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March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups

Architectural Ceramics

With the final four games this weekend, Architectural Ceramics put together our own final four match ups, and it’s just what you’d expect: tile. With that said, please use this chart as a guideline for each type of tile material we offer at Architectural Ceramics. Download your own 2018 Tile Bracket here.

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Bigger Is Better: Large Format Porcelain Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramic’s put together a small list of some of our large format porcelain tile collections. Take a look at a few porcelain collections, offered with Architectural Ceramics, that feature in-stock and special order options. For more information about the 12″x24″ tile we stock, visit our Product Page.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

At Architectural Ceramics, we’ve prepared a quick read for you about natural slate, and our client spaces and collections that feature it. Photo via Libby Turner Dickstein for Architectural Ceramics. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales.

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Italian Instincts

Diary of a Tile Addict

Combining stones from four different quarries, whose characteristics are fused together, and adding original graphic designs, Lea has created a stone that doesn’t exist in nature, but one that has a balanced and natural look. For more information visit: [link]. Options include battiscopa, mosaics, and hexagons.

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Minimalist Guesthouse in Vinalhaven Hovers Above Former Quarry

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

“The small cabins hover on piers above a former quarry, an approach that has minimized the impact of the building construction on the delicate recovering vegetation in the area,” the architects explained. The result of an old quarry rehabilitation, the project is intended as a nature refuge for visiting family and friends.

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The MIA Toronto Chapter Discusses the Nuances of Natural Stone Installation

StoneDimensions

The goal of this group would be to provide training for the Natural Stone Industry and create awareness to the Architectural and Design Communities. This year’s schedule also includes a Fabricator Town Hall Meeting, a Quarry Tour and a CEU event for Architects and Designers. chapters installation newsletter'

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. I enjoyed my experiences at Houzz.com and working with Sheila was a treat, but many of the questions I field could be answered by a) thinking and b) clicking on the "more information" tag on every one of Houzzs photos.

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