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The Swedish company Marrakech Design, specialists in encaustic cement tiles, have just introduced a new collection resulting from their collaboration with the architectural firm Claesson Kovisto Rune. The tiles are handmade in Marrakech, Morocco following age old traditional manufacturing methods.
Tilevera was invited to create the Hearst Castle Collection of tile in stone, wood and glass reflecting the opulent materials chosen originally by Julia Morgan. Each tile is a distinct interpretation of Hearst Castle’s spirit in material, color and design. This outstanding collection includes a series of decorative stone tiles that are [...]
Kismet Tile, designed by Tracey Reinberg, is a new line of modernist-inspired cement tile crafted according to traditional materials and methods in Morocco. Still found in the bold, modern motifs, however is the intricacy of patterning and possibility which makes the traditional designs so compelling.
Trikeenan Tileworks is an American artisan tile maker known for their innovation, unique colors and deep traditions in sustainable manufacturing. They combine salvaged thin brick from Metropolitan Ceramics with their own recycled glazes to create Boneyard Brick. The company maintains a closed loop manufacturing process with no glaze or clay waste leaving [...]
The Vicente Wolf Textures collection from Ann Sacks is composed of ceramic art tiles with repetitive textures carved in relief. There are seven subtle patterns: Raffia, Roll-Up, Against the Grain, Slope, illusion, Waves and In & Out.
US Tile, a Boral Roofing Company, has partnered with SRS Energy to introduce the Solé Power Tile the first building-integrated photovoltaic roofing product in the U.S. designed for curved roofing systems. The electricity-generating “barrel-style” tiles have a tough, molded-plastic body fused with a sheet of distinctive blue flexible solar chips from Uni [...]
This is a whimsical glass and marble mosaic tile from Artistic Tile that would be the perfect choice for bathroom walls, shower floors or for a spa. The tile is recommended for light traffic residential floors, for walls and for non-freeze thaw areas on exterior walls.
Surface Inc is proud to introduce Ombrae™ a patented, computer-based image processing system which brings the ancient technique of Bas Relief sculpture out of the past and into the forefront of surface design technology. Invented and developed by the Canadian artist Roderick Quin, the process is not photographic transfer or a traditional [...]
Reclaimed Spanish Tile from The Spanish Yard
By Pat Anthony On 01/17/2012 · In bathroom, countertops, flooring, kitchen, reclaimed, recycled, salvage, tile, walls
The Spanish Yard specializes in reclaimed decorative Encaustic tile and antique terracotta brick flooring from mainland Spain. The tiles, composed of cement and powdered marble, originally were installed in homes across Spain as a symbol of wealth. Unfortunately, today there is a limited quantity of these almost two hundred year old tiles [...]
The Roof Tile Guru site is an extension of Custom Tile Roofing company located in Colorado. The site shares the company’s expertise gained as a premier historic tile roofing and tile roof restoration contractor. They maintain one of the largest collections of historic, obsolete and reclaimed roof tiles in the U.S.
