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Pebbles Natural Stone Mosaic Collection Extends Florida Tile’s PietraArt Line

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

LEXINGTON KY ¾ Florida Tile continues to expand its PietraArt stone collection with the introduction of the Pebbles line of natural pebble mosaics for walls and floors. First, these mosaics are offered in smooth and naturally rounded surfaces and also standing stones, meaning presented on their edges. Innovations Product Information'

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Coverings celebrates design innovation with Best Booth Awards

Floor Covering News

The inspiration behind Roca/Lamosa USA’s display stems from the exquisite application of azulejo in Portugal’s building facades and the immense potential inherent in small formats when paired with large-scale formats. The post Coverings celebrates design innovation with Best Booth Awards appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Avente Tile Talk: Portuguese Ceramic Tile: Architectural History and.

Tile Talk

Ceramic tile façade in Portugal. Portugal is a land of Medieval castles, cobblestone villages, captivating cities and golden-sand beaches, history, great food and wine, and beautiful scenery. Map of Portugal. The patterns evolved from early designs, and the basic tin-glazing and shaping technique has changed little since.

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Avente Tile Talk: Portuguese Ceramic Tile Artistry

Tile Talk

Photo by Joaquim Alves Gaspar, Lisboa, Portugal. In that period, the azulejos used in Portugal came from Seville, the only supplier manufacturing center in the first half of the 16th century. Before that, and until the second half of the 15th century, only the alicatado (mosaic formed of polygonal, colored glazed tiles) was in use.

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Ceramic: Latest trends evolve with consumer habits

Floor Covering News

T he ceramic tile category is arguably flooring’s closest link to the interior design community. Ceramic tile trends take their design cues directly from consumer habits within the home and builds upon those needs to craft its looks, textures and technologies. Tile is fashion, so design is very important.”.

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Avente Tile Talk: Favorite Portuguese Tile Installations

Tile Talk

In last weeks post , Arpi Nalbandian started the month-long celebration by introducing the rich history and culture of Portugal, and the important role hand-painted ceramic tile has played. Portugal is a great place for ceramic tile lovers like me – it’s used everywhere. Modenus Interior Design Blog.

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Avente Tile Talk: Thanks to the Tile Heritage Foundation

Tile Talk

Tile and our Collective History One of the reasons I started Avente was my love of tile - both in the beauty of the hand painted design and the sense of place and time it conveys. A mosaic brings you back to the Roman Empire. Modenus Interior Design Blog. How to use Modenus Designer and Artisan Portfolios.

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