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Get the Look: Bring the Flavor of Guatemalan Cement Tile’s to Your Next Project

Granada Tile

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. Using red for the acanthus-like leaves in our Sevilla cement tile design emphasizes the motif.

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Interlocking Circles: The Power and History of Pattern in Design

Tile Talk

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. Avente Tile''s Geo 10 cement tile pattern features interlocking circles. Avente Tile''s Geo 35 cement tile pattern. Image via Math Munch.

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Tile Tuesday: The Many Meanings of “Encaustic”

Kitchens for Living

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. Cement tiles are not fired; there is no glaze layer on the surface of the tile. Guess what?

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Avente Tile Talk: California Dreaming: A Profile on ARTO Brick and.

Tile Talk

In his birthplace of Egypt, Arto got his start in the business world by helping his father as a shoe cobbler. In my next couple of posts, I’ll be digging deeper into the inner workings of ARTO’s manufacturing process of cement tiles, brick pavers, and more. Making Cement Tile. cement tile. cement tile plans.