From 22 to 26 September 2025 , Bologna returns to welcome Cersaie , the most important international fair dedicated to ceramics for architecture and bathroom furnishings. Now in its 42nd edition, the event confirms itself not only as a trade fair event, but as a true international observatory of design, in which the sector meets innovation, industry dialogues with architecture and design culture finds a privileged platform.
Cersaie 2025: a fair that evolves, between materials, cultures, connections
Cersaie confirms itself as a real stage in which matter is transformed into language. Ceramics , which has always been the absolute protagonist of the event, is presented not only as a technical surface but as a narrative element that can interpret contemporary living. Alongside it, complementary materials find space wood, marble, glass and metal in an increasingly interdisciplinary dialogue.
This year, the pavilions will be redesigned in an experiential key, with itineraries that are not limited to showing collections but intend to build real immersive environments. Each stand becomes a design microcosm, a laboratory of ideas capable of blending aesthetics, technology and sustainability.
The new pavilions: layout and immersive scenography
One of the most anticipated aspects of Cersaie 2025 is the redesign of the exhibition layout. With over 155,000 square meters of surface area , the fair further expands its spaces. New pavilions will host non-ceramic surfaces, while bathroom furnishings will have a larger and more central exhibition area.
The Città della Posa , now a consolidated event, will once again be the protagonist with live demonstrations and workshops, confirming the importance of quality installation to enhance the product. An entire area will also be dedicated to construction innovation, with a focus on startups, smart technologies and high-performance materials.
Design culture: Cersaie 2025 conferences and awards
In addition to the exhibition, Cersaie has always been a festival of architectural culture. The program Building, Living, Thinking will bring internationally renowned architects and designers to Bologna, called to reflect on the role of ceramics and materials in contemporary architecture.
There will be no shortage of Café della Stampa , spaces for discussion with the main sector publications, and awards such as the Ceramic & Bathroom Design Award and the ADI Booth Design Award , which every year select the most innovative and visionary projects. Awards that confirm the value of Cersaie as an incubator of trends and a privileged observatory on the future of design.
The numbers of Cersaie 2025
With over 900 exhibitors from all over the world and an international presence that grows with each edition, Cersaie confirms itself as a global platform. For a week, Bologna becomes the world capital of ceramics and bathroom furnishings, a crossroads of architects, designers, companies, contractors and students.
The event also represents a fundamental momentand for the Italian market, which can showcase its manufacturing excellence to an international audience, confirming the role of Made in Italy as an undisputed point of reference in the design panorama.
Why visit Cersaie 2025
Cersaie 2025 is not just a sector fair, but an essential event for those who work or train in the world of design. Here the trends that will orient the market are grasped in advance, decisive professional relationships are built and an experience is lived that combines business and culture.
For architects and designers, the fair is an opportunity to explore new collections and experiment with materials capable of redefining living spaces. For companies, a strategic opportunity for international visibility and networking. For Bologna, a moment in which the city transforms into the capital of design, with widespread events, installations and meetings that also enliven the historic centre.
An observatory of the future of bathroom furniture and ceramic design
Cersaie 2025 confirms itself as much more than a fair. It is an observatory of the future of design and architecture, a platform for experimentation and a meeting place between culture, industry and creativity. Ceramics and bathroom furniture thus become part of a broader narrative, which looks at the way we will live tomorrow, with increasingly innovative, sustainable and integrated solutions.
An event that continues to evolve together with the sector, maintaining its vocation: to be the international point of reference for those who imagine, design and build spaces for contemporary living.
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