Textured
1 Tile High
Taking its cues from Mediterranean roof tile, Bow — MUT Design’s latest collection for Harmony Inspire — translates the building material into concave ceramic modules. The 15-by-45-centimetre wall tile is available in six colourways: clay, white, azure, bordeaux, teal and silver (shown). harmonyinspire.com, mutdesign.com
2 Plaster Master
Kerakoll Design House’s Patina by architect and designer Piero Lissoni is a fibre-reinforced, naturally bacteriostatic and fungistatic plaster. Best used on non-wet interior walls, the covering comes in 10 muted hues that emphasize its weathered appearance. kerakolldesignhouse.com, lissoniandpartners.com
3 Soft Sounds
With an NRC value of 0.3, Woven Image’s Ion line of acoustic surfaces combines high performance with aesthetic appeal. Produced in seven tones that range from black and white (shown) to pastel shades, the 60 per cent recycled PET wallcovering is fabricated in 2.8-by-1.13-metre segments. wovenimage.com