Tile Talk

AUGUST 12, 2014

The strong Spanish and Moorish influences are seen in the border pattern motifs and use of terracotta colors in the main field. The use of bright orange, yellow, black, turquoise and aqua colors are tell-tale signs of the optimistic color palette commonly used in the early 1900s. Avente Barcelona''s San Jose Tile Design Quarter.

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Los Angeles San Jose Decorative California 135

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MARCH 8, 2019

The top 10 cities, in order, are Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus OH, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose and Dallas/Fort Worth. For example, they tend to leave fecal spots on your mattress, walls, and upholstery (ranging in color from red to reddish brown).

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San Jose Fort Worth Los Angeles San Francisco 75

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

A Christmas ornament seemed Christmas-y enough so I sketched it up, took a picture of it with my phone, brought it into Photoshop where I added some color, and then *BOOM* … the graphic was created. I thought about making some bacon for breakfast but … wah-waaa. okay, maybe that was a bit more fanfare than it deserved…).

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Meeting San Jose Wisconsin Dallas 94