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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. textured surface makes the tile appear like painted brick. Photo: Chinoiserie vases, painted in traditional blue and white imagery, popularized in Eastern Asia.

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Avente Tile Talk: Go Green with Tile

Tile Talk

The matte finish works well with tumbled stone, like travertine or marble. Each tile is exquisitely hand-painted in relief. Did you know: Green, blue-green, and blue are sacred colors in Iran, where they symbolize paradise. Yucatan Dark Green Hand Painted Ceramic Tile. hand painted tile. patron saint, St.

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