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Toni Cumella: Ceramic Visionary

Diary of a Tile Addict

And this morning I woke up thinking about the work of Toni Cumella: a true ceramic visionary. Born in 1951, the son of ceramicist Antoni Cumella, Toni Cumella studied industrial engineering at Barcelona University before dedicating himself entirely to ceramics in 1970. If so, read on.

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Best of 2017: A Reflection on AC’s Core Values

Architectural Ceramics

Looking back on 2017, it was a good year for tile and for Architectural Ceramics. Architectural Ceramics is without a doubt, a company full of characters. We offer various tile characters: porcelain, ceramic, glass and stone. In 2005, CEO Betty Sullivan founded the organization Washington Cares , to do just that.

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Call for entries for the latest edition of ASCER’s Tile of Spain Awards

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The awards are divided into three categories: Architecture, Interior Design and Final Degree Project, with prizes totalling €39,000. ASCER (the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association) has announced the eighteenth edition of its Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture, Interior Design and Final Degree Project.

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Tile Tuesday: The Inspiration of Antiquity

Kitchens for Living

Not only did we attend Cevisama, the renowned trade fair showcasing the best of the Spanish tile industry, we also explored two cities, their history, culture and architecture with two very passionate local architects. Along the way I learned a lot about ceramic tile in general and that was one of my goals for this trip.

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BASIS. Design From The Ground Up.

Making Tile Modern

Modwalls’ founder Rebecca Lonergan designed our new American made ceramic tile collection to meet our clients’ need for cool floor and wall tile that works in residential and commercial environments, both indoor and out. Modwalls Tile Company was founded in 2005 by Rebecca Lonergan & David Bousfield.

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Did you know that all grouts are NOT created equal?

Making Tile Modern

It can be used on vertical or horizontal surfaces in a variety of interior and exterior installations of ceramic, porcelain, glass, and natural stone tiles in a range of grout joint widths. I think sanded grout looks great with natural stone, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, etc. When is sanded grout appropriate?

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The New Shape of Tile

Making Tile Modern

Introducing Minnow – the latest edition to Modwalls’ American made Kiln ceramic tile collection. As with all of our Kiln ceramic tiles, these are perfect for indoor wall applications in both wet and dry applications. Minnow and other tiles in the Kiln Ceramics Collection are made to order in 4-6 weeks.

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