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Gaga for Gila

Diary of a Tile Addict

With so many gifted mosaic artists about it’s extremely difficult to decide who and what to share whilst maintaining a varied stream of tile-related information and avoiding becoming Diary of a Mosaic Addict. The wonderful whimsy of her mosaics have led her to receive numerous awards and secure her many, many fans.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Keep in mind most importers, like Architectural Ceramics, imported excess stock to get through this transition. for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for glass 4.9%

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Trend inspo: Pink Bathrooms

Diary of a Tile Addict

The tiles used below are Ice Cream Pink Mix 14 from Hup Kiong (Asia), though some lovely squat substitutes are Fish Scale Pink from Otto Tile & Design (UK) and Small Moroccan Fish Scales in 309E Grapefruit from Mercury Mosaics (USA). Add a touch of intrigue with a fan shape and mix shades of pink for a playful vibe. houseofchais.

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Mosaics: The Beginning of Architectural Ceramics, Part Three.

Tile+Mosaic

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

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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Waterproof: Domestic manufacturing update

Floor Covering News

People were waiting nine to 10 months to get a container ship out of Asia, and it really helped people realize they need a source for U.S. The new plant will produce a wide range of products, including porcelain tiles, ceramic tiles, polished tiles, in-house trims and mosaics. production. It changed everything.

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