At FOAID New Delhi 2025, Nexion welcomed architects, designers, and industry professionals into an immersive environment designed to bring the human gesture back to the heart of material innovation.
A space where surfaces became narrative, structure became emotion, and It all begins with a touch transformed from a statement into a lived experience.
A threshold of design: the entrance that frames the journey
From the very first glance, the outer wall displaying all Ombre structures — Punto, Croce, Forme, and Trame — invited visitors to see, touch, and explore the full tactile language of the collection.
The wall, marked by the Ombre logo rendered in Picché structure, set the tone for a booth conceived to be experienced through the senses, guiding visitors into a space where touch becomes the first act of design.
The experience began immediately upon entry, where four vertical structure panels stood like architectural doors. A simple, timeless gesture: to open, to cross, to enter.
Arranged to evoke the feeling of moving through a built space, these panels created an intuitive bridge between the installation and real-world architectural applications.
Here, the structures appeared as living, breathing components of spatial design, demonstrating how tactile depth and proportion can anchor the identity of a space.
The poetics of Ombre sintered surfaces
At the heart of the booth, a dedicated room celebrated the Ombre collection, surfaces already admired by architects for their artisanal sensitivity and expressive reliefs.
Interior walls showcased the harmony between colors and structures, offering endless inspiration for interior environments where texture and light shape the atmosphere.
Through visuals, materials, and layered storytelling, visitors were guided into the creative journey behind Ombre: its research, its innovations, and the hand-shaped vision that continues to evolve the collection.
This room became a contemplative pause, a place where architects could observe, touch, and imagine Nexion’s ceramics within their own design language.
Tactile interactions: exploration guided by touch
Beyond the threshold, the installation shifted from visual immersion to active discovery. The booth invited visitors to engage directly with the surfaces, transitioning naturally from observing materials to shaping their own combinations.
Combination wall & concrete structure gallery
A series of mix-and-match displays allowed architects to explore Ombre colors and Riga 3D structures in cube form, highlighting how tone and pattern transform when viewed in real architectural compositions.
Alongside it, the concrete structure gallery showcased the full expressive potential of Nexion’s structural language: six colors across four Riga structures, and five colors across five Ombre structures.
This comprehensive overview revealed depth, shadow play, and the material richness that characterizes the surfaces.
Designers were able to envision projects at scale, making it easier to assess structure, balance, and the overall spatial impact of sintered stone in real environments.
The combination wall further distilled the essence of Ombre, offering a curated visual map of its chromatic and structural variations, all gathered in one glance.
Interactive table
At the interactive table, architects and visitors could experiment freely by arranging cut pieces vertically, mixing shades and textures to craft their own compositions. The setup offered a clear view of how light moves across reliefs, how tones interact, and how personalized pairings can emerge from the collection’s versatility.
This tactile workspace deepened the understanding of Nexion’s surfaces, letting guests experience firsthand the expressive range and design flexibility of Ombre and Riga.
More than an exhibition, it functioned as a study environment, designed for those who seek to understand not only how a surface appears, but the research, gestures, and light studies that define its identity.
By exploring this growing archive, visitors gained deeper insight into the conceptual and material thinking behind Ombre and Riga, discovering the design philosophy that guides their development.
Throughout the event, many architects shared their impressions of the installation and the sensory approach behind the collection:
Ar. Jignesh Modi highlighted the “organic, alive quality of Ombre—something you instinctively want to touch, with a depth that elevates any façade or surface.”
Ar. Shelja Gupta noted how “the depth and color Nexion achieved are truly remarkable.”
Thank you for shaping this experience with us
Nexion’s presence at FOAID New Delhi was enriched by every conversation, every exchange, every moment in which a hand touched a surface.
Your curiosity and insights continue to inspire our research into materials where human gesture meets technological precision.
Our exploration does not end here. We will continue to design, craft, and narrate surfaces that speak, through surfaces, light, and emotion.
Stay inspired. Our journey continues.
