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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

While children everywhere are going back to school, let’s go back to basics and learn about ceramic tile through a few of Architectural Ceramic’s collections: Basics, London, and City Hall. Let’s learn a bit about how ceramic tile is classified. The principles used to create ceramic tile are basic.

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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

Granada Tile

Ceramic encaustic tiles were made with clay and glazes that have been put through a heating process to essentially burn the pigments and patterns into the tile. While ceramic encaustic tiles are very similar to cement tiles, the materials and processes by which they are made differ from one another. Where do Encaustic Tiles Originate?

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Celebrating Distinctions in Mexican History and Tile

Architectural Ceramics

Cinco de Mayo or the 5th of May is a holiday that celebrates Mexico’s unlikely military victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 during the Franco-Mexican War. The color of the clay as it comes from the earth (and thus the tile), will vary depending on where it is from, like Spain, France, Italy, etc. Hasta pronto!

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Week of August 17th – Beat the Heat

Architectural Ceramics

Using adjustable shades to control the sunlight indoors while not living like a vampire, making the most out of the occasional breeze, and even investing in products similar to misters or water-fans are some of the ways you can keep it cool, without heating up your wallet. Not to say these tips aren’t usable today, as they are.

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Recer: sublime surface selection 

Diary of a Tile Addict

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Recer: sublime surface selection 

Diary of a Tile Addict

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

While we’re hyped up on all things red, white and blue, let’s take a look at a few of Architectural Ceramic’s tile lines that are proudly Made in the USA. At Architectural Ceramics, we love family businesses because AC is one too. Encore Ceramics is another example of American-made tile. Allison Eden Studios.

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