Yorkwood by Sant’Agostino: The Dream of Tranquil, Understated Country House Elegance

The Yorkwood Range by Sant’Agostino is a Signature Range exclusive to Italtile, offering an elegant and tranquil exploration of understated country house living. Over more than 50 years, Ceramica Sant’Agostino has built a renowned reputation for innovation and craftsmanship. Their dedication to combining technical mastery with visionary design results in tiles that blend natural beauty with advanced technology, creating surfaces of immense aesthetic appeal.

The Making

Rectified Technology: The Yorkwood tiles are rectified, meaning they are mechanically cut to achieve perfectly straight edges. This ensures uniform size, shape, and a consistent dimension, allowing for tight grout lines (about 1.5 mm). The final result is a sleek, modern finish with a seamless appearance.
Faces: The Yorkwood range features 60 unique faces, each with subtly varying wood grain patterns and imperfections. This minimizes pattern repetition and creates a highly realistic, organic effect. The Décor Classic tiles (01 and 02) have 12 faces, due to the design’s strong pattern, which enhances its repetition.
DigitalPlus Technology: Sant’Agostino uses their proprietary DigitalPlus technology to create high-definition, realistic colors and graphics. This is complemented by Carve3D Technology, which adds dynamic grooving and sinking effects to enhance the textural quality of the tiles. These innovations deliver a sense of depth and touchability that brings the design to life.

Eco-Chic

Yorkwood’s sustainability story is remarkable, with Ceramica Sant’Agostino’s commitment to EcoQuality. The range carries LEED Certification, ensuring the use of over 20% recycled materials, non-toxic production processes, and stringent environmental management. The company also complies with various environmental certifications, further ensuring the tiles are produced with minimal environmental impact.

The Story

Yorkwood captures the essence of the English countryside and the noble oak tree, offering a harmonious blend of elegance and rustic charm. The range celebrates the “lived-in” look of oak timber, evoking a sense of relaxed, timeless beauty. Yorkwood brings both grandeur and simplicity into spaces, whether traditional or contemporary, with a deep connection to nature and the past. The aesthetic is inviting, warm, and versatile, bridging the gap between refined elegance and comfortable, rustic living.

The Range

Yorkwood offers 300 x 1800mm glazed rectified porcelain tiles in three shades: Natural (raw, unstained look), Walnut (mid-brown), and Brown (traditional, rich tone). These tiles, which are ideal for both floors and walls, come in a larger format that is the longest timber-look tile available from Italtile. Yorkwood Décor Classic tiles (900 x 900mm) are also available, inspired by Versailles parquetry and Italian intarsia designs. These décor tiles come in two variations:

Classic 01: Darker, contrasting tones perfect for bold statement pieces.
Classic 02: Lighter neutrals with a soft, pale wood look against travertine.

Conclusion

The Yorkwood Range is not only a practical choice for interior spaces but a statement of elegance and sustainability. With its combination of advanced technology, timeless design, and ecological integrity, Yorkwood is the perfect addition to any space aiming to achieve sophisticated, nature-inspired beauty. Exclusive to Italtile, this range brings Country House charm and refined simplicity to modern and traditional interiors alike.