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Avente Tile Talk: Mosaic Floors of Fishborne Roman Palace

Tile Talk

Mosaic Floors of Fishborne Roman Palace. Perhaps the most enduring feature of Roman villas is the mosaic tile work. There are many fine examples to be found throughout Europe. The earliest Fishborne mosaics reflect the esthetic of the time and are fashioned in geometric patterns of black and white. Tuesday, July 16, 2013.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Architects and designers, wanna.

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Architects and designers, wanna go to Spain? Four credentialed designers and or architects will be selected to accompany the Tile of Spain team from the US and Spain as well as six journalists on a week-long immersion in all things Spain.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Architectural Ceramics

This style is newer and more common in Europe than in the U.S. The thinner, is designed for shower spaces that need a full length but minimal curb to contain water. Don’t hesitate to visit one of our DC-metro area showrooms locations to talk with a design and sales associate about your options. Photography by S.

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Avente Tile Talk: Spanish Tile as Building Material, Part 3

Tile Talk

In my last post, Spanish Tile as Building Material, Part 2 , I focused on the fortress city of Teruel (a World Heritage city designated by UNESCO). The Agora (LÀgora) building within the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, is part of a larger complex of facilities designed by Spanish architects Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Cotto d'Este rethinks what tile can do

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. My travels to Europe in the last year have shown me that there are a lot of ways the US can improve on our business as usual. The rage these days in Europe in architecture is to install ventilated facades. kitchen design. interior design.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: It's island time again, kitchen island.

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Sunday Morning reporter Nancy Giles will travel the world over and two of her stops on this trip to find the exotic, the unusual, the beautiful and the functional will be in kitchens designed by world-renowned kitchen designer Johnny Grey.

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Avente Tile Talk: Interview with Lilywork Artisan Tile, LLC

Tile Talk

Lilywork owners gain inspiration from travels, pulling ideas from architecture and cultures across Europe and the Near East. Now, of the many designs and projects, which stands out as your favorite? We were able to work more closely during the backsplash design process for this project. backsplash designs. design ideas.

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