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Decorating with Moroccan-Inspired Cement Tiles

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Dating back to the 10 th century, Moroccan tiles are truly historic pieces of art that originate in the old city of Fez, Morocco and parts of Spain. Granada Tile has traveled across the globe to Morocco to find inspiration for our very own Moroccan cement tile designs. Why Choose Cement Tile Over Ceramic?

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Cement Tiles Inspired by World Travels

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Ceramic tiles first made an appearance in the ninth or tenth century BC, with cement tile arriving quite a bit later in the 1800s when hydraulic presses were invented and Portland cement was discovered. Visit the Granada Tile Minis collection to view our zellige-inspired cement tile. Moroccan Tile. Spanish Tile. Cuban Tile.

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Spotted: Granada Tiles Fez Cement Tile in East Hampton’s Moby Restaurant In Design Sponge

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Today on Design Sponge , two great tastes together: Granada Tile’s Fez cement tile in black and white in Moby, one of the hottest restaurants in East Hampton, AND a recipe for the restaurant’s grilled Margherita pizza.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Porcelain tile from AC’s Himalaya Collection , made to look like polished or matte marble. Stains like red wine on a marble surface are the enemy. Stains like red wine on a marble surface are the enemy. With this matte marble-look porcelain, stains from a capsized Cabernet aren’t as worrisome. Windex anyone?

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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

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While ceramic encaustic tiles are very similar to cement tiles, the materials and processes by which they are made differ from one another. Cement tiles are poured into metal molds from a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, and mineral powders. So to answer a common question, cement tiles are not truly encaustic.

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Revisiting Pierre Chareau at The Jewish Museum

The Perfect Bath

The architecture was breathtaking yet rugged with the use of steel and cement, transparent glass blocks, exposed industrial materials. He came to America after a stay in Morocco and become a close friend of Robert Motherwell; he built a small house on his property but his career did not flourish here.

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