184 Palazzo Grassi
Theatre
206 Private Villa in Catania
Microtopping ®
210 H 2 O Skate Shop
Microtopping ® +
212 Hotel Neue Post
Microtopping ®
214 Private Villa
Sassoitalia ®
Nuvolato Architop ® Acid Stain
186 P+E+3 House

188 Private Villa in Croatia
Acid Stain
192 Audio Case
Microtopping ®
194 Studio Boffa
Microtopping ®
216 Private Villa in
Budapest
220 Nike Store
Microtopping ®
222 Private Villa
Sassoitalia ®
224 Eataly
Acid Stain
Sassoitalia ® Microtopping ®
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228 Private Villa
Stamped Concrete
230 Salomon Store
Microtopping ®
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La Ghiacciaia
2020. Nor th of Italy

Architect: MAO Architect
Lixio ® +
Sassoitalia ®
Near Treviso, there is a peculiar place,

a restaurant with an interesting stor y:
La Ghiacciaia is the result of an impor tant
restoration project involving a X VII centur y
icehouse which then became a bunker
during the Great War.
The project has been developed by MAO

Architects Studio. Sassoitalia ® and
Lixio ® + have been used for the ex ternal
and internal spaces respectively, giving
continuit y and harmony to the project.
10 Lixio®+ 11
12 Lixio®+ 13
Seabreeze
House
2021. Camber Sands beach, East Sussex, UK

Architect: RX Architects
Ph: Richard Chivers
Microtopping ®
14 microtopping® 15
Private Villa
in Mestre
2020. Mestre, Italy

Architect: ANK Studio
Ph: Luca Casonato
A historical villa in Mestre has recently

been expanded with a new modern
structure characterised by an ethereal
look created by its wide glass windows.
Nuvolato Architop ® , used on both the
internal f loor and the surrounding porch ,
connects the dif ferent spaces with
character and neutralit y.
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Villa Theo
2018. Schilde, Belgium

Architect: Arjaan De Fey ter
Interior Architects
Ph: lucid.lucid
Microtopping ®
Purometallo
Decorating with gold and a touch of colour:

those are the highlights of this beautiful,
recently restored villa in Belgium.
Just a few clever elements, at tention to

detail, seamlessness and a vibrant touch
through Microtopping ® sur faces.
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“Chubby Girl"
Restaurant
2020. Beijing, China
Architect: Office AIO
Lixio ® +
24 Lixio®+ 25
Wonderlab 2.0
2020. Krasnodar cit y, Russia

Architect: Anna Lutaeva
Microtopping ®
Designed by architect Anna Lutaeva ,

Wonderlab 2.0 is a beaut y parlor
characterised by the combination
of a minimalist and futurist st yle:
neat lines, cur ves, geometr y and
lighting ef fects make this a place
out of time.
On the f loor, Microtopping ®
harmoniously connects the
dif ferent spaces.
Private apartment
in Salento
2019. Salento, Italy
Rasico ®
Natural shades and tex tured materials

characterise a lovely apar tment with
a balcony overlooking the sea in
Santa Maria al Bagno, Puglia.
Rasico ® has been used for the ex ternal
areas, unif ying the spaces with beaut y
and harmony.
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32 R asico® 33
Zoya Museum
2020. Petrishchevo, Russia

Architect: A2M
Located in the small village

of Petrischevo near Moscow,
the Zoya Museum has been
designed by architects A2M
to commemorate a Russian
heroine of World War II, Zoya
Kosmodemyanskaya.
The interior is characterised

by minimalism and precision –
a set ting into which Nuvolato
Architop ® and Microtopping ®
f it per fectly. Their use in such
environments is not merely aesthetic,
but also enhances the building by
making the exhibits stand out.
Founder's
Office
2019. Abu Dhabi (UAE )

Architect: Bluehaus Group
Building and interior contracting
company: Al Tayer Stocks
Ph: Chris Goldstraw
Microtopping ®
Sand shades, unique design pieces, cultural

heritage and modern sur faces turned a
government of f ice into an at tractive space
with high aesthetic impact. Microtopping ®
covers the sur faces of The Founder’s Of f ice,
a permanent of f ice created in Abu Dhabi.
Private house
2019. Ala, Italy
Lixio ®
Open space, sof t lines and

natural colours make this house
a per fect example of home
comfor t. Ideal Work’s classic
terrazzo f loor Lixio ® adds the
f inal touch by unif ying and
visually enlarging the whole
environment.
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Jewellery
in Antwerp
2020. Antwerp, Belgium

Architects: Britt Van Namen
ph: Hanne Joosen
Microtopping ®
The MF Fine Jewelr y store in Ant werp

presents itself as a tribute to grace
and femininit y: pink is the main colour,
accompanied by white and gold.
The sur faces, made of Microtopping ® ,
at tract the client and enhance the products
on display.
Patina Maldives Resort
2021. Maldives
Architects: studio mk27 - Marcio
Kogan + Renata Furlanetto
Interiors: studio mk27 - Diana
Radomysler + Pedro Ribeiro
Landscape Design: VDL A
ph: George Roske, Jonas Poulsen,

Fernando Guerra
Rasico ® Touch
Marcio Kogan is the designer of Patina

Maldives, a new luxur y hotel in the Fari
Islands which is also a per fect example of
biophilic design. Rasico ® Touch’s velvet y
tex ture contributes to making the resor t a
fully immersive experience for its guests.
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Auditorium
in San Rocco church
2019. Rotello, Italy

