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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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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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Avente Tile Talk: Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Field Tiles

Tile Talk

Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Field Tiles. Enjoy Long-Lasting, Affordable Luxury with Hand-Painted Ceramic Tiles. Of course, you can pair field tile with decorative ceramic tile to create a spectacular custom design. Inspired by the fields of Provence, France, this series is available in five colorways.

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Instagram-Worthy Bedroom Ideas from Granada Tile

Granada Tile

They are sturdier than ceramic tiles because they are hand-poured, so it won’t fade or chip like hand-painted ceramic tiles. The Echo Collection revitalizes an art form developed in France in the mid-1800s and spread across the world. Accessorize Your Fireplace with the Echo Collection.

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Instagram-Worthy Bedroom Ideas from Granada Tiles

Granada Tile

They are sturdier than ceramic tiles because they are hand-poured, so it won’t fade or chip like hand-painted ceramic tiles. The Echo Collection revitalizes an art form developed in France in the mid-1800s and spread across the world. Accessorize Your Fireplace with the Echo Collection.

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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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10 Hot Summer Destinations & Tile Inspirations

Architectural Ceramics

While sites like Travel.com offers suggestions of where to go with their article, the Top 10 Most Searched Summer Destinations , at Architectural Ceramics, we’ve come up with our own 10 cities, as well as tile collections inspired by each popular place. The dimensional ceramic tile is available in two main shapes, Elle and Tear.

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