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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! Patterns ranged from geometric designs, decorative mosaics, family crests, and depictions of Christian scenes and symbols. The famous Tring Tiles , located at the British Museum.

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Avente Tile Talk: Step Up to Spanish Tile | September 2012

Tile Talk

Over time, and with the spread of Islam, the art made its way through to Northern Africa, and to what is now known as Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Caceres Tile Tip Our hand-painted Spanish ceramic tile designs include borders, corners, large decorative tiles, and accent dots. decorative tile.

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Ca’Pietra Collection Selection

Diary of a Tile Addict

First up is the Navajo collection which features a simple, decorative tribal pattern, ideal for feature walls. With colour options ranging from Light to Dark wood, as well as the inclusion of a Marble style piece, the tiles can be mixed and matched to create varies visual effects, as well as simply being used as a standard wood replacement.

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Kaleidoscopic Crinson

Diary of a Tile Addict

These days digitally printing tiles to create intricate and unimaginable designs is fairly standard practice, but 20 years ago things were rather different. Crinson’s designs span many different styles, even incorporating faux Rocco, cityscape murals, and patterns that are a little more standard. Beijingscape. Dominic Crinson.