Architect: Luigi Valente e Mario di Bona
Ph: Stefano Pedretti
Microtopping ®
The former church of Saint Rocco in Rotello

(in the Italian province of Campobasso) has
recently been restored and conver ted into
a modern theatre and multi-purpose room.
Microtopping ® , the per fect choice for such
a restoration , has been used on all of the
interior walls and f loors.
Maddalena Offices
2020. Povoletto, Italy

Architect: Alessandro Zuccolo
Ph: Zulupictures
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La Birreria
Pedavena
Rasico ®
54 rasico® 55
King Edward
Residence
2020. Canada
Architect: Atelier ScHwimmer: Felix
Schwimmer, Francesca Fiaschi
Ph: Adrien Williams
Purometallo
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Apartment in Costa
Brava
2020. Torre Valentina, Spain

Architect: Estudio Bombi + Gomez
Ph: Eugeni Pons
Microtopping ®
Optical shop
in Belgium
2020. Belgium
Design: Atelier Cirè
Ph: lucid.lucid
Microtopping ®
Paestum archeological park
2019. Paestum,
Italy
Sassoitalia ®
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Marignana Arte
Gallery
2013. Venice, Italy

Architect: Emanuela Fadalti,
Matilde Cadenti
The Marignana Ar t Galler y is located

in a Venetian palace in the Dorsoduro
district. The internal space is
characterised by modern , bright walls
in per fect continuit y with Nuvolato
Architop ® f loor.
Residence
in Wijnegem
2020. Wijnegem, Belgium

Architect: Steven van Dooren interieur
ph: Charlotte van Beek
Microtopping ®
Purometallo
68 purometallo 69
Private
villa
2020. Italy
Sassoitalia ®
70 sassoitalia® 71
Amor in
H-farm
2021. Treviso, Italy

Architect: Philippe Starck
Lixio ® +
Lixio ® + was used to cover the counter of

the Alajmo brothers’ new restaurant Amor
in Farm , located in the H-Farm Campus.
The interior, designed by Philippe Starck ,
combines simplicit y with utmost modernit y
with a nod to tradition.
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The Ark
2017. Poland
Architect: Rober t Konieczny
Ph: Olo Studio
Microtopping ®
Rising in the majestic landscape of

the Polish mountain , a state-of-the-
ar t home, winner of the prestigious
“ Wallpaper Design Awards 2017”
is owned by architect Rober t
Konieczny. This original concrete
structure contains essential interior
environments whose sur faces,
covered with Microtopping ® , stand
out with discreet elegance.
Cube Apartment V-S
Site Kanaal
2017. Belgium
Design: Arjaan De Fey ter Interior
Architect: Bogdan & Van Broeck
Ph: Piet-Alber t Goethals
Microtopping ®
Silo
2018. Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: Cobe Architects
Ph: Rasmus Hjor tshoj – Coast
Microtopping ®
Copenhagen’s Nordhavn (Nor th

Harbour) area has been the
recipient of a major post-industrial
development plan and has recently
been at the centre of a renovation
project aimed at turning it into a
new urban area. If you look up to the
sk y you can’t miss this impressive
building which develops ver tically
like a sk yscraper: it ’s the Silo,
once used to store wheat and now
conver ted into a luxur y apar tment
building.
Nærvær
Restaurant
2017. Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: Norm Architects
In the hear t of Copenhagen , there is

an elegant wine bar / restaurant that
welcomes its customers with st yle,
ref inement and, above all, warmth.
Natural materials, dark and warm
colours, details inspired by nature:
ever y thing contributes to creating an
intimate and pleasant atmosphere.
UCCA Dune
Art Museum
2018. Qinhuangdao, China

Architect: OPEN Architecture
Operator: UCCA
Ph: Wu Qingshan
Lixio ® +
Microtopping ®
On the Bohai Bay coast , in nor thern

China , the UCCA Dune Ar t Museum
appears as a complex of modern
caves in the sand. Microtopping ® ,
Lixio ® and Nuvolato Architop ®
give the internal f loor a dynamic
look while maintaining harmony
throughout the space.
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92 Lixio®+ / Microtopping® 93
Korean traditional
house
2019. Seul, Korea

Architect: Z-Lab
Ph: Texture on Texture
Microtopping ®
This small house near the centre of

Seoul is characterised by harmony
and serenit y. Microtopping ® was
chosen to cover the f loor, walls and
entire bathroom , enlarging the space,
giving it seamlessness and elegance.
Poolhouse S-W
2017. Kasterlee, Belgium

Design: Arjaan De Fey ter
Microtopping ®
Steakhouse in Kiev
2018. Kiev, Ukraina

Architect: Denis Belenko Studio
Acid Stain
102 Acid Stain 103

104 Acid Stain 105
Garage
Italia
2017. Milan, Italy

Architects: Michele De Lucchi,
Mario Bacciocchi
Located in Piazzale Accursio

in Milan , the former Agip Station
has been transformed into Garage
Italia Customs, the new restaurant
atelier designed by Lapo Elkann in
collaboration with Arch. De Lucchi
and Chef Carlo Cracco. This is a
multi-sensor y experience made up
of references to the 50s and the
world of engines. Nuvolato Architop ®
was used as f loor f inish , providing
a brutalist , solid background, in
harmony with the industrial st yle
of the space.

