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About Marazzi — 89 Years of Italian Tile Innovation

From a small ceramic workshop in Sassuolo to one of the world's most-specified tile brands — the Marazzi story is one of unrelenting curiosity and craft.

Our Origin

Born in the Tile Capital of the World

In 1935, Filippo Marazzi established a small ceramic tile atelier in Sassuolo — the Emilia-Romagna town that would become synonymous with Italian tile manufacturing. His conviction: that a fired clay surface could simultaneously be an engineered material and a work of art.

By the 1960s, Marazzi had industrialized production without sacrificing the design sensibility that set Italian tile apart globally. Today, the brand operates multiple ISO 14001-certified facilities, collaborates with internationally recognized designers, and ships to over 60 countries.

What hasn't changed: the belief that the surfaces underfoot and overhead shape how people experience a space — and that getting them right is worth every iteration.

Explore the Collections
Marazzi historic Sassuolo facility
Manufacturing

Precision at Every Degree

Marazzi's continuous tunnel kilns fire ceramic and porcelain bodies at temperatures between 1,200°C and 1,250°C — a process refined over decades to eliminate micro-porosity, reduce warpage to <0.3%, and deliver PEI V wear resistance in high-traffic collections.

The Marazzi surface digitalization system — using industrial inkjet printing at 720 DPI — reproduces natural stone and wood textures with photographic fidelity across 60"×120" slabs. Each production run undergoes automated optical inspection for colour delta <1.5 ΔE.

The result: 95 million square metres of tile per year that specifiers can order in the confidence that the 500th carton matches the first.

Marazzi modern manufacturing facility
Our Journey

Eight Decades of Milestones

  • 1935

    Founded in Sassuolo

    Filippo Marazzi opens a ceramic atelier, hand-crafting decorative tiles for regional architects and builders.

  • 1963

    Industrial Kiln Expansion

    First continuous tunnel kiln installation scales production while maintaining colour consistency — a competitive breakthrough for Italian tile exports.

  • 1979

    First International Distribution

    Marazzi tiles begin shipping to 20 countries. The brand establishes its first US distribution partnership.

  • 1997

    ISO 9001 Certification

    All production facilities achieve ISO 9001 quality management certification — among the first Italian tile manufacturers to do so.

  • 2008

    Digital Printing Technology

    Introduction of 720 DPI inkjet printing technology enables photorealistic stone and wood surface reproduction at industrial scale.

  • 2017

    GREENGUARD Gold Certification

    Core porcelain and ceramic lines certified GREENGUARD Gold, enabling specification on LEED-targeted commercial projects globally.

  • 2024

    180+ Collections & 60 Countries

    Marazzi now offers over 180 active tile collections and operates a global distribution network spanning six continents.

Verified Standards

Certifications & Compliance

Every specification-grade claim Marazzi makes is backed by independent third-party certification.

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management Systems

ISO 14001:2015

Environmental Management

CE Marking

EU Conformity Standard

GREENGUARD Gold

Low VOC Emissions

Cradle to Cradle

Bronze Certification

ANSI A137.1

US Tile Standard