24.01.25

Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and it’s that time of the year when homes and streets come alive with celebrations & vibrant auspicious colours. The rich festive colours of reds, yellows and other symbolic tones convey prosperity, good luck, and happiness, filling this season with energy and excitement. 

This year, there’s an interesting & unique addition to the mix - the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025, Mocha Mousse! This mellow earthy brown hue brings a combined traditional and contemporary twist, evoking a soft and warm feel, elegance, sophistication, a blend of harmony, connectivity and comfort, creating the perfect recipe to reimagine the usual Chinese New Year aesthetics.

Combining the joyous spirit of the New Year & Chinese New Year with the subtle elegance and richness of Pantone’s Mocha Mousse opens up a cup of endless possibilities for design inspiration. Mocha Mousse is a colour that can stand on its own or as a versatile foundation. (Mini recap of Pantone Colour of 2024)

Imagine the deep, grounding tones of Mocha Mousse paired with bold, celebratory reds & yellows, and further highlighted with shimmering golds. It’s a palette that not only blends tradition and modernity but also feels fresh. The name “Mocha Mousse”, as its name suggests, was inspired by our underpinning desire to have the everyday simple pleasures in life such as comfort, harmony and warmth, especially in this new year. It is a colour mix between chocolate and coffee altogether. 

If you are looking to bring this striking complementary colour combination into your space, tiles are the perfect medium to explore. Let these tile collections inspire your creativity as you prepare to welcome the new year in style!

Prosper in the new year with 5 RICE tile collections to deck out your interior decors for CNY 2025 with Mocha Mousse!

1. Mirage - ReConcrete collection

Mirage’s ReConcrete represents a modern take and revisionism of troweled concrete, rendered into porcelain stoneware to enhance its aesthetic qualities without compromising functionality and durability. The small clasts integrated into the surface add a unique visual dimension, turning each slab into a statement of style and innovation. It is a refined aesthetic harmony, where the visual robustness of concrete merges and complements well with the sophistication of stone, enriching the material with varied and intriguing textures. 

This new collection is a revamp to Mirage’s Concrete, and Mirage strives to continue its commitment & efforts in sustainability, ‘re-specting’ the environment. The ReSource project further cultivates and reinforces its goal of integrating over 60% of pre-consumer recycled materials into its collections. While combining production efficiency with innovation in porcelain stoneware surfaces for contemporary architecture. Making it ideal for a variety of design contexts and embodying the values of beauty and high-quality standards. 

ReConcrete offers a wide range of sizes and finishes to suit any environment and design needs. They offer 5 colours - Rice, Caribbean, Liquorice, Artic, and Storm, and 2 types of patterned options - Amalfi and Terrazzo (Rice, Caribbean and Artic). With up to 2 cm thickness options to choose from, it’s ideal for both outdoor & indoor use and perfect for creating “total look” solutions that flawlessly join exteriors & interiors with visual continuity.

 Find out more about ReConcrete here! 

2. Mirage - NAGOMI collection

Mirage’s Nagomi, which symbolizes balance and serenity in Japanese, celebrates a reflective design, aimed towards curating spaces that harmoniously complement & coexist with their environmental context. It reflects their firm belief that sustainable innovation can enrich our living spaces while preserving the harmony, nature and purity of shapes. By incorporating a significant percentage of glass derived from the recycling of cathode ray tubes from monitors and television screens into their Nagomi collection, Mirage pays homage to a narrative of sustainability that intertwines the past, present, and future. 

This project was inspired by the team’s resolution to combine aesthetics and environmental responsibility, it was a dream achieved with a special collaboration with the renowned architect and designer, Mr Hadi Teherani. The true beauty and essence of Nagomi lie in its uniqueness. Each piece has its distinct personality, making it a decorative element that encompasses a mixture of cultural identities from Japan, while perfectly balancing artisanal authenticity with efficiency of modern production processes. And living up to its name, breathing a sense of peacefulness in any space. 

Nagomi comes with 5 design variants with their respective colour choices, namely Ami (Crayon, Sand, Fog, Soot, Basalt, Pale),  Kazuki (Crayon, Sand, Fog, Soot, Basalt, Greenish, Mix), Miyu (Crayon, Sand, Fog, Soot, Basalt, Dove, Mix), Riku (Crayon, Sand, Fog, Soot, Basalt, Red Earth, Pale, Mix), and Sabi (Crayon, Sand, Fog, Soot, Basalt, Dove, Red Earth). They all have a natural finish look, with a standard size of 30 x 30 cm, and a thickness option of 2mm.