Mountain Messner
Museum
2015. Plan De Corones, Italy

Architect: Zaha Hadid
The Messner Mountain Museum

Corones was designed by Zaha
Hadid, a renowned architect with
a great passion for concrete.
The outstanding feature

of the Museum , dedicated to
mountaineering , is the fact it
is embedded in the upper par t
of Monte Plan de Corones
(at 2,275 metres above sea level)
with a mar vellous, evocative
panorama of the Dolomites.

OGR
2017. Torino, Italy

Architects: For Engineering Architcture
Rober to Mancini, Valeria Sclaverano,
Corrado Vaschetti
Sassoitalia ®
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Penthouse
M-DB
2018. Knokke, Belgium
Design: Arjaan De Fey ter interior
Microtopping ®

Private
Villa
2018. Emilia Romagna, Italy
Stamped Concrete
Sassoitalia ®
Located in the Emilian countr yside,

this rustic villa distinguishes itself
by the sense of quiet and warmth it
of fers to those that arrive here.
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120 stamped concrete / sassoitalia® 121
Aalberts in Utrecht
2018. Utrecht, Olanda

Architect: Casper Schwarz
Architects
Microtopping ®
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Loft
Hrebenky
2016. Praha, Czech Republic

Architect: Formafatal

Private
Villa
Lixio ®
E x treme rigour and balance of form:

this is what you can perceive when
approaching this magnif icent modern
villa built near Pordenone.
The environment shines ever y where,
expanding the space, in an
atmosphere of purit y and elegance.
White predominates whilst the other
few colours are just ex tras: you
can see the contrast ef fect of black
colour in the modern kitchen.
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128 lixio® 129
Cube Apartment M-M
Site Kanaal
2017. Antwerp, Belgium
Design: Arjaan De Fey ter Interior
Microtopping ®
Close to Ant werp, a charming

cit y in Flanders, it is possible
to admire the stunning result
of an industrial restoration
and redevelopment project:
four old silos of a former malt
distiller y have been turned
into a 200 sq modern and cosy
luxur y apar tment.

ACSA
Restaurant
2018. Craiova, Romania

Design: PickTwo
Acid Stain
134 acid stain 135

Versus
Meridianem
Restaurant
2017. Venice, Italy

Architect: Riccardo Burigana
Born from an ancient Murano glassworks,

the new restaurant ‘Versus Meridianem’
is characterised by a strong industrial-
chic st yle. Cloud-ef fect Nuvolato
Architop ® f loor enlarges the space
and gives character to the interior.

Tirpitz Museum
2017. Blåvand, Denmark

Architect: BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group
Ph: Mike Bink , Jesper Ray Manley,
Rasmus Hjor tshoj
Ideal Wall ®
In Denmark , the Tirpitz

Museum is designed to be
hidden in the nature; its
original structure was that of
a former war bunker, built in
194 4. Ideal Wall ® has been
used to cover some of the
indoor walls, for a rough
concrete ef fect.
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142 ideal wall® 143
Beach Resort in Maldives
2018. Maldives
Lixio ®
Located in the island of

Muravandhoo, Joali Maldives
is Maldive’s f irst “ar t immersive”
f ive-star resor t. Among bamboo
decorations, manta-shaped
sculptures and wav y roof tops,
Lixio ® has been chosen to cover
the internal and ex ternal f loors and
thus to give the space a f luid st yle.
144 lixio® 145

146 lixio® 147
Novara Castle
2016. Novara, Italy

Architects: Paolo Zermani, Mauro Grimaldi

Private Villa
2016. Sint-Mar tens-Latem, Belgium

Architects: Eddy François, In&Out Architecture
Ph: Nick Cannaer ts
Microtopping ®
Near Gand there is a modern

villa whose ex ternal geometric
shapes hide a comfor table and
warm interior. Microtopping ® has
been used to cover all f loors and
bathroom sur faces to connect the
various internal spaces and give
them a smooth f luidit y.

Capo Torre Resort
2018. Liguria, Italy

Architect: Studio A+I,
Ing. Pierluigi Giordano
Sassoitalia ®
156 sassoitalia® 157

Fishzelenis Restaurant
2018. Beton Hala, Belgrade, Serbia

Architect: Aleksandar Rodic
Ph: Jovana Rakezic
Microtopping ®

Kazan Palace Hotel
2018. Kazan, Russia
Microtopping ®
Lixio ®
Purometallo
The building is the result of the

restoration of a former hospital, built
in 1910 and for a long time forlorn.
The project aimed at maintaining
the structural features of the former
building , whilst turning the interior into
an industrial space with a minimalist ,
luxurious st yle.
Ideal Work’s solutions have been chosen

to coat the interior in order to create
a per fect continuit y bet ween the pre-
existing materials and the modern
decor: Microtopping ® has been applied
to the hall’s and the rooms’ f loor and
walls; Lixio ® has been used to coat the
restaurant ’s f loor and some of its tables,
together with the spa’s and the pool’s
sur faces. Purometallo Cor ten , has been
used to coat the inner par t of the arches
and some details of the restaurant ’s
furniture and decor.
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164 microtopping® / lixio® / purometallo 165
Resort dei Fiori
2017. Cavallino, Italy

Architect: ANK Studio
Ph: Luca Casonato

Dental practice
in Croatia
2018. Croatia
Lixio ® +
This visual space, characterised by the

contrast of black and white, seems to lead
to a timeless, surreal and futuristic place:
the white walls of the waiting room seem
to lean over a chair with black geometric
cushions and the ceiling is dot ted by
some large round led lights like stars
in the sk y. The reception counter top is
decorated by a series of led lights that
resemble interconnected molecules.
170 lixio®+ 171

Villa Nemes
2015. Imperia, Italy

Architect: GHA
Ph: Andrea Zanchi
Microtopping ®
Located in Imperia , a coastal cit y

overlooking the sea , Villa Nemes
merges with the landscape of
Ligurian terraces.
In order to per fectly match the

surrounding landscape, the large
facade of this modern building has
been completely covered with natural
stone, whilst its green roof has been
designed to minimise visual impact.
The house is also surrounded by
Mediterranean plants.

