Granada Tile

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Last week, we showed you some great cement tiles Melanie and Marcos came across on trip to Guatemala. This week, we thought we’d show you how to bring the look of Guatemalan cement tile into your own concrete tile installation project. The pattern, dominated by large-scale circles is a nod to the circles in the Guatemalan design.

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Antigua Guatemala Cement Egypt 182

Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Interlocking circle patterns grace the floor tiles of this establishment''s corridor. In the case of our Geo 10 cement tile design , we have four overlapping/interlocking circles. According to John Lockerbie of catnaps.org , "It is a common pattern in Arabic and Islamic geometrical design work. Image via Math Munch.

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Egypt Cement Design Mosaics 176

Kitchens for Living

MAY 11, 2015

Encaustic painting predates oil painting and was used to create portraits on mummy casings dating back to 100BC in Egypt. Here’s what I discovered: Encaustic tile is also referred to as cement tile, inlaid tile and hydraulic tile. The intricate patterns and designs of encaustic tile mimic the encaustic enameling process.

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Tile Cement Egypt Spain 100

Tile Talk

MARCH 5, 2013

With history on their minds, I, as well as several architects and design professionals, recently toured the ARTO Brick and California Pavers factory complex in Gardena, CA. In his birthplace of Egypt, Arto got his start in the business world by helping his father as a shoe cobbler. Making Cement Tile. The Company. at 6:00 AM.

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California Los Angeles Tile Cement 235