Constructive
Straight and austere shapes are fashionable, also in construction. Terrazzo as a product is becoming more and more unpopular and most terrazzo companies are experiencing hard times. Many of them have to close down or are forced to switch to other activities or products. The future looks bright for products made of prefabricated concrete.

During this period Tomaello acquires the knowledge of constructional concrete that enables the company to produce their high-quality products for construction purposes in the decades to come.

from left to right: Nini Tomaello talking to politician Max van den Berg

The design of the unique prefabricated terrazzo shower cubicle is further developed by Tomaello. During the following years this design will be massively applied in counsel housing. Tens of thousands of terrazzo floors are produced for housing association “Elementum” in Maassluis.

(picture on the left) Tomaello also supplies washed concrete balconies to a Dutch phenomenon from the 60s and 70s: the Kwaaitaal brothers. (picture on the right) The front of the grey, prefabricated balconies made for SSN in Delft are fitted with wood texture.  

Tomaello introduces white Carrara clay in the Netherlands. Kitchens and kitchen work tops are on display for consumers in the modern showroom at our business premises.

The application of concrete floors and glass mosaics in commercial buildings is in high demand. Examples are major chain stores like C&A and V&D, and the NS (Dutch Railways), who commissioned these for –among others- the main hall of The Hague Central Station. Commissioned by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture of prof. Rem Koolhaas, Tomaello produces the large terrazzo façade, the stairs and the steps of the Byzantium appartment complex in 1989/1990.