Avente Tile Blog — Glazed Tiles

I am excited to introduce our new line of Rustic Terracotta tiles. These high-fired tiles can be used on wall or floors and just about any application. Rustic Terracotta tiles are available in a variety of glazed and unglazed colors and just about any shape. They are a perfect choice for creating Traditional Spanish and Spanish Colonial looks popular here in Los Angles; but, work well with any style of architecture, including commercial. As with many of our lines, these tiles are designed to echo your taste to create a look that speaks to you. Rustic Terracotta tiles are hand-made...

We're thrilled to have a guest post today written by Susan Mussi, author of Ceramic Dictionary from Barcelona, Spain. If you're lucky, you may even find her hand-decorating tiles using the Majolica Method in her tile studio/shop, BenSu Ceramics. Pottery has always been popular in Spain, as evident with existence of earthenware pottery for thousands of years. During the years the Arabs were in Spain, they brought with them the Majolica method of decorating pottery, as well as to create beautiful tile and ceramics. Today's post provides a brief history of Majolica, a method of hand-painting or glazing ceramic tile. ...