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Wednesday 06 February, 2013

Chic & Sleek: Beautiful Modern Tiles by Walker Zanger

It’s amazing how taking just one element of a home and updating it — let’s talk tiles, for instance — can give the entire space a dramatic facelift.  While the bones of a house or apartment building might be absolutely fantastic, the wrong tiles, countertops, fixtures and finish-outs can date the structure, decreasing its perceived [...]


Tuesday 05 February, 2013

Chic & Sleek: Beautiful Modern Tiles by Walker Zanger

It’s amazing how taking just one element of a home and updating it — let’s talk tiles, for instance — can give the entire space a dramatic facelift.  While the bones of a house or apartment building might be absolutely fantastic, the wrong tiles, countertops, fixtures and finish-outs can date the structure, decreasing its perceived [...]


Wednesday 21 November, 2012

Parrish by Konstantin Grcic and Emeco for the Parrish Art Museum

Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic worked with furniture brand Emeco to create the chairs and tables that furnish the new Parrish Art Museum on Long Island, recently completed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron.


Thursday 04 October, 2012

Bacardi Complex / Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry continues to amaze us – we recently shared the octagenarian’s vision for Zuckerberg’s expanding Facebook campus, and now the architect will tackle a master plan for Miami’s iconic Bacardi Tower and annex.   Designed by Enrique Gutierrez, a collaborator of Mies van der Rohe, with amazing tile work by Brazilian artist Francisco Brennand, the Latin-infused modernist tower [...]


Saturday 23 June, 2012

Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes by Elizabeth de Portzamparc

Franco-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc has won a competition to design a museum of Roman history in Ní®mes with this building dressed in a pleated glass toga.


Friday 24 February, 2012

Richardson Apartments / David Baker + Partners

© Bruce Damonte Architect: David Baker + Partners Location: 365 Fulton Street, San Francisco, California, USA Project Team: David Baker FAIA LEED AP (design principal); Peter MacKenzie AIA (principal-in-charge); Amit C. Price Patel AIA LEED AP (project architect); Brit Epperson LEED AP Homes; Amanda Loper AIA LEED AP; Sara Mae Martens LEED AP; Angela Thomason; [...]


Saturday 18 February, 2012

How to Install a Mosaic Backsplash in Two Hours or Less [Video]

We received a press release about a practical do-it-yourself kit that helps you install a mosaic backslash in your home the easy way. Here is the information we were sent: “The DIY Network Backsplash Kit is an innovative ready to use tile kit for home improvement. The kit, focused on the remodeling of the kitchen [...]


Saturday 18 February, 2012

How to Install a Mosaic Backsplash in Two Hours or Less [Video]

We received a press release about a practical do-it-yourself kit that helps you install a mosaic backslash in your home the easy way. Here is the information we were sent: “The DIY Network Backsplash Kit is an innovative ready to use tile kit for home improvement. The kit, focused on the remodeling of the kitchen [...]


Sunday 26 September, 2010

Swarovski Crystal Collection Of Tiles By Bisazza

Italian glass mosaic maestros, Bisazza recently unveiled the visually stunning and breath-taking Crystal Collection which uses sparkling Swarovski crystals to lend an air of opulence and luxury. The wall tile collection includes six pulsating patterns that are eclectic and are called \”Skulls & Crowns, Robots & Hearts, Corals & Seahorses, Flash, Stars and Rain\”. Each [...]


Wednesday 25 August, 2010

Vidonia Mosaic Tabletops Made From Glass & Marble

Vidonia Mosaic Tabletops from Neille Olson\’s KNF are available for purchase on Amazon. The captivating mosaic creation is pivoted primarily on 2,000 tiles of opaque stained glass, marble and travertine fragments that weave together a sumptuous medley of colors, textures and patterns.Tops are cast into a proprietary stone and the base is treated with a [...]