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Avente Tile Talk: Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression

Tile Talk

Sheikh Lutf Allah Mosque is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. It holds an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. MYD | architecture + design. Tuesday, December 4, 2012.

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Cement Tile

The Perfect Bath

The production of cement tile is documented as far back as the 13th century in France and Portugal with some early installations still in in remarkably good condition. Waterworks’ Promenade collection is rooted in classical architectural inspiration and artisanal traditions which add timeless beauty to a modern lifestyle.

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Avente Tile Talk: Thanks to the Tile Heritage Foundation

Tile Talk

They want to help document, record and preserve the collective history that is ours. MYD | architecture + design. Cupboards Kitchen and Bath. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. These moments warm my heart. When I can’t identify that tile, where do I send them? The Tile Heritage Foundation, of course. 3 days ago.

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Schematic Design – This isn’t “Architecture”

Life of an Architect

As a result, I spent half of one day documenting the existing conditions in the house. As I was drawing, I kept saying “This isn’t architecture … this is a diagram. ” Although, it did look a little like architecture. Your house will not look like this.”

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Kitchen and Residential Design: This beautiful table is for sale

Kitchen and Residential Design

I make it a point to keep an eye out for them though, and they tend to figure into my my photography when Im documenting farm life and local agriculture. bath design. bath fixtures. (67). architecture. (39). Cupboards Kitchen and Bath. kitchen design. interior design. amusements. smart stuff. appliances.

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Thomas O’Brien: Black and White

The Perfect Bath

In his new book, AERO Beginning to Now , Thomas O’Brien featured two baths that have captured not only his brand of “warm modernism” but my sensibility as well. Today’s post is about a mammoth bath in a grand Beaux Arts building in New York infused with American, Radio-City like glamour.

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Books: Selling the Dwelling

The Perfect Bath

Richard Cheek, exhibition curator and author of the accompanying book, is a photographer who records the visual history of America’s architecture as well as a bibliophile. These builders’ guides transformed tight entry foyers, tiny baths and impractical kitchens into more welcoming and functional spaces.