Find out more about Nagomi here! 

3. MUTINA - OSSO & BOTTONE collection

Osso & Bottone is the first in Mutina’s various collections, intended explicitly for outdoor environments but works perfectly for indoor use too. Ronan Bouroullec’s design represents a significant innovation in ceramic usage and versatility. This idea stems from traditional materials historically used for laying outdoor floorings. The names were derived from the shapes they showcased, inspired by the slightly contoured configuration of the collection’s pieces. 

Ronan Bouroullec was personally involved with curating these ceramic elements with a symbolic gesture, by “cutting” the traditional rectangles and breathing life into unique forms. Thanks to the outstanding elements of light and shadow, these curated ceramic shapes help to accommodate the stucco with its “missing parts”, and to construct vibrant geometries that make up a dynamic composition. This results in an optical dimension, allowing the initial configurations to be blurred and opening a special dialogue between Osso & Bottone and the realm of nature we face. 

The collection consists of Osso & Bottone modules, both are made from unglazed porcelain stoneware, with a full-body coloured mixture and designed with a thickness of 10mm. It’s available in a variety of 5 colours -  Sabbia (Sand), Rosso (Red), Verde (Green), Blu (Blue), and Grigio (Gray). Osso comes in S & L options, each measuring 3 x 27.5 cm and 7.5 x 23.1 cm, and similarly, Bottone comes in S & L options, with them measuring 3 x 27.5 cm and 7.5 x 32.1 cm respectively. 

Learn more about how Osso & Bottone came about in our April’24 blog post -  https://www.rice-fields.com/blog/go-green-with-rice-5-eco-friendly-and-forward-moving-tiles-to-greenify-sustain-your-dream-space 

 Find out more about Osso & Bottone here! 

4. Terratinta - Savoir Faire collection

Inspired by the charm of hand-worked ceramics and their imperfections, Terratinta’s Savoir Faire paid tribute to the past, where they complement tradition and craftsmanship to recreate the distinctive visual appeal of handmade tiles, glazed fine porcelain stoneware wall tiles with material aesthetics. 

This collection conveys a touch of authenticity that only the human hands can offer. Each tile acts and becomes a canvas that tells a story, depicting the narrative power of surfaces, textures and materials. The varied colour shades provide a mix of strong and gentle hues, that are ever-changing and they range from neutral-toned to vibrant-toned selections, ideal for designing cosy, genuine and intimate environments. It is highly suitable to be used for both floor and wall applications!

As Savoir Faire warmly invites us to rediscover our senses and the human imprint, they also celebrate and provide an outlet for the care, dedication and passion of manual work that imbues spaces with a vibrant sense of warmth, beyond trends and time. Savoir Faire is available in 8 colours - Ceramic, Clay, Aquifer, Mint, Emerald, Lagoon, Chutney and Smoke. It comes in a dimension of 4.8 x 45 cm, with a thickness of 9.5mm, and with a glossy surface finish. 

 Find out more about Savoir Faire here! 

5. Terratinta - Passaggi collection

Showcasing the exquisite meld of classic artisanship and contemporary quality in porcelain stoneware, the Passaggi series consists of a vintage colour palette which seamlessly merges with the modern technology of porcelain stoneware, turning into a form that makes a perfect pair for any architectural or design context. This fusion of traditional and modern elements makes the collection a ‘versaTILE’ and everlasting choice. 

Terratinta’s Passaggi collection can be adopted easily, enhancing all types of environments with lasting elegance, be it for residential or commercial spaces. The unique fusion of blending elements of the past with the present needs of current architecture allows it to be an ideal choice for those seeking designs or looks that transcend trends and momentary hype. With Passaggi, Sartoria pursues and strives to set the highest bar by offering quality tangible ceramic pieces, evoking the art of timelessness with a touch of workmanship and with visual compatibility to be utilised throughout our living spaces.

This captivating collection explores the concept of time through the retro-ness vibe of its 8 colours. Namely White, Beige, Grey, Blush, Ocher, Terracotta, Green and Blue. Consisting of a 5.7 × 23 cm porcelain stoneware size, the tiles are made with a matte finish, and with 8mm thickness. It encompasses a tonal variation that focuses on the natural aesthetic charm of Passaggi, making each element truly one-of-a-kind, an effect that evokes a soothing and pleasant atmosphere.

Find out more about Passaggi here!

Explore these exceptional SGLS and SGBC-certified tile collections on our website via our Materials page by filtering to the Singapore Green Labels category.

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