May 14, 2019 (Exmore, Virginia) ...New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to present two mosaic art panels, La Panthère Blanche and La Panthère Noire. The custom panels are inspired by Erté, the pseudonym of Romain de Tirtoff, the 20th century artist and designer known for his glamorous art deco stage sets, jewelry, costumes, sculpture, and graphic design. The Russian born …
New Ravenna Introduces Bright Young Things
April 2, 2019 (Exmore, Virginia) ....New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to introduce Bright Young Things, a collection of 26 mosaics in stone and glass with shell, brass, aluminum, and zinc accents. The Bright Young Things collection was inspired by the exuberant and glamourous British aristocrats and socialites of the 1920's. It was a time that saw the emergence of art deco, jazz, and a bohemian …
New Ravenna Introduces Delft Mosaics
January 31, 2019 (Exmore, Virginia) - New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to introduce 12 new Delft mosaic designs to their Sea Glass™ Collection. Inspired by early 17th century Dutch porcelain, the mosaics are hand crafted using four different colors of blue and white glass. The background is Opal Sea Glass™, and the distinctive iconography is a combination of three colors of jewel glass: Lapis Lazuli, …
Clé Introduces Eskayel Cement Tiles
April 12, 2018 (Sausalito, CA) — clé is pleased to introduce Eskayel, a new collection of cement tile designed by the Brooklyn-based textile artist Shanan Campanaro. The collection of tiles feature eight of Eskayel’s nature-inspired patterns. The original fluid, multi-color designs were refined into a bi-color silhouette motif for each pattern. Each tile is 20.32 cm square and suitable for indoor or outdoor installation on vertical and horizontal surfaces. “I have …
Belgian Reproduction Tiles in New Shapes
April 10, 2018 (Sausalito, CA) — clé is pleased to introduce Belgian Reproduction tile in three new shapes: rectangle, losange diamond, and circle. The Flemish black tiles now consist of seven shapes in square, hex, rectangle, losange diamond, circle, star and cross. The Belgian Reproduction tiles are hand crafted by artisans who are working in the traditional method of wood-fired terracotta production. The blackened clay lends the chalky surfaces the elegant patina of age. By combining the …