(Exmore, Virginia)........New Ravenna Mosaics is proud to introduce the Miraflores Collection by Paul Schatz. The collection of eighteen mosaic designs was inspired by award winning interior designer Paul Schatz's travels throughout the Latin countries of Spain, Portugal and Mexico, combined with his passion for Morocco and studies of Islamic geometric art. The hand crafted mosaics are complex abstractions of classic motifs. Miraflores, which means "to watch flowers" in Spanish, has a storied …
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Erin Adams Designs for New Ravenna Mosaics
Erin Adams is one of today's foremost tile designers, with a career that spans almost twenty-five years. In her work as both artisan and interior designer, Erin infuses sophisticated urban sensibilities with elements of the folk art tradition that surrounded her as a child. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Erin studied at New York's Pratt School of Art & Design. Her mother, artist Caroline Lee, opened San Antonio's first folk-art/contemporary gallery, Objects, in 1972. As …
New Ravenna Mosaics Introduces the Gingham and Plaid Collection Designed by Sara Baldwin
(Exmore, Virginia)........New Ravenna Mosaics is proud to announce a new collection of Plaid and Gingham mosaics designed by Sara Baldwin. Available in jewel glass and natural stone the collection is comprised of five classic designs — Rory, Hamish, Bonnie, Conner, and McIntyre. The mosaics are all hand cut and assembled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia where New Ravenna Mosaics employs over 100 artisans to create their handcrafted tile designs. Baldwin grew up on a nearby farm and loved …
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 …
Celebrate Spring with New Ravenna Mosaics
(Exmore, VA)........The fresh, vibrant colors of spring are celebrated in new mosaics from Sara Baldwin, founder and creative director of New Ravenna Mosaics. Made entirely by hand in Virginia, the mosaics are inspired by the inlay technique which originated in the 17th century India. Baldwin interprets her fascination with the cultures of South Asia, replacing traditional bone and mother of pearl with brilliant jewel glass and natural stone. Fiona, Jacqueline Vine and Climbing Vine are delicate …