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Medieval Flooring & Encaustic Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The image above shows the tiled floor of Winchester Cathedral , which boasts the largest area of original medieval tiles in the United Kingdom! Ceramic floor tile first started to appear in medieval England in the thirteenth century. Floor tiles in the Middle Ages offered a wealth of different patterns and designs.

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

Tile Talk

Project Pick: Hand-Painted Spanish Ceramic Tile Risers Aventes Spanish Tiles are beautifully hand-painted in a variety of colors and patterns on ceramic bisque using time-honored techniques. The Majolica technique utilizes an opaque white tin-based glaze that is ideal for vibrant, colorful patterns and designs for ceramics.

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Kaleidoscopic Crinson

Diary of a Tile Addict

These days digitally printing tiles to create intricate and unimaginable designs is fairly standard practice, but 20 years ago things were rather different. In 1997 Crinson first developed his digital printing method, enabling a dramatic shift within the ceramic tile industry.

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Ca’Pietra Collection Selection

Diary of a Tile Addict

Their porcelain wood-look collection Rotterdam is designed to suit any space. With colour options ranging from Light to Dark wood, as well as the inclusion of a Marble style piece, the tiles can be mixed and matched to create varies visual effects, as well as simply being used as a standard wood replacement. Navajo Denim (200x200mm).