Sport Club Ekipe
2016. San Giovanni la Punta, Italy

Architects: Salvatore Puleo, Angela Catanese
Microtopping ®

Bonaveri Showroom
2016. Milan, Italy
Architect: Giuseppe Tor tato
Microtopping ®
Designed as a dynamic environment suitable for

hosting exhibitions and cultural events dedicated
to fashion , design and ar t , Bonaveri Showroom was
created in 2016 in Milan and is recognisable at f irst
glance for the industrial look. Inside, iconic images
from Schläppi collections alternate with sur faces
and stairs in Microtopping ® .

Trullo
2016. Ostuni, Italy

Architects: Enrico Maria Cicchetti,
Studio Emc

Palazzo Grassi Theatre
2010. Venice, Italy

Architect: Tadao Ando
The Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi, lef t in a

state of disrepair for many years, was in
dire need of restoration. Its revolutionar y
and ultra-modern design was conceived
by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando,
who is known for his almost exclusive
use of concrete.
The interior f lat work spaces were coated

with striking Nuvolato Architop ® , creating
continuous tex tures and colours across
the f loor, walls and ceiling. This ef fect
produces striking monochrome spaces.

P+E+3
House
2021. Cittadella, Italy

Architect: Caprioglio Studio
Ph: Paolo Monello
Nuvolato Architop ® covers the horizontal

sur faces of P+E+3 house designed by
Studio Caprioglio Architects in Cit tadella
(PD). Highlights of the project include
the residence’s connection with the
surrounding contex t and its histor y.

Private Villa
in Croatia
2014. Osijek , Croatia
Acid Stain
Sassoitalia ®
188 acid stain / sassoitalia® 189

190 acid stain / sassoitalia® 191
Audio Case
2017.
Audio Vector®
Microtopping ®

Studio Boffa
2014. Treviso, Italy

Architects: B+B Associati,
Arch. Renato Bredariol,
Arch. Marco Bonariol
Microtopping ®

Botanical Garden
2013. Padova, Italy

Architects: VS Associati,
Giorgio Strappazzon,
Fabrizio Volpato
Stamped Concrete
The world’s oldest botanical garden ,

located in Padova’s cit y centre,
was enlarged a decade ago with a
new 15 hectare garden dedicated to
biodiversit y. This new area hosts more
than 1300 plant species. It is divided
into 5 conser vatories connected to
each other by paths made of Stamped
Concrete in a par ticular shade of grey
that recalls the colour of volcanic
stone.
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Prada Foundation
2015. Milan, Italy

Architect: OMA Architect studio
In this great restoration project of

industrial buildings from the early
XX centur y, accompanied by new
structures which together create one
of the most impor tant museums of the
Italian metropolis, Nuvolato Architop ®
has been used to cover the sur faces
of the golden tower’s rooms and the
slabs of the original par ts.

Private House
Lixio ® +
202 lixio®+ 203

Private Villa
2017. Italy
Rasico ®
204 rasico® 205

Private Villa
in Catania
2016. Catania, Italy

Architect: Salvatore Puleo
Microtopping ®

H 2O Skate Shop
2009. Bucharest, Romania

Designer: Concrete Ar t
Acid Stain
210 acid stain 211

Hotel Neue Post
2016. Holzgau, Austria

Architect: ATP sphere GmbH
Microtopping ®

Private Villa
2011. Massa e Cozzile, Italy

Architect: Studio Tecnico Ferretti
Sassoitalia ®

Private Villa
in Budapest
2017. Budapest, Hungar y

Architect: Laszlo Toth
Microtopping ®

Nike Stores
2015. Bucharest
and Galati, Romania –
Prague, Czech Republic
Microtopping ®

Private Villa
2016. Italy
Sassoitalia ®

Eataly
Milano / Forl ì / Piacenza / Rome, Italy
and Kuwait cit y /Seoul / London
Acid Stain
One of Ideal Work’s most original

and striking products, Acid-Stain ,
is making an impact in the world of
qualit y Italian food and wine: it will
now feature in four Eataly outlets.
With its variegated patina of colour
ef fects, Acid Stain can make
any room unique, accentuating
whatever happens to be on display
there.
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226 acid stain 227
Private
Villa
2016. Italy
Stamped Concrete

Salomon Store
2017. Bucharest, Romania

Architect: Paradigma Architects
Microtopping ®

Ideal Work
232 microtopping®
p. 236 Ideal Work’s virtuous circle
Il circolo virtuoso di Ideal Work
p. 237 Ideal Work as part of the Bostik / Arkema group

