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National Tile Day

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Tile of Spain is proud to participate in National Tile Day. Held February 23, the day recognizes tile as a timeless element of architecture and design. Around the world, tile plays a variety of roles, revealing its durability and flexibility over thousands of years. … Continue Reading.

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Olympic Buildings Covered with Tile of Spain

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Olympic gymnastic competition may just now be wrapping up in London, but it was 20 years ago that Tile of Spain was part of the event. Blog Barcelona Gres de Valls Olympics Palau Sant Jordi tile of spain' It has since been used for everything from swimming competitions to big name music concerts.… … Continue Reading.

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Create the Mosaics of the Mediterranean at Chautauqua

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In this hands-on course, we’ll journey to the sunny Mediterranean from West to East and design and re-create the geometric patterned mosaics of Morocco, the broken tile mosaics of Antoni Gaudí’s Barcelona and the Byzantine glass tile mosaics of ancient Constantinople. View his work as artist-in-residence at tileandclayart.com.

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Discovering Trends at the Source: The 2022 Passport to Creativity Tour

Tile of Spain USA

Tile of Spain USA traveled to Spain earlier this month with a gifted group of architects, interior designers and journalists for an educational and inspirational tour of Valencia and Castellón as part of its’ annual Passport to Creativity Tour. DAY ONE – Arrival and Architectural Tour of Valencia.

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Avente Tile Talk: Spanish Tile as Building Material, Part 3

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Spanish Tile as Building Material, Part 3. In my last post, Spanish Tile as Building Material, Part 2 , I focused on the fortress city of Teruel (a World Heritage city designated by UNESCO). Trencadís is a type of mosaic created from broken tile shards. Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Cevisama, the Event.

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