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Avente Tile Talk: Step Up to Spanish Tile | September 2012

Tile Talk

The centuries-old technique is believed to have originated in 9th century Mesopotamia with the desire to imitate the white porcelain wares coming from China. Over time, and with the spread of Islam, the art made its way through to Northern Africa, and to what is now known as Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The high thermal mass of our porcelain, paired with the efficient heating of NuHeat’s mats, provides the only heat-source required for the entire space with minimal energy input. QEP will be representing the full line of Homelux-branded products and accessories throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean region.

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Championing Ceramics

Diary of a Tile Addict

We all know that ceramic tile is the world’s greatest surface finish, with unsurpassed aesthetics, technical performance, practicality, architectural flexibility and eco-credentials. Along with National Tile Week in the UK, this American event sounds like an open goal for tile retailers and tile distributors.

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Housing Harley Davidson

Diary of a Tile Addict

So it is some accolade for UK-based CTD Architectural Tiles that it has recently completed its second Harley Davidson garage in Manchester, England; a project developed in collaboration with Focus Architecture and Surveying. Interior of the new Harley-Davidson showroom in Manchester. More at: [link].

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