Ideal Work come parte del gruppo Bostik / Arkema
Ideal Work exists to offer solutions,

p. 238 Since 1982
Dal 1982 ad oggi
inspiration, skills, pride and a voice
to artisans around the world, enabling
p. 240 Towards new Countries them to create internal and external
Verso nuovi paesi
decorative finishes that bring to life
p. 242 A long history of training courses
the creative vision of architects,
Una lunga tradizione di corsi e formazione designers and clients.
p. 244 Not only clients.. partners as well!
Non solo clienti... ma partner!
Ideal Work esiste per offrire soluzioni,
ispirazione, abilità, orgoglio e una voce agli
p. 246 Our story artigiani di tutto il mondo, permettendo loro
La nostra storia
di creare rivestimenti decorativi per l’interno
e l’esterno in grado di dare forma alla
p. 248 Team creatività di architetti, designer e clienti.
Il Team
235
Ideal Work as part of the Bostik / Arkema group
Ideal Work come parte del gruppo Bostik / Arkema
EN – From the small town of Vallà IT – Da una piccola località
di Riese Pio X (T V ), a great come Vallà di Riese Pio X (T V ),
purpose: bringing to the world un grande obbiettivo: portare
the art of decorative concrete, to nel mondo l’arte delle superfici Average Employees R&D
yearly sales Dipendenti Ricerca&Sviluppo
revolutionise the space with a new, decorative, per rivoluzionare gli
Vendite
practical beauty. ambienti con una nuova bellezza
indicative
pratica da vivere.
Arkema
€ 8B 20.600 2.8%
Of sales
Del fatturato
Ideal Work’s virtuous circle Bostik
€ 2B 6.000 2.8%
Il circolo virtuoso di Ideal Work Of sales
Del fatturato
EN – Ideal Work has a unique IT – Ideal Work adotta un EN – In 2020 Ideal Work joins IT – Nel 2020 Ideal Work è
The company approach to the market, based approccio unico nel mercato, Bostik and Arkema group. entrata a far parte del gruppo
is contacted for Ideal Work It produces and
an installation sells the material on collaboration and mutual fondato sulla collaborazione Bostik, a subsidiar y of the Bostik /Arkema. Bostik, società
Contattano l’azienda Forma applicatori consultation with its partners. e nel continuo confronto con Arkema Group and a global controllata dal gruppo Arkema,
per fare un lavoro vende il materiale
Complimented by a network i propri partner. Affiancata player in specialty adhesives opera a livello globale nel
of well-trained and highly da una rete altamente qualificata for the construction, consumer, mercato edile, industriale e di
qualified specialist contractors, di applicatori specializzati nella and industrial markets, develops consumo, sviluppando soluzioni
the company values training, posa dei propri prodotti, l’azienda innovative and multifunctional adesive saldanti innovative e
Private client / Architect updating and consultancy as conferisce estrema importanza Arkema has been a listed company on Euronext Paris since 2006. sealing and bonding solutions multifunzionali in grado di dare
Applicators
Cliente privato / Architetto Applicatori essential elements for an excellent alla formazione, all’aggiornamento Arkema è quotata alla borsa di Parigi dal 2006. that are shaping our daily lives. una nuova forma alla quotidianità.
outcome. This virtuous circle e alla consulenza. Un circolo
leads to the creation of innovative virtuoso che porta alla creazione
products and guarantees qualified di prodotti innovativi, con la
It creates the sur face
Creano la superficie installation along with the ability possibilità di rispondere alle
to satisfy ever y client's needs, singole esigenze di
customising their space to their personalizzazione degli ambienti
own taste. a seconda delle volontà Material Science Formulation know-how Design oriented
della committenza. and performance Training know-how
Networking applicators
236 237
2017 - Happy bir thday Ideal Work!
Since 1982 • Maurizio star ts to install

Tanti auguri Ideal Work!
Dal 1982 ad oggi decorative concrete floors.

• Maurizio becomes the Technical
Super visor of one of the greatest
companies specialized in the
production and installation
of industrial concrete floors.
Maurizio Pontello star ts As an installer, Maurizio • Maurizio comincia a posare Maurizio Pontello meets
as an installer of concrete gets to work on some pavimenti decorativi in calcestruzzo. Luca Seminati and they
floors. of Italy’s greatest • Maurizio diventa Responsabile Tecnico decide to create Ideal Work.
Maurizio Pontello comincia construction sites. di una delle più grosse società Maurizio Pontello incontra
a fare il posatore di pavimenti Maurizio come posatore opera specializzate nella posa di pavimenti Luca Seminati e decidono
in calcestruzzo. nei più grandi cantieri d’Italia. industriali in calcestruzzo. di creare Ideal Work.
1982 1984-1995 1995 1997
Maurizio’s story 1998: First training course

1998: Il primo corso di formazione Ideal Work
2011 - Bob Harris came to visit us!

Bob Harris è venuto a trovarci!
• Ideal Work foundation.

