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Lesley Goddin joins Tile Heritage Foundation board of directors

Floor Covering News

THF advocates for the ceramic arts and mosaics as well as the preservation of significant installations. THF is a custodian of over 40,000 documents, more than 44,000 digital images and more than 4,000 American ceramic tiles dating back to the late 19th century. The library and archives that have been housed at the Healdsburg, Calif.,

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Medieval Flooring & Encaustic Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The image above shows the intricate detail that was put into floor mosaics. Patterns ranged from geometric designs, decorative mosaics, family crests, and depictions of Christian scenes and symbols. Our knowledge of floors in medieval domestic buildings is primarily from excavated buildings or documents from the time.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Machine-made ceramic tile from AC’s Neri Collection , available in small-scale field tile and mosaic sizes. For information on installing or cleaning glass tile, visit AC’s Learning Center and use the document titled: Glass Tile Installation & Cleaning Instructions. A marble mosaic from AC’s Brocade Collection.

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Avente Tile Talk: Interview with Nutmeg Designs

Tile Talk

This spring I was touched by the kindness of a simple gesture that few of us do in this electronic age, Margaret wrote a note thanking me for my support - on the cover was a joyful expression of her stain glass mosaics. How and when did you start creating the mosaic glass art masterpieces? Quilt blocks were my first inspiration.

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Innovations drive interest in cork, bamboo

Floor Covering News

From their well-documented environmentally friendly benefits to their unique visual characteristics, cork and bamboo flooring provide a desirable alternative to many of the commodity-driven hard surface products in abundance in the industry today. Beyond aesthetics, Green Flow also touts high durability.

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Great Ideas for Recycled & Sustainable Wall Coverings

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Since glass is one of the most commonly recycled materials, it makes sense to reuse it in a glass tile mosaic design. Tile studio Artaic even created mosaics out of recycled tile that depict other reused and old materials, like scrap paper, torn cardboard, reclaimed wood and peeling paint. You can search a supplier directory here.

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Avente Tile Talk: Thanks to the Tile Heritage Foundation

Tile Talk

A mosaic brings you back to the Roman Empire. They want to help document, record and preserve the collective history that is ours. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. These moments warm my heart. When I can’t identify that tile, where do I send them? The Tile Heritage Foundation, of course.

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