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Reasons Why Architects Choose Handmade Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

Both practical and beautiful, encaustic cement tiles are poured rather than painted and created under pressure rather than heat. Renowned architect Frank Gehry chose Granada Tile’s handmade cement tiles even in his own home, as showcased in the March 13, 2019 article in Architectural Digest. Photography by Jason Schmidt.

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Avente Tile Talk: Innovation, possibilities and technology in ceramic.

Tile Talk

This past week I attended an event in Boston that was hosted by Tile of Spain which showed the advances that have been made in ceramic tile. Labels: architecture , ceramic tile , ink jet printers , tile , Tile of Spain. hand painted tile. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. MYD | architecture + design.

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The Making of a (Transitional) Tile Mosaic in Historic Baltimore

Architectural Ceramics

January 2016 – Baltimore, MD – As a design consultant at Architectural Ceramics in Canton, a neighborhood of Baltimore City, I recently had the privilege of meeting a great couple that allowed me to create a mosaic design for the fireplace in their Bolton-Hill home in downtown Baltimore. It was my “ah-ha” moment!

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Avente Tile Talk: Artist Series Cement Tile Collection Grows with.

Tile Talk

As a visual artist, graphic designer, paper lover and one who is obsessed with patterns and the production process, Guillermo began his art studies at UMASS Amherst in Boston. hand painted tile. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. MYD | architecture + design. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic.

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Bring the Sun in This Winter With a Sunroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

In any event, Spicher says you need to decide how you want to use the room before you choose the finishes like paint colors or flooring. Image: Leonid Furmansky Architectural Photographer. Image: Vincentsen-Blasi Architecture. Boston sunroom. Image: LDa Architecture & Interiors. Apply these three principles.

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Designing the Perfect Kids’ Bathroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The bathroom in the photo above is shared by twin sisters, according to Michael Ferzoco, Principal at Eleven Interiors in Boston, MA. “When designing this space, we incorporated each of their favorite colors and chose to have fun by painting the clawfoot tub a bold pink color,” he says. ” Make it durable and safe.

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Cheers to a Boston beauty

Design With an Attitude

However, my recent project in Boston has made me realize that it can be fun and very creative to work in a more “traditional/ formal” mindset. The history and the architecture of Boston inspired me to remember that the cleaner lines of many of today’s interiors all trace back to European and even early American inspiration!

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