Patterned hallway floor composed with Mattonelle Margherita tiles by Mutina

Mattonelle Margherita by Mutina, the patterned hallway reborn

Mutina

Nathalie du Pasquier

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Britain solved decorative flooring once already: the Victorian tessellated hallway, geometry laid tile by tile from the front door inwards. Mattonelle Margherita picks up that thread with different tools. Nathalie Du Pasquier — Memphis co-founder in 1981, a painter since 1987 — drew all 41 designs by hand for Mutina in 2020: 27 patterns, 6 plain colours and 8 half sizes in glazed porcelain stoneware, 20.5×20.5 and 20.5×10.1 cm.

Where period originals ask for careful upkeep, this is 10 mm porcelain with 0.06% water absorption, class 5 stain resistance and certified frost resistance — a hallway floor that shrugs off wet umbrellas and winter grit, then carries on outside to the doorstep. Interior Design magazine named it Best of Year 2021 for tile and stone flooring.

Lay Star and Petals as a runner between fields of Marghe White, or edge a room with Frame Black halves the way a Victorian setter would border a path. La Mercanti supplies the collection to British projects with the composition worked out before a single box ships. The floor plan is Victorian; the handwriting is hers.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Mattonelle Margherita
Manufacturer: Mutina
Design: Nathalie Du Pasquier, 2020
Material: glazed porcelain stoneware (BIa UNI EN 14411)
Thickness: 10 mm (0.39 in)
Formats: 20.5×20.5 cm (8.1×8.1 in) and 20.5×10.1 cm (8.1×4 in)
Range: 27 patterns, 6 plain colours, 8 half sizes — 41 hand-drawn designs
Surface: semi-gloss, silky
Use: floor and wall, indoor and outdoor
Water absorption: 0.06% (ISO 10545/3)
Stain resistance: class 5 (ISO 10545/14)
Chemical resistance: class A (ISO 10545/13)
Frost resistance: certified (ISO 10545/12)
Slip resistance: R11 (DIN 51130), B (DIN 51097), DCOF 0.85, BS 7976 pendulum 62 dry / 52 wet
Robinson test: heavy use
Recycled content: 20% (LEED v4.1)
VOC emissions: class A+
Award: Best of Year 2021, Tile + Stone Flooring
Registered design: 2020
Recommended joint: 2 mm (0.08 in)
Packing: 16 pieces per box (23.88 pcs per sqm)

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Documents and Catalogues

Margherita Catalogue Mutina Catalogue Margherita LEED® Credit Contribution Sheet Margherita Technical Guide, Laying & Maintenance Margherita CAD & 3D Files

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FAQ

Does Mattonelle Margherita suit a Victorian terrace hallway?
It is a natural successor: the 20.5x20.5 cm format composes runners and borders much like tessellated originals, with Frame and Parallel halves for edging. Being 10 mm glazed porcelain with class 5 stain resistance, it takes daily entrance traffic without the upkeep period floors ask for.
Is Margherita frost-proof enough for British weather?
Yes. Frost resistance is certified to ISO 10545/12 and thermal shock to ISO 10545/9, with water absorption of just 0.06%. The manufacturer rates the collection for exterior floors and walls, so a hallway scheme can continue to a porch or garden path. An anti-slip treatment is available on request.
How many Margherita patterns should one floor combine?
As many or as few as the room can carry. Nathalie Du Pasquier herself notes a floor can work with a single decoration; three graphics — one dominant, one accent, one plain — is a reliable compositional rule. All 41 designs share the same two formats, so any mix lays flush.
What border and trim pieces does Mattonelle Margherita include?
Eight half sizes in 20.5x10.1 cm: Marghe Half White and Black, Frame Black and Terracotta, Street, Wires, Parallel Black and Orange. They edge fields, turn skirting lines and finish thresholds — the pieces a patterned floor needs to end properly.
Where do I find Margherita certificates for a specification?
Directly on this article page, downloadable: LEED v4.1 documentation with 20% recycled content, the VOC class A+ certificate, EPD and HPD. Standards required by a specific project are confirmed case by case on the manufacturer documentation supplied with the quotation.

Reading a hallway like a Victorian, tiling it like Du Pasquier

Five decisions that turn 41 hand-drawn designs into one composed British floor, from threshold to doorstep.

Walk the threshold
Start where Victorians did: the entrance. Decide what greets the door — a dense pattern like Corners or a calm Marghe field — before planning any other room.
Draw the border first
Edge the floor with Frame Black or Parallel halves the way tessellated paths were always framed. A border disciplines even the boldest mix inside it.
Ration the stars
Pick one hero pattern — Star, Petals, Kite White — and let plain colours carry at least half the surface. Density reads as intention only when it has quiet around it.
Shuffle the boxes
Mutina asks installers to draw tiles from several boxes at once, so shading spreads evenly. Brief your fixer and specify the recommended 2 mm joint.
Step outside
The same porcelain is frost-resistant and rated for exterior floors: carry the pattern over the doorstep to a porch or path and let the house keep its logic outdoors.

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