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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! Come with us back in time to learn a few quick facts about medieval flooring, from stone to encaustic! Do you see large, worn pieces of stone assembled together? Love the look?

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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. In addition to a specialized sales department, the company participates in Coverings , the annual tile and stone trade show, and flies executives in regularly to work closely with distribution partners.

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NTCA names Brookes president, 2020 Tile Person of the Year

Floor Covering News

Brookes has built a resume of achievements and activities that represent commitment and passion for the tile and stone industry. 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).

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Ceramic Collaborations

Diary of a Tile Addict

Enigma restaurant featuring Neolith sintered stone by TheSize. 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.

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London Launch Party Alert

Diary of a Tile Addict

My colleagues at Kick-Start Publishing, for whom I edit Tile & Stone Journal , are hosting a launch party for Kick-Start’s latest publication The Specifier’s Guide to Flooring. The Specifier’s Guide to Flooring from Kick-Start Publishing.

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Delightful Dial Square

Diary of a Tile Addict

The flooring is varied, with wood, stone and tile all having their moment. A bulk of the room is made up with grey stone style tiles forming cobble fans which come together to form the face of a sundial. Solus Ceramics. Solus was utilised again on the walls with their red and white wall tiles from the Blockade range.

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Conserving Character at The Corn Stores

Diary of a Tile Addict

The building had previously been split into several rooms, altering the original layout and varying greatly in design from wood to large stone slabs. The final decision was the inclusion of coloured tiles from Solus Ceramics ‘ Travertine 1 collection. Solus Ceramics. Quadrant Design.