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Back to Basics: Which material is right for my design?

Architectural Ceramics

Natural stone is harvested from quarries and then cut to various sizes. Terracotta. Terracotta tile is made from red or brown clay that is fired. Unlike standard ceramic tiles, terracotta is often left in a more natural state though it can be sealed or glazed. Should you choose stone, ceramic, glass or something else?

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AI Generative Design _ The Clayborn floor tile from the Bardelli Group

Ceramics of Italy

The new product is the result of an unusual partnership between the Bardelli Group and Clayborn whisky, which combines tradition and innovation in the search for raw materials in the Westerwalt quarries, where 35-million-year-old clay water has been used to create a whisky with exceptional organoleptic properties.

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Saltillo Tile's Centuries-Old Allure

Tile Talk

Saltillo tiles are shaped either by pressing quarried clay with a wooden frame, or by carving out the desired shape. Now, depending on where the raw tile is positioned within the beehive-like kiln, the tile can take on hues ranging from yellow to a rich orange to dark terracotta.

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Make Your Country Kitchen With Rustic Tiles

The London Tile Co.

Saltillo Terracotta creates the perfect mediterranean-inspired floor, ready for the high traffic a loved kitchen will experience. For a hardwearing, gorgeous yet simple floor tile, choose Quarry Tiles. The Wisconsin range are another brick rustic tile, which offer worn design wall tiles with gorgeous matching hexagon floor tiles.

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