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Vintage Tile Tour of Original Los Angeles Spec House

Tile Talk

Joe Taylor, whose encyclopedic knowledge of tile and tile history is impressive, explains that Royal Dutch cloisonné tiles were only made by one factory in The Netherlands. The process, which uses a mold to keep the glaze colors from mixing, is not all that different than how cement tiles are made.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Ceramic tile has a colorful history because of its global contributors, like delicate Delft blue and white tile from the Netherlands or bright and geometric tile from Morocco. Machine-made ceramic tile from AC’s Neri Collection , available in small-scale field tile and mosaic sizes. Windex anyone? Please don’t!

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Avente Tile Talk: Step Up to Spanish Tile | September 2012

Tile Talk

Over time, and with the spread of Islam, the art made its way through to Northern Africa, and to what is now known as Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. cement tile. cement tile plans. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Cement tiles/ Zementfliesen/ mosaicos hidráulicos.

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