On Monday, September 21, 2026, during EmilDays-Etherea, the awards ceremony for the fifth edition of the Emilgroup Project Awards took place. An event that each year celebrates the best international projects created using Emilgroup collections, recognizing works that stand out for architectural quality, design vision, and the ability to interpret materials in innovative ways.

After evaluating entries from around the world, the jury selected the winners in the four competition categories and awarded two honorable mentions to projects distinguished by the quality of their design vision.

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Inspiration Category

<a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/projets/olinda__un_restaurant_au_design_distinctif/" target="_blank">OLINDA</a>, the new restaurant created by Gervasi Destinations in collaboration with Morris Flooring &amp; Design, won the award in the Inspiration category. Located in Ohio, USA, the project stands out for its ability to create an immersive experience where design, hospitality, and materials interact harmoniously, giving life to a space with a strong and distinctive identity.

Creativity Category

In the Creativity category, the award was presented to <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/projets/villa_padova__la_creativite_des_materiaux_au_service_de_lexpression_architecturale/" target="_blank">Villa Padova</a>, a private residence designed by Arch. Maila Borile. The project distinguishes itself through an innovative and creative use of materials, which go beyond their traditional role as surface coverings to become an integral part of the architecture and spatial identity.

Prestige Category

The award in the Prestige category was presented to <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/projets/palazzo_san_gottardo__elegance_et_hospitalite_sur_les_rives_du_lac_de_come/" target="_blank">Palazzo San Gottardo Lake Como, A Radisson Collection Hotel</a>, a project designed by Ultrapresent Studio. Overlooking Lake Como, the intervention enhances a historic hospitality property through a refined balance of architectural heritage, contemporary design, and meticulous attention to detail.

Emilgroup Project Awards 2026: winners of the fifth edition

New inspirations take shape in surfaces that redefine the language of matter. Emilgroup&rsquo;s new collections emerge from the meeting of research, innovation and attention to detail, where textures and finishes become new design opportunities, inspiring architects, designers and specifiers to create spaces with an elegant and distinctive character.

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👉 What&#39;s new:

Emilceramica

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/essenza-frammenti/" target="_blank">Essenza Frammenti</a> combines the compact foundations of Pietra Essenza with the expressive richness of marble fragments</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/pietra-essenza/" target="_blank">Pietra Essenza New Dimensions</a> expands the collection&rsquo;s design possibilities with the new 160&times;160 cm and 120&times;278 cm formats</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/n0rdea/" target="_blank">N&oslash;rdea</a> combines the natural strength of wood with the essential character of Nordic design.</li>
	<li>Tele di Marmo New Expressions enriches the <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/tele-di-marmo/" target="_blank">Tele di Marmo </a>project with the new Rosso Levanto shade and expands <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/tele-di-marmo-onyx/" target="_blank">Tele di Marmo Onyx</a> with the new Stormy Day and Stormy Night shades</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/dual-travertine/" target="_blank">Dual Travertine Expanded</a> introduces the Poro Chiuso finish in the 120&times;278 cm and 120&times;120 cm formats</li>
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Ergon

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	<li><a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/ergon/conceptstone/" target="_blank">ConceptStone</a> brings stone craftsmanship to the forefront, transforming it into a contemporary language for architecture</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/ergon/matera-stone/" target="_blank">Matera Stone New Dimension</a> introduces the Neutra finish in the innovative 160&times;160 cm format</li>
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L&#39;am&eacute;nagement d&#39;une petite cuisine m&eacute;rite autant de soin que celui d&#39;une grande, mais requiert certaines astuces pour la mettre pleinement en valeur. 
Pour agrandir visuellement une petite cuisine, trois options sont &agrave; privil&eacute;gier en ce qui concerne les mati&egrave;res&nbsp;: de grands formats qui r&eacute;duisent la quantit&eacute; de joints, une palette de tons neutres clairs et la continuit&eacute; du gr&egrave;s c&eacute;rame entre les carreaux de sol, la cr&eacute;dence et le plan de travail.

