JoAnn reviews the best tile of 2012 in delicate display and jewel hues The Best of Tileista: Tiles and Mosaics from Butterflies to Peacocks.These reviews on the Decorating Diva are roundups of her point of view. Mosaic Art Now says of Tileista, whose full list of articles live on one page: “Tileista” is a monthly column that explores the beauty of artisan tile. JoAnn Locktov is the author of two books (Mosaic Art and Style, The Art of Mosaic Design) and numerous articles on …
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The Best of Tileista: Tiles and Mosaics from Wheels of Clay to Subway Tiles
In this feature, JoAnn reviews the best tile of 2012 The Best of Tileista: Tiles and Mosaics from Wheels of Clay to Subway Tiles Mosaic Art Now says of Tileista, whose full list of articles live on one page: “Tileista” is a monthly column that explores the beauty of artisan tile. JoAnn Locktov is the author of two books (Mosaic Art and Style, The Art of Mosaic Design) and numerous articles on contemporary mosaics and tile. Her public relations firm Bella Figura Communications represents …
The Best of Tileista: Tiles & Mosaics from Story Telling to Material Alchemy
JoAnn reviews the best tile of 2012 with four stories, one of which is. The Best of Tileista: Tiles & Mosaics from Story Telling to Material Alchemy. Mosaic Art Now says of Tileista, whose full list of articles live on one page: “Tileista” is a monthly column that explores the beauty of artisan tile. JoAnn Locktov is the author of two books (Mosaic Art and Style, The Art of Mosaic Design) and numerous articles on contemporary mosaics and tile. Her public relations firm Bella …
New Ravenna Mosaics Introduces Parquet Tile in Glass and Stone Designed by Sara Baldwin
(Exmore, Virginia)........New Ravenna Mosaics introduces its new parquet tile designed by Sara Baldwin in jewel glass and natural stone. The four patterns,Truman, Newman, Rubrik, and Marshall, are inspired by the 17th century parquetry wood floors, a technique originally created for Versailles. In mosaic, each design has a linear structure, with the glass or stone cut on a water jet and assembled by hand at the New Ravenna studio in Exmore, Virginia. According to Baldwin, founder and …
C l é Introduces Modern Metallic Tile Handmade by International Tile Artisans
(Sausalito, California)........c l é introduces metallic tiles in porcelain, ceramic and limestone that have been painted, glazed, and printed with the glimmer of silver, gold, iron, platinum, and copper. Each artist has interpreted the glory of metal in their own way from the manipulation of intense heat to delicate brush strokes. In Italy, Adriano Ricchetti at Il Monile has devised a way to turn gold voluptuous, using his technical virtuosity to fuse ceramic with glaze until the two become …