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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

My grandmother worked at Gladding McBean (Franciscan Tile), hand painting dinnerware while she was pregnant with my father. Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. Often tile installers don’t have the opportunity to get formal training in the industry.

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Avente Tile Talk: Enduring Tile of the London Underground

Tile Talk

2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the first train journey on the London underground. To The Trains Tile Sign. It is difficult to get the tiles to release intact even after a century² Over time station names have changed, so the tiles were painted over to conceal the old names. design standards. hand painted tile.

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

Tile Talk

Guillermos research led him to train with Master Printer Marie Dormuth, with whom artists Andy Warhol, Peter Gee and Martin Mazorra received training in the art of lithography. design standards. hand painted tile. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. MYD | architecture + design.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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Avente Tile Talk: Creating Cement Tile Molds and Pigments for.

Tile Talk

There are four textures in this combination: Travertine, Luna, Limestone and Standard (smooth). In my next post, I’ll take you through the handmade tile-making process where you’ll see a dedicated team of well-trained professionals producing ARTO’s masterpieces, one piece at a time. design standards.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: The silence of the lamps

Kitchen and Residential Design

Social Media Training. Each lamp is 190cm tall and can hold a standard lightbulb. architecture. (39). Sherwin-Williams Paint. NetworkedBlogs Blog: Kitchen and Residential Design Topics: kitchen design , interior design , architecture Follow my blog. Kitchen and Residential Design. 25 January 2014. at 3:37 PM.

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Experts Speak about Large Format Tile Installation Success

CUSTOM Insights Blog

Steve Taylor, Director of Architectural and Technical Marketing, CUSTOM: The larger, thinner or narrower the tile, the more important surface flatness becomes. A 1/16" standard allowance is way too much when you are installing a thin tile that is only 1/8" or even 1/4" thick. Josh Castelli: It''s here to stay!

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