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Mercury Mosaics strengthens team new leadership

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Mercury Mosaics, the female-founded maker of sustainable, handcrafted ceramic tiles , has expanded its leadership team with the appointments of Sarah Lien as chief marketing officer, Emma Remer as product manager and Emily Awaijane as sales and business development director. “I Minneapolis, Minn.—Mercury

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The Thornwood Mosaics

Diary of a Tile Addict

Branching off from an artwork titled Empty 1 , South African-born artist Wilma van der Meyden ‘s series of twelve mosaic bowls represent a manifold reaction to vacant and unsalvageable buildings and a divided ‘broken’ world, with the bowl motif deeply inspired by the global grassroots Empty Bowls project.

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You’ve not seen mosaics like this

Diary of a Tile Addict

Elevating the mastery of mosaics to utterly bewildering heights is an artist whose skill and vision is unmatched, with talents honed by “straddling the worlds of fine art and contemporary craft”, and tiletastic displays one has to see to believe. Today we’re talking Susan Day. So far no tiles have been lost!

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Ceramics Inspirations: Mix and Match Tiles

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Ceramics possess distinctive properties that allow it to become an enduring and versatile cladding material. There are numerous possible combinations of ceramic tile that can help you to discover the decorative style that best suits your home. The post Ceramics Inspirations: Mix and Match Tiles first appeared on Tile of Spain USA.

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The Ceramic House

Diary of a Tile Addict

The Ceramic House will have its moment. Kay Aplin at her home – The Ceramic House Stanmer Villas Brighton Picture by Jim Holden Coated in unique tiled features, The Ceramic House serves as a permanent exhibition for the works of Brighton-based architectural ceramicist Kay Alpin. But that changes today.

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Italian Ceramic Tile and Mosaics. Part One: Mosaics

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Italy is a treasure rove of mosaics. Each era brought something special to mosaics and each era brought that special quality to a world larger that the Italian peninsula and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The Romans viewed the primary use of mosaics as floor decoration. The Extent of Lands Reconquered by Emperor Justinian

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Ceramic: Avoiding common pitfalls many RSAs encounter

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The biggest challenge for the dealer today is the shortage of skilled technicians to install ceramic tile,” explained Tony Wright, director of dealer sales, Dal-Tile. Ceramic has a mid-to-high cost of labor, which provides the dealers ability to increase their profits,” he said. MSI has over 40 warehouse locations nationwide.