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Design, durability, and trend in every piece. Find the perfect finish to create spaces with personality and Cesantoni quality.
What to look for in a marble-look porcelain tile
Marble-look porcelain tile is the way to achieve the marble effect without its drawbacks. Natural marble is porous: it stains with wine, lemon, and oil, loses its shine with any acidic cleaner, and requires periodic sealing to stay in good condition. Porcelain reproduces the veining with virtually no absorption, chemical resistance, and no aftercare, making it the only sensible option for a kitchen or bathroom used every day.
Large-format tile is where this design truly comes into its own. A large piece allows the veining to be seen in full, without cuts that reveal the pattern, and with minimal grout lines thanks to rectification; in smaller formats, by contrast, the repetition becomes obvious right away. That is why marble-look tile performs so well on bathroom walls, islands, and kitchen backsplashes, as well as on entryway and feature-area floors. When choosing, look at the direction of the veining and make sure the collection offers multiple faces: a marble with only one face gives itself away as soon as two pieces are installed side by side.
In terms of finishes, high-gloss polished is the one that comes closest to the classic look of marble, and here we have a specific advantage: we are the only Mexican company that manufactures and polishes its own porcelain tile, with a third polishing module that delivers greater shine depth and, above all, a perfectly flat surface without waves. That flatness is exactly what stands out on a large surface when light hits it at a grazing angle. Satin offers a more contemporary alternative that is easier to maintain, and matte works well on high-traffic floors.
