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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

Today, several tile manufacturers still honor the handmade tradition in shaping and painting natural clay tiles, but drying is done in a closed kiln instead of in the open air. The strength and density of porcelain results in a higher PSI level, making it suitable for floor applications and commercial spaces. Our London Collection.

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Master Painters Inspire Ministry Office Design in Netherlands

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

For the renovation and connection of two government ministry offices in The Hague, The Netherlands, architecture studio HofmanDujardin found inspiration in the rich color palettes used by Dutch painters Mondrian, Van Gogh, Rembrandt and others. These floors include meeting areas, work zones, restaurants and a learning and development center.

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Vintage Tile Tour of Original Los Angeles Spec House

Tile Talk

The mural exhibits rare craftsmanship because the glazing appears to have the same detail of a hand-painted oil painting. Joe Taylor, whose encyclopedic knowledge of tile and tile history is impressive, explains that Royal Dutch cloisonné tiles were only made by one factory in The Netherlands. Tiled California Cooler.

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Vintage Tile Tour, Continued

Tile Talk

Each mural looks like an oil painting, with the tile-maker''s skills and understanding of glazes nothing short of exceptional. Yosemite Falls is the subject of this hand-painted mural from the 1920s. The hand-painted tile murals in the master bath are certainly the focal points. The master bath''s tiled floor pattern.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

While we can’t help you clean out your closet by purging, thanking, or folding your clothes, Architectural Ceramics can help you clean your tile floor or backsplash. Cleaning a porcelain tile floor like our Himalaya Collection , shown above, takes nothing more than a little routine vacuuming or a quick wipe with a damp towel.

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Live, from the Netherlands.

Entra Magazine

Detail of a painted 3-panel screen in the dining room. ? The blue drawing room on the main floor faces the canal and has gloriously huge windows. ? ??.and The central stair is adorned with paintings and other antiques, like the Rococo clock and 19th-century painted sleigh below. ?? ? ??? and a pretty little settee. ??

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

Tile Talk

Project Pick: Hand-Painted Spanish Ceramic Tile Risers Aventes Spanish Tiles are beautifully hand-painted in a variety of colors and patterns on ceramic bisque using time-honored techniques. Within our hand-painted Spanish ceramic tile collection, you.ll Where would you use hand-painted Spanish ceramic tiles ? floor tile.

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