Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

While children everywhere are going back to school, let’s go back to basics and learn about ceramic tile through a few of Architectural Ceramic’s collections: Basics, London, and City Hall. AC’s Basics Collection , is a simple one with a white subway tile at its core. As a result, the tile expands and contracts.

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Tile Talk

MARCH 5, 2013

With history on their minds, I, as well as several architects and design professionals, recently toured the ARTO Brick and California Pavers factory complex in Gardena, CA. In his birthplace of Egypt, Arto got his start in the business world by helping his father as a shoe cobbler. The Tile Art Studio. The Process: Cuerda Seca.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

AUGUST 18, 2021

The company’s founder Arto Alajian was born in Alexandria, Egypt and classically trained in the arts. Lyon Cement Tile Marias Cement Tile Santa Clara Cement Tile. The most magnificent of their collections is their Artillo tiles. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, August 20 21.

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Kitchens for Living

MAY 11, 2015

What is encaustic painting? Encaustic painting involves beeswax, resin and pigments in varying combinations. One of my paintings, SurfAcing, 2014 12″X12″ Encaustic mixed media on wood boards. Encaustic painting predates oil painting and was used to create portraits on mummy casings dating back to 100BC in Egypt.

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Time2Design

MARCH 14, 2013

DESIGN TERMS | DEFINITIONS. Some of the earliest known examples of the dovetail joint are in furniture entombed with mummies dating from First Dynasty of ancient Egypt, as well the tombs of Chinese emperors. The dovetail design is an important method of distinguishing various periods of furniture. DESIGN | INSPIRATION | BEDROOM.

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