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Avente Tile Talk: Turkish Tile: Artistry Through the Ages

Tile Talk

Aladdin Palace, Konya, Turkey. Siren on a star-shaped tile, underglaze painting, Kubadabad Palace, c. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Animal and flower figures, 16th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. Image via www.turkishculture.org. Kubadabad Palace, c.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. Examples of this work still exist in Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Turkey. These star polygons were not limited only to the painted figure. decorative tile. design standards. Decor Girl.

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Avente Tile Talk: Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression

Tile Talk

Recognized for having one of the richest and varied art legacies, Persia (now Iran) used this form of art to decorate palaces, public buildings, monuments, mausoleums, and religious buildings, such as mosques and theological schools. It holds an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. at 6:00 AM.

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Avente Tile Talk: Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Tile Talk

From Iznik, Turkey. Thanks to the multitude of technological advancements available, such as ink-jet technology, ultra-thin slabs, nature-mimicking designs and patterns, ceramic tile has become a chameleon of the building and decorating industries with its inherit ability to adapt. decorative tile. design standards.

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Portugal: tile tradition and technology

Diary of a Tile Addict

In the circular nature of trends, Portugal’s small format, decorative, and colourful wall tiles – a national speciality – are currently bang on trend. We strongly believe that our industry’s success lies in our pride in designing and manufacturing to the highest possible quality standards.

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Portugal: tile tradition and technology

Diary of a Tile Addict

In the circular nature of trends, Portugal’s small format, decorative, and colourful wall tiles – a national speciality – are currently bang on trend. We strongly believe that our industry’s success lies in our pride in designing and manufacturing to the highest possible quality standards.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Three reader questions for a.

Kitchen and Residential Design

While its true that there are metallic spray paints out there, they cannot accurately recreate the appearance of something like brushed nickel. Spray painting is not as easy as it looks under normal circumstances and in the case of kitchen cabinet hardware, the existing finish will will working overtime to prevent you from painting it.

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