The strong minimalist trend already established in architecture and interior design has now been taken up by the ceramic tile industry. Equally, Spanish tile manufacturers are responding to a much newer trend that is looking to the past for new solutions to everyday living. Inspired by the 1960’s and 70’s these solutions offer an audience avid for new ideas an alternative to the austerity of minimalist aesthetics by bringing solutions that are more decorative both graphically and colour-wise.