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The Wonderous Diagonal Mar Park

Tile of Spain USA

Located in the New Forum district, the park was built atop an old factory site in 2002, with the goal of connecting the city’s past reputation as an industrial mecca with its present and future desire to become a contemporary metropolis at the forefront of originality and architecture.

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What the Installer knew

Heath Ceramics

An artist by training, Bay Area-based Ted has been working with tile, and specifically Heath tile, since 2002. Because it’s handcrafted, each piece is a little different – from size to thickness to color – and that affects everything about how you lay it out and install it. That it’s not like laying conventional tile. Thanks, Ted.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers. Jeffrey Steele. TD: What did you learn from your father’s experience?

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Inspired Design: Peace Industry for Heath

Heath Ceramics

In 2002, they founded Peace Industry in the Bay Area, working with craftspeople who made each rug by hand in their own workshop in Iran, using those traditional felting techniques. Our design/color perspective pushed Melina in a slightly different direction than she would likely have gone on her own. Peace Industry for Heath Slice Rug.

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Focus On: Hideki TakayamaWe’ve been working with Japanese.

Heath Ceramics

Photo: Heath Ceramics. Photo: Heath Ceramics. Photo: Heath Ceramics. Photo: Heath Ceramics. Taka, who originally hails from Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, and since 2002 has lived in Mashiko with Junko. I also recently exhibited some of my work at Heath Ceramics in San Francisco. Hideki Takayama ("Taka").

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