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Architectural Ceramic Looks Back at the Best of 2015

Architectural Ceramics

Thanks to our wonderful clients and staff, Architectural Ceramics had just as exciting a year as the rest of the world, and we’ve decided to share it with you in our first annual BEST OF blog post! Architectural Ceramics Top 5 Products of 2015: 12×24 Onsquare Lavagna (Porcelain). Lines Carrera Glass Mosaic (Glass).

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Design Trends: Going for Gold

Architectural Ceramics

Architectural Ceramics hopes you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends. Now, it’s time to transition from trimming a turkey to trimming the tree. Black and charred or perfectly golden brown — How did your Thanksgiving turkey turn out? This glazed porcelain is made to look like natural stone.

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

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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. Ceramic & Porcelain Variation. When creating clay-based ceramic or porcelain tiles, manufacturers strive for consistency or variety.

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Avente Tile Talk: Turkish Tile: Artistry Through the Ages

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Aladdin Palace, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. As a result, a distinctive style of Seljuk art and architecture emerged by the 13th century. Animal and flower figures, 16th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. Image via www.turkishculture.org.

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Avente Tile Talk: Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Tile Talk

From Iznik, Turkey. Mosaic glass tile from Italian manufacturer Mosaico+. Labels: architecture , bathroom design , ceramic tile , ceramic tile design , Cersaie , Cevisama , Coverings 2013 , floor tile , Islamic architecture , sustainable building products , tile facades , ventilated facades , wall tile. lindaloo.com/.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. Examples of this work still exist in Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Turkey. Islamic tile were oftentimes manufactured in a star pattern where they were organized into a complex mosaic. Image Credit.

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

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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. Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Image via: www.IslamicArts.org.

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