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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Iran or Central Asia, 15th Century. Because Islamic cultural beliefs negated the use of human form depictions, creative inspirations of florals, stars, animals, and geometric designs were used in the elaborate mosaics that became readily identifiable as Islamic. The color palette also extended to include oranges and yellows.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

“Tile offers an array of unique benefits such as durability, hypoallergenic characteristics, resistance to moisture and bacteria, easiness to maintain and clean all while offering a wide assortment of styles and colors to choose from.”. Ongoing challenges. including tile, stone and other flooring.”.

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Decorator On Demand: Suzanis, Suzanis, SUZANIS!

Decorator on Demand

They are large embroidered textiles originally from Central Asia. Do you feel the need to inject some color/life into your own color palette? Updating these beautful designs with modern color is really fun. Beautifully made and just popping with color. Creative Bath Storage Ideas. Living in Color with Sonu.