Lanka Tiles Creates Sri Lanka’s First-Ever Fully Tiled Runway at Colombo Fashion Week 2025

Lanka Tiles marked a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s design landscape with its standout collaboration at Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) 2025, where the brand completed the event’s runway using polished porcelain tiles, introducing the country’s first fully tiled fashion ramp. The initiative marked a bold fusion of fashion, architecture, craftsmanship, and material innovation, elevating the aesthetic and technical standards of one of the nation’s most prestigious fashion platforms.

Colombo Fashion Week, long regarded as Sri Lanka’s most influential fashion movement, continues to challenge conventions and introduce progressive design concepts. Its 2025 edition provided the ideal stage for Lanka Tiles to showcase the versatility, strength, and high-end finish of its polished porcelain collections. The sleek, reflective runway created a contemporary visual environment that enhanced lighting, movement, silhouette definition, and the presentation of each designer’s work.

The concept emerged from a shared ambition between Lanka Tiles and CFW to create a runway experience that would redefine traditional staging while demonstrating the power of design-led collaboration. The use of polished porcelain tiles, customised for load-bearing and aesthetic performance, resulted in a structurally sound, visually striking surface that set a new industry benchmark for runway construction in Sri Lanka.

Established in 1977, Lanka Tiles has grown into one of Sri Lanka’s most respected ceramic and porcelain tile manufacturers, celebrated for its craftsmanship, sustainable production values, and innovation. The brand’s partnership with Colombo Fashion Week represents its continued evolution beyond architectural and interior spaces into lifestyle, creative, and cultural arenas, strengthening its influence and visibility among designers, homeowners, architects, and design-conscious audiences.

Mr. Priyantha Talwatte, Managing Director – Lanka Tiles, said, “This collaboration with Colombo Fashion Week reflects our commitment to championing design innovation in Sri Lanka. Completing the runway with polished porcelain tiles allowed us to demonstrate the versatility and superior finish of our products in a completely new environment. It is a proud moment for our brand and a strong indication of the creative possibilities that lie ahead for design partnerships.”

Founder and Managing Director of Colombo Fashion Week, Ajai Vir Singh, added, “The introduction of a fully tiled runway marks a new chapter for CFW as we continue to push boundaries in design and presentation. Lanka Tiles’ contribution brought a fresh visual dimension to the 2025 season and showcased how material innovation can elevate the fashion experience.”

The collaboration’s success highlights the potential for future partnerships between the country’s design, construction, and creative industries. Lanka Tiles plans to continue supporting projects that bring together architecture, lifestyle, and art, while expanding its design offerings and exploring new product inspirations drawn from global fashion and interior trends.

By reimagining the runway experience at Colombo Fashion Week 2025, Lanka Tiles has set a new standard for material innovation in Sri Lanka, demonstrating how craftsmanship and creativity can transform not only living spaces but cultural spaces as well.