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Arto Brick

Diary of a Tile Addict

When the Egyptian revolution began Arto fled to Beirut, and when the crisis began in Lebanon he headed to North America. Lyon Cement Tile Marias Cement Tile Santa Clara Cement Tile. The company’s founder Arto Alajian was born in Alexandria, Egypt and classically trained in the arts.

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Tile Talk

Later, when the family moved to Lebanon, Arto continued honing his artistic talents with various mediums, including installation of tiles. Now, let’s take a look at what defines hand-crafted, hand-painted tiles by examining the process of silk-screening to glazing. Making Cement Tile. Making Hand Painted Tiles Video.