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Getting in Shape: The Skinny on Tile Shapes & Patterns

Architectural Ceramics

At Architectural Ceramics, we’ve done a little exercise of our own to come up with some of our favorite tile shapes and patterns. Ceramic, marble, porcelain, glass — Square tile is available in a variety of material types. At AC, we have endless porcelain and marble options available as a 12″x12″ field tile.

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10 Hot Summer Destinations & Tile Inspirations

Architectural Ceramics

While sites like Travel.com offers suggestions of where to go with their article, the Top 10 Most Searched Summer Destinations , at Architectural Ceramics, we’ve come up with our own 10 cities, as well as tile collections inspired by each popular place. AC’s Legend Collection in the Kuba pattern, image via Architectural Ceramics.

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics is here to help you know what type of range, be it subtle or extreme, to expect from ceramic, porcelain and stone; and to know how best to prepare for it. Waverly mosaic via Architectural Ceramics. Here, our Waverly mosaic features Thassos and Crema Marfil marbles.

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Cement Tiles Inspired by World Travels

Granada Tile

Zellige tiles are very traditional to this region and are made up of colorful mosaics. Early Spanish tile mostly consisted of unglazed bricks, mosaics, roofing tiles and water channel tile. France is known for being a fashion capital and style influencer to the world. Spanish Tile. French Tile.

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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

Granada Tile

Many 13 th century and earlier churches and palaces incorporated the use of tile made of various shapes and interlocked them to form a mosaic-like design. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a product called “carreaux de ciments” (literally, cement tiles) was created and manufactured in France.

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The Best Solar Panels for 2016 — and beyond

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

“They want the panels to be visible but still clean and concise — which means no mosaic designs.” If you Google “ugly solar panels,” you’ll find examples of block and mosaic arrays. A semi-transparent solar skylight brightens the TGV high-speed train station in Perpignan, France. That would be fantastic,” he says.