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Avente Tile Talk: Portuguese Ceramic Tile: Architectural History and.

Tile Talk

Ceramic tile façade in Portugal. Portugal is a land of Medieval castles, cobblestone villages, captivating cities and golden-sand beaches, history, great food and wine, and beautiful scenery. Map of Portugal. Portuguese Ceramic Tile: Architectural History and Preservation Through the Ages. Near the coast, everything is tiled.

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Walker Zanger releases stone mosaic collection

Floor Covering News

The collection is another addition to Walker Zanger’s offering of decorative stone tiles. Pietra Gris features subtle, unique and naturally occurring color variations, embodied in mosaics and field tile with a foundational palette centered around natural whites and cloudy gray veins. It makes an accessible addition to any project.”.

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Avente Tile Talk: Portuguese Ceramic Tile Artistry

Tile Talk

Photo by Joaquim Alves Gaspar, Lisboa, Portugal. In that period, the azulejos used in Portugal came from Seville, the only supplier manufacturing center in the first half of the 16th century. Before that, and until the second half of the 15th century, only the alicatado (mosaic formed of polygonal, colored glazed tiles) was in use.

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THE BEST WAYS TO USE STACKED STONE TO CREATE A KITCHEN BACKSPLASH DESIGN 

Realstone

Backsplashes add color, texture, interest, and pattern to the kitchen, and are considered the most decorative part of the design. The backsplash can be designed in any material, color, shape, or style, but one of the most dramatic looks you can achieve is with stacked stone.

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Coverings celebrates design innovation with Best Booth Awards

Floor Covering News

The Coverings 2024 Best Booth winners revitalize the meaning of true innovation and inspire creativity with a range of formats, colors, styles and applications,” said Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings.

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Cool, Contemporary Stainless Steel Added To Florida Tile’s PietraArt Bliss Collection

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

According to Florida Tile Marketing Director Sean Cilona, “The already popular decorative Bliss line which incorporates natural stone and glass goes to a new level with the addition of new elements.”. “We The result of this fusion is one of the hottest concepts in decorative tile,” Cilona adds. The new line is available immediately.

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Coverings 2023 energizes the masses

Floor Covering News

Visual interest reigns supreme Florida Tile’s BlueRun What makes Coverings such a visually stunning show is the fact that tile is the only category in the industry that can represent such a broad spectrum of looks, reimagining shapes, sizes, colors and textures, that will resonate with consumers—and the 2023 show edition did not disappoint.

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