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Marazzi launches Marble Obsession

Floor Covering News

Dallas, Texas— Marazzi launched its Marble Obsession porcelain and ceramic tile collection. The new collection is a marble-look assortment featuring an array of three marble visuals for floor, wall, countertop and shower floors. “Why choose ‘marble-look porcelain’ such as Marazzi’s new Marble Obsession?

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Marble Manufacturing

The Tile Doctor

We will be taking you briefly through a Travertine Quarry near Rome Italy. One of the most attractive qualities of stone is that it is not manufactured like a tile, it is cut and finished only as nature has already created it.

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Expect the Unexpected from Tile Variation

Architectural Ceramics

The same could be said when considering a handmade ceramic or natural stone, because the variation in the tile’s glaze or veining may surprise you. The good news is, when it comes to tile variation, there are ways to avoid the unexpected. On a scale of one to ten, how much tile variation do you like?

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

So take a break from crunching the numbers, and take a look at a few tile examples from Architectural Ceramics that have cash in mind. We’re hoping you’ll file one or two ideas away to use on a tile renovation after a tax refund comes your way. The penny round tile shown above is in a matte finish and the color Copper.

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Terrazzo Tile Today

Garden State Tile Blog

Terrazzo, by historical definition, is a flooring material consisting of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished down to give a smooth surface. Ancona Terrazzo Venere 16”x16” Honed from Garden State Tile. Once projects were completed, workers were often left with unusual sized scraps of granite and marble chips.

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March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups

Architectural Ceramics

With the final four games this weekend, Architectural Ceramics put together our own final four match ups, and it’s just what you’d expect: tile. ACI employees filled out tile brackets and the results are in. Download your own 2018 Tile Bracket here. Tile Stats By Type. Is glass hard to work with?

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"Travertine, Before And After"

How to Floor Tile

If you look at most Travertine Tile you will see that it is very porous on the unfinished side and that is because that is how most of it looks. From the US to Italy, Turkey, Croatia, and other places. The mining and production of Travertine Tile is varied. Nor would I suggest Marble. Some of it is honed and smoothed.