<h2 class="heading2">Comment agrandir visuellement une petite cuisine&nbsp;: les 3 principes de conception</h2>

Les principes de conception sont au nombre de trois&nbsp;:

<ul>
	<li>Continuit&eacute; des mati&egrave;res&nbsp;: utiliser la m&ecirc;me mati&egrave;re pour les carreaux de sol, le rev&ecirc;tement mural et le plan de travail agrandit visuellement la pi&egrave;ce.</li>
	<li>R&eacute;duction des interruptions visuelles&nbsp;: moins il y a de s&eacute;parations entre deux surfaces, moins le regard per&ccedil;oit les limites de la pi&egrave;ce.</li>
	<li>Verticalit&eacute;&nbsp;: une cr&eacute;dence sur toute la hauteur donne au mur une impression d&#39;allongement et dirige le regard vers le haut.</li>
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<h3 class="heading3">Grands formats ou petits carreaux&nbsp;: que choisir</h3>

On croit souvent que qui dit petite cuisine, dit petits carreaux. En fait, il n&#39;en est rien, car les grands formats obligent &agrave; r&eacute;duire le nombre de joints, favorisant la r&eacute;alisation d&#39;une surface sans solution de continuit&eacute;. 
En outre, cela veut dire aussi limiter l&#39;accumulation de salet&eacute; au profit d&#39;une meilleure hygi&egrave;ne de la cuisine.

<h2 class="heading2">Quelles couleurs choisir pour une petite cuisine</h2>

La palette d&eacute;pend des go&ucirc;ts et de la d&eacute;coration de la pi&egrave;ce, mais certaines teintes et certains effets de mati&egrave;re contribuent &agrave; agrandir visuellement la pi&egrave;ce. Voici comment choisir les <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/magazine/tendance-et-elegance-le-gres-cerame-cuisine/" target="_blank">carreaux en gr&egrave;s c&eacute;rame &agrave; poser dans une petite cuisine</a>.

Avant tout, les tons neutres clairs&nbsp;: ils refl&egrave;tent la lumi&egrave;re et augmentent la luminosit&eacute; de la pi&egrave;ce, de sorte qu&#39;elle semble plus spacieuse.

Les effets marbre et pierre sont tr&egrave;s valables, car les veines claires sur fond neutre apportent de la profondeur et un mouvement graphique sans motifs g&eacute;om&eacute;triques qui pourraient cr&eacute;er une s&eacute;paration visuelle. La collection <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/provenza/unique-travertine/" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Unique Travertine</a> est inspir&eacute;e du fa&ccedil;onnage r&eacute;alis&eacute; sur le travertin et r&eacute;unit simplicit&eacute; et raffinement sur une seule et m&ecirc;me surface, gr&acirc;ce &agrave; une vaste palette de couleurs permettant de l&#39;assortir aux meubles existants. 
La collection <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/tele-di-marmo-lumia/" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Tele di Marmo Lumia,</a> quant &agrave; elle, recr&eacute;e l&#39;&eacute;clat des pierres pr&eacute;cieuses pour obtenir des dalles visuellement tr&egrave;s impactantes, qui parviennent &agrave; capter la lumi&egrave;re et &agrave; sublimer jusqu&#39;&agrave; la plus petite cuisine.

Et enfin, la finition. La finition de surface rod&eacute;e refl&egrave;te la lumi&egrave;re et agrandit la perception de l&#39;espace&nbsp;; la finition naturelle offre un effet de mati&egrave;re plus doux et un entretien encore plus facile. La <a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/ergon/matera-stone/" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">collection Matera Stone</a>, dans sa version Naturale, allie l&#39;&eacute;clat de sa surface &agrave; la beaut&eacute; mati&eacute;rique de la pierre.

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<a href="https://www.emilgroup.fr/collections/marque/emilceramica/tele-di-marmo-lumia/" target="_blank">Tele di Marmo Lumia by Emilceramica</a> collection, selected for the ADI Design Index 2025 in the Design of Materials and Technological Systems category, will be exhibited at the XXIX ADI Compasso d&#39;Oro Award exhibition at the MAXXI &ndash; Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo in Rome.

From 7 to 30 October, visitors will have the opportunity to discover Tele di Marmo Lumia up close, Emilgroup&rsquo;s collection that explores the dialogue between light and matter through surfaces distinguished by striking backlit effects, extraordinary visual depth, and refined plays of light.

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📍 MAXXI &ndash; Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome 
📅 7-30 October 2026

We look forward to welcoming you at MAXXI in Rome!

Tele di Marmo Lumia on display at the XXIX ADI Compasso d'Oro Award Exhibition

Collections utilisées dans le projet