Pool design has been quietly shifting for a few years now. Around the world, the tiny tesserae and busy grout lines of traditional mosaic are giving way to bigger, cleaner formats, pools that read as a single sheet of colour and light. It's a look borrowed from European resort design as much as local backyards, and it's been one of the most requested finishes from Artisan Exterior's clients and designers alike.
That's the gap Solstice, the newest addition to the Artisan Exterior pool range, was built to fill.
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Solstice sits between the mosaic pool tiles Artisan Exterior has always done beautifully and the large-format porcelain more commonly seen on floors and walls. Each tile measures 100 x 100mm, a considered step up from mosaic, set on a breakthrough thermo polymer backing that won't break down under chlorinated water, while maintaining grout depth and coverage. It's a genuinely new solution for the range, not a repackaged one.
The range comes from Spain, home to some of the world's most respected ceramic manufacturing, and every tile is 100% Spanish design and fabrication. The glazed porcelain surface carries the handcrafted movement and subtle variation of a country with generations of tile making behind it, without ever tipping into busy.
Four colourways carry that Spanish sensibility in different directions. Alba brings a soft, cloudy grey tone with a gentle gloss, a quiet, refined finish for pools that want water to do the talking. Pelagos moves into deep ocean blue with smoky navy and mineral undertones, catching the light across the water for a more atmospheric result. Viridian sits between moss and ocean green, rich and grounded without feeling heavy. And Axis, the mixed blend, layers green, white and warm terracotta for a livelier, Mediterranean inspired finish with genuine personality.
It's also a practical specification. Solstice is compatible with Mapei Keracolour FF and Planicrete SP, or Laticrete 335, and carries a 5 year manufacturer's warranty for residential use.
If you're working on a pool project and want to know whether Alba, Pelagos, Viridian or Axis is the right fit, come and see the range in an Artisan Exterior showroom or speak directly to our accounts team at any of our four locations across Artarmon and Leppington in Sydney, Fyshwick in ACT, Fortitude Valley in QLD, we're always happy to talk finishes, formats and everything in between.