• Visit to the Word
of Concrete in the USA.
• Par ticipation in the first SAIE Celebration of the
E xhibition in Bologna. Ideal Work's new Reconstruction of the “STAY WITH THE BEST” Event company's 20th anniversar y Ideal work has joined
1988 - Maurizio at work • Fondazione Ideal Work. headquar ters in Vallà • First international • Microtopping ® is company facilit y after its with the clients and Bob with par tners and friends. the Bostik-Arkema
Maurizio al lavoro • Visita al Word of Concrete negli USA . di Riese Pio X ( T V ). training course. launched on the market. destruction by a storm. Harris. Festeggiamo i 20 anni group.
• Par tecipazione alla prima First training course Nuova sede Ideal Work • Primo corso di formazione • Lancio sul mercato Ricostruzione dopo il tornado “ STAI CON I MIGLIORI” Evento dell’azienda con i par tner Ideal Work entra a far par te
Fiera SAIE di Bologna. Primo corso di formazione. a Vallà di Riese Pio X (T V ). internazionale. di Microtopping ®. che ha distrut to l’azienda. con i clienti e Bob Harris. e amici. del gruppo Bostik- Arkema
1997 1998 2001 2002 2006 2009 2011 2017 2020
Ideal Work’s story

238 239
Countries where
Towards new our products have 2010 - 2021
Countries been installed
Paesi dove sono stati
Verso nuovi Paesi
applicati i nostri prodotti
Export share 1. Italy Main References

Quota di fatturato export 2. Albania
Referenze principali
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Australia
Export 5. Bahrain Calvin Klein
Italy 6. Algeria Lacoste
7. Bosnia Fendi
8. Brazil Salomon
9. Canada Nike
10. China Orient Express
2005 11. Croatia 43. Serbia
Adidas
12. United Arab Emirates 44. San Marino
Camper
13. Ethiopia 45. Switzerland
14. Georgia 46. Seychelles Prada Fondazione
Museo Messner, Italy
17,60% 15. Equatorial Guinea
16. Ghana
47. Tunisia
48. Turkey Museo Palazzo Grassi, Italy
17. Republic of the 49. Ukraine Museo del Vetro, Italy
Philippines 50. USA Biennale Venezia, Italy
18. Guatemala 51. Vietnam Dune Art Museum, China
19. India 52. Austria Hilton Hotel
20. Iran 53. Belgium Carhartt
21. Iraq 54. Bulgaria
2010 22. Iceland 55. Cyprus
Fossil
Issey Miyake
23. Israel 56. Denmark
Eataly
24. Kazakhstan 57. Estonia
25. Kenya 58. Finland Delta airlines
35,49% 26. Korea

27. Lebanon
59. France
60. Germany
Dubai Smart Gov Office
Frankfurt - the European Central Bank
28. Libya 61. Luxembourg Fort Al Hisn Museum Shajah
29. Maldives 62. Malta Qasr Al Hosn Museum Abu Dhabi
30. Morocco 63. Holland Milad Tower Teheran
31. Macedonia 64. Netherlands Benetton
32. Moldavia 65. Poland Uffizi, Florence
33. Malaysia 66. Portugal
2021 34. Montenegro 67. Czech Republic
Garage Italia, Italy
Maldives Joali Alibey Resort
35. Nigeria 68. Romania
Zagreb Airport
36. Nor way 69. Slovakia
37. Puer to Rico 70. Slovenia Gardaland, Italy
65,1% 38. Palestine

39. Oman
71. Spain
72. Sweden
Disneyland Paris
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
40. Qatar 73. UK Rainbow Magicland, Rome
41. Kosovo 74. Hungar y Cinecittà Studios, Rome
42. Russia 75. Japan Expo 2015 Milano
240 241
A long history of training courses «A truly great experience!
Una lunga tradizione di corsi e formazione Finally a course where we «Un'esperienza fantastica!
get the chance to really try Finalmente un corso dove
si prova il materiale per
the material by applying it
davvero, applicandolo su
Past training courses Ideal Work's trained to large samples.» dei campioni di grandi
from 2010 to the present day installers from 2010 dimensioni.»
Corsi di formazione svolti to the present day
dal 2010 ad oggi Posatori formati dal 2010
ad oggi da Ideal Work
«I wish to thank you and
210 3.572 your team, not only for

having me on the course,
«Vorrei ringraziare voi e il
vostro team non solo per
but also for your warm il corso, ma anche per la
EN – Synergy, collaboration, IT – Sinergia. Collaborazione. hospitality which was straordinaria ospitalità e
Percentage of Italian and foreign participants over the years la calda accoglienza che
listening. These are the values Ascolto. Sono i valori che guidano extraordinary.»
Percentuale di partecipanti italiani / stranieri nel corso degli anni that guide the company in its Ideal Work nel rapporto con i hanno rallegrato il mio
relationship with its qualified propri applicatori qualificati. Per soggiorno.»
installers. Training is the offrire al mercato la più alta
Foreign 2014 2018 2021 foundation of such a high quality qualità il punto di partenza è la
Italian offer on the market: Ideal Work formazione: Ideal Work offre ai
provides both basic and regular propri partner corsi base e di
36% 31%
46% 54% update training courses for its aggiornamento, assistenza tecnica
64% 69% partners along with valid post- post corso e servizi di consulenza
course technical assistance and qualificata.
a qualified consultancy service.
I corsi, svolti in italiano e in
Installers that starts to work after the courses The training courses, held both inglese, sono comprensivi
Posatori che dopo i corsi iniziano a lavorare in Italian and English, include di teoria e pratica, offrono
theor y and practice as well as un supporto a 360°, insieme
a 360° support. The participants alla possibilità per gli applicatori-
2014 2018 2020 also get the chance to confront artigiani di confrontarsi
themselves with other direttamente con altri
49 %
68 %
71 % professionals of the field. professionisti del settore.
242 243
Luca Calandra
Thomas Pollet
Not only clients... ...partners as well!

