A Dive into Timeless Art: Mosaic Masterpieces by Fantini Mosaici

Miami, Monte Carlo, Los Angeles, Antigua, Costa Smeralda, there are many wonderful places that welcome, within private residences or exclusive hotels, masterpieces of excellence such as the swimming pools embellished with the mosaic work of Fantini Mosaici.

If in ancient times the swimming pool was a basin of water used for different uses, today the term refers to wellbeing, beauty and design.

Precious marbles, daring architectural projects, highly specialized workforce: the splendor of the spectacular natatio of Ancient Rome with Fantini Mosaici today become an expression of contemporary Italian craftsmanship.

The recently completed Palazzo Versace Macau exemplifies Fantini Mosaici's dedication to excellence. Over 3.5 million glass and Italian marble mosaic tiles depict dragons, flowers, and traditional Chinese symbols of prosperity, creating a space infused with well-being and cultural significance.

An illustrious example that is part of the history, not only of the company, is the swimming pool of Casa Casuarina, the legendary home of Gianni Versace in South Beach Miami. A work with a strong identity defined by the media as the "Million Mosaic Pool" for the millions 24-carat gold tiles hand-laid by the artisans of Fantini Mosaici.

For the decoration, the stylist asked to reproduce the design of a scarf he designed himself, an elaborate mix of Greek and Baroque culture. Fantini Mosaici's intervention was not limited to the Mosaic Garden but contributed to the harmony of the entire building with mosaic, pebble and seeded decorations, in the courtyards, in the reception rooms, in the bedrooms, becoming a model of sumptuousness, complexity and variety of techniques used.

Venetian Causeway is the area of Miami that welcomes an Italian villa built in Palladian style. From the stone and marble pebble mosaic of the entrance path to the pool mosaic, the intervention plays on classic motifs and decorative themes declined in touches of blue and gold. The use of gold is one of the peculiarities of Fantini Mosaici which has developed a process to seal this precious metal inside the glass tiles, thus enhancing the brightness of the colours.

In Beverly Hills the art of Mosaic cites the art of the Wiener Secession in the swimming pool designed by the American jeweler Neil Lane for his residence. A band of gold tiles runs along the bottom of the pool continuing its path outwards towards the fountain to transform into a "Tree of Life" inspired by the refined decorativism of Gustav Klimt.

Great scenographic impact for the imposing outdoor swimming pool of a luxury residential complex in Monte Carlo. For the contemporary interpretation of the classic bean shape, Fantini Mosaici created a black enamelled glass mosaic with white gold inlays depicting koi carp and concentric circles to suggest a natural, Zen-inspired aquatic space.

Nature inside and out is the leitmotif of a Caribbean retreat in splendid Antigua.

Butterflies, exotic flowers, palm trees, in cobblestones and mosaics are reproduced in the bathrooms, in the SPA area and in the external flooring by the pool which creates a connection with the lush landscape of the island.

In Costa Smeralda, an infinity pool overlooking a fairytale setting recreates the shapes and colors of the seabed of the Sardinian coast. The artisans of Fantini Mosaici worked with a selected palette of colors that fade from blue to light blue, from sand to green to create an appearance of naturalness.

Since 1900 Fantini Mosaici has written a story of style and passion, collaborating with internationally renowned architects, stylists and designers to make even the most daring and challenging projects possible by sending its own teams of craftsmen on site and following each phase of the work step by step: from sketch to the final design, from the selection of the most suitable materials, from development to production in Italy, from installation to the overall organization of the project.