Ancient materials Florence: a school envied throughout the peninsula.

Using recycled materials to furnish your home helps us define our style and give a unique imprint to our spaces.

Today, different styles are embellished with ancient materials, recovered and restored to then be inserted into new contexts.

It is a trend that many modern designs follow, because it combines on the one hand the charm of the ancient and on the other it allows you to live in a more sustainable way by recovering quality materials that would otherwise be thrown away.

Ancient villas and farmhouses often undergo renovations, so it is possible to dismantle and recover building materials and precious coverings, which can be restored and brought to new life.

We are talking about antique parquet, recovered from prestigious homes, or natural stones used for paving stones and gardens, but also decorated ceramics from the early 900s, stupendous artefacts with particular colors and floral and geometric motifs.

Materials for all styles: antique parquet

The antique parquet gives the house a vintage and retro style. In most cases, recovering an antique parquet means keeping a high quality material.

In the past, parquet was mostly composed of important types of wood, such as oak.

You can find antique parquet in both dark and light shades, and with layings that are little used today, but of great value such as the "bandello band".

This is typical of the noble palaces of the 900s that we still find in Florence today.

These types of laying feature beautiful geometric patterns, which can embellish any home.

Modern design trends often see the merging of ancient and modern materials, especially with the aim of ideally separating spaces.

This is the case, for example, of a living area and kitchen, which can be visually separated thanks to the combination of modern stoneware and antique parquet; this generates an optimal result both from an aesthetic and functional point of view.

Ancient materials in Florence for the covering: ancient majolica

Ancient majolica was historically used as a covering for both floors and kitchens, where it was used as a backsplash on the walls.

Often, these small works of art were also installed on balconies and windowsills, for a very scenic effect thanks to the colors and geometries of these tiles.

Precisely this play of colors and lights can still be exploited today, to cover modern kitchens and terraces; exploiting the chromatic intensity of vintage ceramics in combination with both modern and vintage kitchens.

The result is a beautiful splash of colour, for a refined environment of extreme charm.

RA-MA, recycled materials for a timeless home

If you are looking for the right style for your home, RA-Ma, in Florence, is the right solution for you.

At RA-MA you will find a vast catalog where you can find antique coverings, furnishing accessories, period floors such as parquet and decorated ceramic tiles and much more.

With RA-MA you will have a professional team at your complete disposal, experts in the recovery of ancient materials who will be able to follow you step by step in the choice that best suits your style needs.

Contact us now for more information, or take a look at our online catalog!