Non solo clienti... We have to per form technical
assistance ever y where :)
... ma partner!
Dobbiamo fare assistenze tecniche
proprio dovunque :)
«Per me Ideal Work significa
passato, ma anche futuro;
passato perché è nata persino
On site annual assistance hours un anno prima che nascessi io
e sin da allora la ditta di mio
Ore di assistenza in cantiere dedicate ogni anno padre ha iniziato a usare i loro
«For me Ideal Work means past and future. materiali. Si è venuto quindi a
1.800
Past because the company was born an formare un naturale rappor to di
«If I had to describe with a single word what «Se dovessi descrivere Ideal fiducia reciproca e di amicizia.»
Work con una sola parola year before I was and since its origins my
Ideal Work is for me, I would say truth. And direi verità. Per uomini come father’s firm started to use its products. – Calandra Luca
HOURS for men like Maurizio and Luca, trust comes Maurizio e Luca, la fiducia
A relationship based on mutual trust and
first. It is ver y important. I trust these two viene prima di tutto, riveste
un'impor tanza fondamentale. friendship has come natural from the ver y
incredible men and I trust their products Anch’io ho fiducia in Ideal
beginning of our collaboration.»
2018. Maldives and their solutions.» Work , ho fiducia in questi due
uomini incredibili e ho fiducia
Trip to the USA with our clients. – Calandra Luca
– Thomas Pollet nei loro prodotti e nelle loro
Viaggio negli USA con i nostri clienti. soluzioni.»
Flights our technical supervisors took
for assistance ever y year – Thomas Pollet
Aerei presi dal nostri responsabili Massimo Ruggero
tecnici per assistenze ogni anno
75
Ak Murat
EN – “We are all a great team”: some goals
can only be achieved with good teamwork.
Ideal Work and its installers are a great
team; they put effort and commitment into
their work... but the playful side is not
to be neglected!
Km travelled for support ever y year 2018. Oman
Km percorsi ogni anno per assistenze

«I’ve been working for Ideal work «Lavoro per Ideal Work
IT – “Siamo tutti un grande team”: solo da parecchi anni e per me
ABROAD for many years now and to me the l'azienda è come una famiglia.
80.000
lavorando in squadra si raggiungono gli company means family. When I enter Entrare in ufficio è come
obiettivi. Ideal Work ed i propri applicatori «Ideal Work offers full, high quality, product range «Ideal Work offre una gamma
the office it feels like coming back tornare a casa da una famiglia
di prodotti di alta qualità, con pronta ad aiutar ti in qualunque
sono proprio questo, una squadra che mette with marketing, sales and full technical support home to my family; a family which
KM tanto impegno e passione nel lavoro…ma to it’s co-partners. Ideal Work team members’
il marketing, le vendite ed il
suppor to tecnico ai par tners.
cosa. È questo che mi lega a
is always ready to help. That’s what Ideal Work: l’amore.»
che sa anche coglierne il lato ludico! experience, attitude and work ethic are taking the L'esperienza del team Ideal Work ,
binds me to Ideal Work: love.»
ITALY la sua etica e il suo approccio – Massimo Ruggero
company to the future. We’re proud to be partner
50.000
al cliente accompagneranno
– Massimo Ruggero
of the company’s growth and success.» l’azienda nel futuro. Siamo fieri
di essere par te della crescita e
– Ak Murat del successo dell’azienda.»
KM
2016. China – Ak Murat
24 4 245
Our «The secret is trying to push oneself beyond
and to always be one step forward.»
Story «Il segreto è cercare di spingersi oltre

