Chymia porcelain floor by Mutina with black and white textures

Chymia by Mutina — black and white that survives the footfall

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In Indian commercial interiors the floor is the hardest-working surface in the building — lobby footfall, chair castors, monsoon grit, daily wet mopping. Chymia answers with numbers first: Robinson heavy use, stain class 5, absorption 0.06%, class A resistance to acids and alkalis, frost-proof for good measure. Rectified glazed porcelain, 30×30 cm, 10 mm — an engineering spec that happens to carry art.

The art is signed: Milanese studio Laboratorio Avallone (artist Gennaro Avallone, twenty-plus years with Mutina) drew eleven black-and-white textures — brushwork, drops, weaves, imprints — with the differences between tiles declared intentional, so large floors never repeat. Four Mixes arrive with six items shuffled in the box. The graphics are a registered design (no. 007510870, 2020) — originality with paperwork. Slip is rated per finish: Flat R9/A for dry zones, textured R10/B with DCOF over 0.59 for working floors and outdoors.

Where it earns

The territory, straight from the sheet: floor and wall, indoor and outdoor — lobbies, corridors, washrooms, cafeterias, terraces. Skirting 3.8×30 completes the package. Datasheet and certificates on this page.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Chymia
Manufacturer: Mutina
Design: Laboratorio Avallone, 2019 — registered design no. 007510870-0001/0040 (2020)
Material: rectified glazed porcelain stoneware, industrial production, UNI EN 14411 App. G (BIa) GL
Format: 30×30 cm, 10 mm — skirting 3.8×30 cm
Range: 11 textures in White and Black + 4 Mixes of 6 items shuffled in the box
Use: floor and wall — indoor and outdoor
Declared values: absorption 0.06% — frost-proof — acids/alkalis class A — stain class 5 — slip: Flat R9/A, textured R10/B — DCOF >0.59 — Robinson heavy use
Sustainability: 20% recycled (LEED 4.1 declaration); zero-VOC process; 50-year expected life; recyclable packaging; EPD, HPD on request
Installation: porcelain adhesive, 2 mm joint with wedges, draw from several boxes; grouts nero 06 / calce 01 — Packing: 9 pcs/box (0.81 sqm), Mix 12 pcs (1.08 sqm)

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Documents and Catalogues

Mutina Catalogue Mutina Catalogue Chymia VOC Certifications Chymia LEED® Credit Contribution Sheet Chymia Technical Guide, Laying & Maintenance Chymia CAD & 3D Files

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FAQ

Will the white half of the palette survive Indian traffic?
The numbers say yes: stain resistance is class 5 - the top grade - absorption is 0.06%, and chemical resistance is class A including household agents, so turmeric, chai and monsoon mud sit on the glaze until the neutral mop passes. Robinson heavy use covers castors and trolleys. The graphic itself helps: an artist-drawn pattern in black and white disguises the dust that shows mercilessly on plain pale floors between cleaning cycles.
Is 30x30 too small a format for large lobbies?
It is the format the design needs: eleven textures and the in-box Mixes work like a woven pattern, and the 30×30 module is the weave. On big floors that is an advantage - variation spreads evenly, breakage replacement is trivial, and the 2 mm rectified joint keeps the field tight and contemporary. Nine pieces per box (0.81 sqm) also makes phased procurement and attic stock simple for multi-floor fit-outs.
Which finish goes where in a commercial project?
By declared rating: Flat (R9, DIN 51097 class A) for walls and dry zones like boardrooms and corridors under cover; the textured surfaces (R10, class B, DCOF above 0.59) for working floors, washrooms and outdoor terraces - frost resistance is declared, which also means it shrugs off rooftop heat-rain cycles. Slip is rated per finish, not averaged across the range: specify texture by zone and the same graphic language runs through the whole building.
Does the artist story add anything beyond looks?
It adds protectable originality: the graphics by Gennaro Avallone's Laboratorio Avallone are a registered design (no. 007510870, 2020), so the pattern in your BOQ cannot be legally imitated by a cheaper lookalike - a real risk in fast-copy markets. And the declared intentional variation between tiles means the floor reads as bespoke craft, not repeated print, at a fraction of hand-made cost. Art with an audit trail.
What documentation and care should facilities plan for?
Green file: 20% recycled content (LEED 4.1 declaration), zero-VOC production, 50-year expected service life, recyclable packaging, EPD and HPD on request through La Mercanti - useful for IGBC and LEED submissions. Care file: neutral detergent diluted in water, never acids, alkalis, waxes or sealants; end-of-site cleaning protocols are printed in the datasheet. Samples via La Mercanti, cost fully credited at order confirmation.

Art that takes the traffic: Chymia in five steps

Five steps for Indian architects and project heads: Avallone's black-and-white porcelain from lobby to terrace - specified by the numbers.

Zone by footfall
Lobbies, corridors and cafeterias take the textured finishes; boardroom walls and dry zones take Flat. One graphic language, rated per zone.
Let the pattern hide the dust
Artist-drawn variation disguises what plain pale floors confess daily. Mixes carry big fields; Flat calms the edges.
Specify slip per finish
Flat R9/A dry; textured R10/B, DCOF 0.59+, for wet and outdoor. Frost-proof covers rooftop terraces through monsoon and summer alike.
Write the BOQ with the registration
Registered design no. 007510870 in the tender blocks lookalike substitution at L1 stage - the pattern is the product.
Order in boxes with attic stock
9 pcs/box (0.81 sqm), Mix 12 (1.08 sqm), skirting by the metre: La Mercanti computes boxes, wastage and spares, and coordinates delivery.

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