The Iconic Design collections are authentic decorative revolutions, conceived and shaped by Refin’s Laboratory in the spirit of the boldest experimentation. As protagonists of the environments they adorn, they are capable of imparting extraordinary expressive power to spaces, transforming them into stages of pure inspiration and trendiness.

Refin’s pioneering approach celebrates every nuance of design, reinterpreting porcelain stoneware in forms that explore iconicity as Refin's immediately recognizable, distinctive imprint. The result is an intoxicating aesthetic: original patterns, surprising visions, and eclectic styles converge in disruptive surfaces that captivate the eye, offering a universe of possibilities for furnishing with total creativity.

Discovering an iconic design: The creative journey of Ink

The soft and uninterrupted mental flow guides the gesture naturally, freeing the style. It is an interior dimension where fluid and meditative thought becomes rhythmic, and the hand follows a direction suggested by emotions and moods. Sensations are deposited as spontaneous marks, and the material turns into a canvas, on which small lines follow on from each other in a rhythmic texture which is, however, never the same. The wanderings of the mind translate into a lively and authentic language, made up of visual vibrations, weave, and weft.

The surface is born of the meeting between artistic gesture and design method, where ceramics take on a symbolic, conceptual, and narrative value: the uniqueness of the graphical style, made up of imperfect beauty and infinite modulations, conveys you to an intimate and profound world. The conceptual and lean aesthetics, with Zen references, are reminiscent of the weave and weft of a fabric: the result is an eclectic and refined product, rich in personality.

Awarded at Cersaie 2025 with the prestigious ADI Ceramics & Bathroom Design Award 2025, Ink represents Refin’s ability to look at ceramics from a new perspective each and every time, in order to tell a story made up of research, reflection, and balance through the product itself. With its original character, which establishes dialog between the artisan nature of the hand-drawn design and the precision of Refin’s industrial technology, Ink is part of the Iconic Design collections: authentic decorative revolutions which take a leading role in their installation environments and which are able to lend an extraordinary expressive power to these spaces, transforming them into inspiring, on-trend settings.

A free-hand style, instinctive and sincere, born of a train of thought and evolving into a decorative motif generated by micro-sections placed close together, giving rise to a unique and personal style. Balanced between minimalism with an Oriental nuance and a strongly graphic design language, the pattern introduces a component of rhythm, detail, and movement in its appearance, which appears sober and measured in its entirety. The result is suggestive of the effect of a living pattern, reminiscent of a delicate textile structure, which varies depending on the light and the distance of observation.

Ink highlights the particular graphic design detail and emphasizes its fluid effect thanks to the 80×80 cm format, creating ever-changing patterns which alter the perception of the surface on the basis of the distance and installation.

The three neutral shades (white, gray, and black), the three warm and saturated shades (earth, powder pink, beige), and the two deep and introspective shades (blue, green) are inspired by moods and form a complete palette which highlights the emotional dimension of the collection. The lustrous texture is multisensory with great tactile depth.

Hand-drawn micro-lines, arranged in variable directions and densities, create an orderly and harmonic pattern which is both vibrant and dynamic, being the result of personal gesturality. The style emerges from a stream of consciousness, creating an authentic expression of the inner reality, translating an intimate and unrepeatable rhythm onto ceramics. The levels of visual depth change depending on the viewing distance – close, medium, or distant – modifying the perception of the pattern, which appears sharper or more compact, revealing the complexity of the composition.

The installation also influences the final effect: by changing the orientation and layout of the tiles, it is possible to create configurations that are always new and surprising.

The palette translates the complexity of the interior world into colors, with multiple conditions of the mind and depths of mood. The Pure white is comfortable and serene; the Grace gray represents elegance and courtesy; the Bold black expresses affirmation, courage and audaciousness; the Cozy beige conveys a relaxing and welcoming approach; the Blush peach color recalls intense and sweet emotions; the Earthy brown recounts an intimate connection with nature; the Quiet green creates a combined image of peace and calm; the Wavy blue describes the wave-like motion which animates the deepest thoughts.