e essere sempre un passo avanti.»
A PASSION,
A VISION,
A COMPANY
EN – Ideal Work began with could help suppliers create better high-quality technical support. IT – Ideal Work nasce dalla mente di Ideal Work rappresenta proprio il Ideal Work ospitò il primo corso di
a contractor and concrete products and they could help me In fact, within a few months Maurizio Pontello, posatore e fornitore-partner ideale.» formazione per posatori;
craftsperson, Maurizio Pontello, improve my skills. We built Ideal of opening its doors, Ideal Work artigiano del calcestruzzo, che vide in i corsi di formazione e di assistenza
who saw the potential for concrete Work to be the ideal supply- hosted its first training course questo materiale il potenziale per È attorno a questa idea che Ideal Work post formazione hanno continuato
to be an aesthetically enticing partner.» for applicators – training courses diventare una superficie versatile e è comparsa nel mercato italiano. a susseguirsi, divenendo un punto
and versatile building product. and post-training course support dall’estetica accattivante. Nel 1997, Maurizio ha unito il proprio cardine del successo dell’azienda.
It was around this vision that have always been central to the talento a quello di Luca Seminati, un
In the 1980’s and ‘90s when Ideal Work emerged into the success of Ideal Work. Negli anni ’80 e ’90, quando Maurizio giovane intraprendente fermamente A ottobre 2020 Ideal Work è stata
Maurizio was working as a Italian marketplace. lavorava come posatore, il concetto intenzionato a diffondere e acquisita da Bostik, parte del gruppo
craftsperson, available decorative In 1997, Maurizio joined talents In October 2020, Ideal Work was Maurizio Pontello Luca Seminati di superfici decorative in calcestruzzo promuovere il potenziale del francese Arkema, multinazionale con
concrete options were limited, with Luca Seminati, an enterprising acquired by Bostik, part of the Founder Founder non era ancora conosciuto in Italia e calcestruzzo decorativo. Maurizio si più di 20.500 dipendenti in 55 paesi.
and viewed by the Italian market and industrious young person with French group Arkema, a global la loro offerta era alquanto limitata. occupava Un passo importante, che ha
as lacking in desirability. Marble an aptitude for communicating player with over 20,500 employees Maurizio era tuttavia convinto che il della formulazione e dello sviluppo consentito all’azienda di disporre
and tile were seen as superior the potential of decorative concrete. in 55 countries. Being part of Bostik calcestruzzo decorativo potesse avere dei prodotti, trasmettendo le proprie delle risorse e dell’assistenza
and were the favoured alternatives. Maurizio worked on product provides the resources and support potenzialità importanti per divenire un conoscenze a Luca, che si dedicava a necessarie per portare avanti
formulation and development for next-level advancement of product materiale pregiato, unico e d’effetto, rendere l’azienda il fornitore e partner un’importante attività di ricerca e
Nevertheless, Maurizio believed while also imparting technical research and development. It also se prodotto in collaborazione con ideale per ogni posatore. sviluppo e di creare una comunità di
decorative concrete could become knowledge to Luca. Luca, in turn, unites an even wider community artigiani, lontano da stabilimenti posatori-artigiani ancora più ampia.
a unique and beautiful material of focussed on building the company of skilled artisans. produttivi di stampo industriale. Maurizio e Luca fondarono Ideal Work
choice if produced and created in into a supplier that was more than con l’obiettivo di diventare un Ideal Work ebbe inizio dall’idea
collaboration with artisans, rather a just a salesperson. Ideal Work began with ar tisans in Maurizio racconta: produttore di calcestruzzo decorativo di “artigianato del calcestruzzo”,
than in isolated production facilities mind, and continues to take pride in «Quando facevo il posatore, avrei che fosse anche partner e collega ed è con orgoglio che oggi prosegue
removed from craftspeople. Maurizio and Luca built Ideal Work offering solutions, inspiration, skills voluto che il mio fornitore fosse più degli artigiani del settore, con cui in questa direzione, continuando ad
upon the foundation of being a and a voice to artisans worldwide. di un semplice venditore. Il fornitore instaurare relazioni positive e offrire soluzioni innovative,
Maurizio explains: decorative concrete producer ideale avrebbe dovuto comprendere durature. Da una parte, le idee e i ispirazioni, competenze e a dare
«When I was an applicator, and supplier that is a colleague le mie esigenze, rappresentare un consigli degli artigiani di Ideal Work visibilità agli artigiani in tutto mondo.
I wanted my supplier to not just to its concrete artisans. The ideas partner, una figura presente nel ispiravano lo sviluppo di nuove
be a salesperson. The ideal supplier and suggestions of Ideal Work cantiere, con cui scambiare idee e formulazioni cementizie e di più ampie
would understand my needs and be artisans inspired the development consigli. Sapevo di poter aiutare i linee di prodotto; dall’altra parte, Ideal
a partner. I envisioned the supplier of new concrete formulations and fornitori a creare prodotti migliori, Work offriva ai posatori assistenza
visiting the jobsite and exchanging wider product lines. At the same e loro potevano aiutare me a tecnica di alta qualità e know- how.
ideas and suggestions. I knew I time, Ideal Work offered applicators migliorare le mie capacità tecniche. Solo pochi mesi dopo la fondazione,
246 247
Team
Il Team
Stefano Bastasin Paola Zen Adil El Hachimi Roberto Velludo Mostapha Ardouz Claudia Danesi Simone Fasan Hamid El Hachimi Silvia Gambirasi Arianna Stradiotto Laila Vezzaro Cristina Carraro Stefano Fontanari
Technical Assistant Customer Experience Logistics and CFO and HR Production Operator Purchase Manager Logistics and Shipments Operator Commercial Officer Customer Experience Commercial Manager Commercial Officer Sales Manager
Manager Management Warehouse Operator Since 2006 Since 2008 Since 2009 Warehouse Operator Since 2011 Since 2012 Management Since 2015 Since 2015 Since 2016
Since 2002 Since 2002 Since 2005 Since 2010 Since 2015
Renzo Zanatta Giovanni Fonte Basso Omar Pagnan Valentina De Agnoi Giuliano Cornale Nicola Cazzaro Francesca Furlan Gabriele Bragotto Damiano Zucchin Simonetta Innocente Benedetta Favero
Logistics and Communication Shipments Operator Communication Officer Technical operator Warehouse Logistic Front Office Commercial Officer PSRA Specialist Controller Purcase officer
Warehouse Operator Manager Since 2017 Since 2017 international Manager Since 2019 Since 2020 Since 2021 Since 2021 Since 2021
Since 2016 Since 2016 Since 2017 Since 2018
24 8 249
Think concrete,
but let your imagination run free.
250
Concept, creative direction
and graphic ar twork
– Ideal Work
Colour separation and Print

– Kappadue
March 2022
EN – Ideal Work ® , Microtopping ® ,

Architop ® , Sassoitalia ® , Rasico ®
and Lixio ® are registered trade
marks of Ideal Work srl.
The colours in the pictures

may not per fectly match realit y.
IT – Ideal Work ® , Microtopping ® ,

Architop ® , Sassoitalia ® , Rasico ®
e Lixio ® sono marchi registrati
Ideal Work srl.
La riproduzione dei colori

delle foto potrebbe non
rispecchiare fedelmente la realtà.
Ideal Work srl

Via Kennedy, 52
31030 – Vallà di Riese Pio X
Treviso – Italy
idealwork.com
Ideal Work srl
Via Kennedy, 52
31030 – Vallà di Riese Pio X
Treviso – Italy
idealwork.com

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