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Decorating with Moroccan-Inspired Cement Tiles

Granada Tile

Dating back to the 10 th century, Moroccan tiles are truly historic pieces of art that originate in the old city of Fez, Morocco and parts of Spain. Granada Tile has traveled across the globe to Morocco to find inspiration for our very own Moroccan cement tile designs. Ways to Decorate with Moroccan-Inspired Mosaic Tile.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Ceramic tile has a colorful history because of its global contributors, like delicate Delft blue and white tile from the Netherlands or bright and geometric tile from Morocco. Machine-made ceramic tile from AC’s Neri Collection , available in small-scale field tile and mosaic sizes. Handmade ceramics are often hand-painted.

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Avente Tile Talk: Moroccan Tile: In a Class of Its Own

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” Zillij, or tilework of Morocco. The authors further go on to say, “Zillij has been employed in Morocco since the earliest times, as may be seen from the mosaic pavements of the old city of Walili (Volubilis). green building products. Product Plug. Dwell on Design 2014 – Top Products.

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Cement Tiles Inspired by World Travels

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If you take a trip to Morocco , you’ll quickly notice that dazzling, colorful tiles embrace the walls and floors of nearly every building you come across. Zellige tiles are very traditional to this region and are made up of colorful mosaics. Moroccan Tile. Spanish Tile.

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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

Granada Tile

Many 13 th century and earlier churches and palaces incorporated the use of tile made of various shapes and interlocked them to form a mosaic-like design. Chamberlain started production right away, but Minton continued to refine the tile making process, building a special kiln. This process was very time-consuming and tedious.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tiles Add to the Impeccable Details of.

Tile Talk

The painting, El Morocco , is by Jerome Carlin and depicts a well-healed family having dinner in a nice restaurant. El Morocco by Jerome Carlin is a focal point in the main dining room of The Coronet. green building products. Product Plug. Dwell on Design 2014 – Top Products. Margaret Almon Mosaics.

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A Toronto Icon Expands With Custom Cement Tile

Cement Style

An image sent from the factory floor in Morocco. For those interested in the production of cement tile, here are several images showing one of our master artisans creating the custom hex tile. In the process of creating this solution, we proposed several variations of this Venetian mosaic theme in standard square and hexagonal formats.

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