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Back to Basics: Which material is right for my design?

Architectural Ceramics

Ceramic tile is made from red or white clay and is usually coated with a decorative glaze. Unlike standard ceramic tiles, terracotta is often left in a more natural state though it can be sealed or glazed. Hand-painted patterns and colors available Porous material not suitable for wet & freeze-susceptible areas.

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Avente Tile Talk: Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Field Tiles

Tile Talk

Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Field Tiles. Enjoy Long-Lasting, Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Ceramic Tiles. In essence, field tile refers to a solid color tile. Of course, you can pair field tile with decorative ceramic tile to create a spectacular custom design. Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Featured Tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: New Arabesque Pattern Designs in Cement Tile

Tile Talk

Patterns are decorative designs on the surface of materials that usually have a repeating design motif. It refers to an implied sense of texture or depth created through the use of artistic elements of line, shading and color. Texture refers to the tactile quality of the surface - what you feel when you touch the tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enduring Tile of the London Underground

Tile Talk

It is difficult to get the tiles to release intact even after a century² Over time station names have changed, so the tiles were painted over to conceal the old names. Finsbury Park on the Victoria Line has balloon mosaics in reference to the balloon launches at the park. decorative tile. design standards.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. These motifs utilize what is referred to as the n -fold rotational symmetry, where n represents a range of whole numbers from 3 to 100. These star polygons were not limited only to the painted figure.

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Avente Tile Talk: Understanding Cement Tile Bullnose Trim or Molding

Tile Talk

First, there are no industry standards and this results in numerous colloquial terms used to identify the same type of finished edge. For instance, the terms " surface bullnose " and " single bullnose " refer to the same transition on a finished edge. For instance, Heritage Skirting is a base trim molding with decorative ridges.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Patterns: Playing with Pinwheel Designs

Tile Talk

The pinwheel pattern is a popular and versatile tile layout that adds great visual interest by integrating solid color with decorative tiles into a timeless design. Or, you could choose to incorporate decorative tile with plain field tile, as seen in the two concepts show below. decorative tile. design standards.

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