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Where You Find Granada Cement Tiles You’ll Find Great Coffee

Granada Tile

We recycle the water used in the manufacturing process, we sweep up and reuse all loose concrete, cement tiles that do not come up to our standard are broken up and reused to make new cement tiles, we use local materials. We support our local community.

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

Tile Talk

” 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). design standards. green building products. Product Plug. backsplash designs. bathroom design.

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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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Ceramic: Category reaps benefits of booming housing market

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Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. As more homes are being constructed and purchased, more tile products are needed for primary areas such as kitchen and bathroom floors and walls.”.

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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. design standards. green building products. Product Plug. Dwell on Design 2014 – Top Products.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Examples of this work still exist in Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Turkey. design standards. green building products. Product Plug. Dwell on Design 2014 – Top Products. These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. cement tile.

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Avente Tile Talk: Fall in Love with a Classic - Casablanca Cement Tile

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The Casablanca rug pattern is available in the standard 8" square format with a less-common 4"x8" border and 4"x4" corner to create a classic rug design. Image credit: Morocco Travel Blog. design standards. green building products. Product Plug. Dwell on Design 2014 – Top Products. backsplash designs.

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