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Decocer thinks ‘big’ with small tile

Floor Covering News

Decocer’s ceramic library offers a wide range of options in terms of color, finish, shape, format and design. Decocer currently has a robust logistics network in the States to ensure that products reach their destinations on time and in optimal condition. Since Decocer creates custom products, there is no need to maintain a U.S.

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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. Quick History of Tile in Medieval England. The cost of producing and exporting was high.

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Ceramic Collaborations

Diary of a Tile Addict

RIBA North is hosting Moulding Futures: Collaborative Explorations in Ceramics for Architecture symposium on Friday 8th December, a one-day event created by ECAlab and supported by Tile of Spain, the University of Liverpool and Leeds Beckett University. Pavilion by Harvard University explores 3D printing of ceramics.

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NTCA names Brookes president, 2020 Tile Person of the Year

Floor Covering News

Brookes left the United Kingdom for San Francisco in 1994, where he started work for a masonry company as superintendent and, in 1997, obtained a California State License for Masonry (C29) and Tile (C54). Brookes is committed to his installers’ training through continuing education and product manufacturer seminars.

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Collaborative Explorations in Ceramics

Diary of a Tile Addict

What does the future of ceramics look like? Ahead of its launch, discover how traditional ceramic techniques and digital engineering processes have been used together to produce more meaningful and sustainable architectural elements. Prototype of a façade that has yet to be glazed.

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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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Week of October 26th, 2020 –Halloween

Architectural Ceramics

In the end, the finished product looks like it belongs in the main scene of a modern Halloween movie, with the all-black exterior, interior shades of black to match, and even a black-slate rooftop garden with a fireplace and seating area. Here’s a House Fit for a Super-villain. Wrapping up our Halloween Week top 5, Dezeen.