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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Mosaics at the Cologne Cathedral

Tile Talk

Tile Mosaics at the Cologne Cathedral. Recently I had the pleasure of traveling to Cologne, Germany as part of BlogTour Cologne and while I was there I visited The Cologne Cathedral. Now while there I also had the opportunity to view some amazing mosaic work that if you didnt look closely could assume was a painting or even a rug.

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Weekend Playlist: Oktoberfest

Architectural Ceramics

Burano waterjet mosaic in Black & White. Going along with that classic feel is our Burano Black & White stone mosaic. Another 1980s chart-topper (it was #1 in Austria, Germany, and US Billboard Hot 100) is Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus. Beethoven – Symphony No. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is a masterpiece of classical music.

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Reader’s poll names Kiano as tile product of the year

Diary of a Tile Addict

The sandy white matt wall tiles, available in 300 by 600mm and 350 by 1,000mm, create a discreet frame for decorative components such as Chess; a 100 by 100mm mosaic mounted on 300 by 300mm sheets. But this would do a disservice to both Agrob Buchtal, and to the highly sophisticated German ceramic tile market. Kiano by Agrob Buchtal.

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Portugal: tile tradition and technology

Diary of a Tile Addict

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. As a long-term admirer of Portugal’s long and influential ceramic tradition, DOATA’s founder, Joe Simpson readily accepted the invitation. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte. Location: Viuva Lamego. Unforgettable!

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Portugal: tile tradition and technology

Diary of a Tile Addict

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. As a long-term admirer of Portugal’s long and influential ceramic tradition, DOATA’s founder, Joe Simpson readily accepted the invitation. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte. Location: Viuva Lamego. Unforgettable!

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5 Women Artists Friday: Halstead, Marks, Reynal, Tuwaletstiwa, and Meière

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Sun Trees, oil pastel by Suzanne Halstead and glass mosaic frame by Margaret Almon. A Margaret of Many Names: Grete Marks (1899-1990) Labeled degenerate by the Nazi’s because she was Jewish, and forced to give up her pottery factory in 1934 Germany, and fled to England where she continued to create ceramics that still look futuristic.

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Fractal Façade

Diary of a Tile Addict

Now in its 25th year, the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition – the longest-running award program of its kind – is proud to announce seven outstanding projects that capture the competition’s goal of honoring the innovative use of Italian tile in North American architecture and design. Sapphire, Berlin by Studio Libeskind. Image: Hufton+Crow.

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