article thumbnail

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. It is the mosaics of the 15th century C.E. cement tile.

Tile 163
article thumbnail

Decorator On Demand: Suzanis, Suzanis, SUZANIS!

Decorator on Demand

They are large embroidered textiles originally from Central Asia. cement pond. (1). cement tiles. (1). glass mosaics. (1). Input Form. Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Suzanis, Suzanis, SUZANIS! Do you know what Suzanis are? They represent an artistic realization of prayers for blessing and happiness of the future young family.