If you’re planning to embellish your home using tiles you should consider Moroccan tiles are suggested by the majority of interior designers due to two main reasons: their intricate designs as well as the high-end quality they have to provide. Due to the variety for these tile in a variety of shapes and sizes, designs and textures, as well as colors, they are considered to be distinctive and unique of a kind.
These tiles can be used on the walls as well as the floors of every room in your house. The majority of these tiles are handmade by Moroccan artisans known as Maalems, making them truly unique. They design each tile with complete attention to the finer details, making a top quality product. For more information about Moroccan Tiles please visit Zellijgallery.
Moroccanize Your Water Features
The summer is right close to the end of the year and we decided it was an ideal idea to present some stunning examples of Moroccan tiles for water-based features. If you’ve ever been to Morocco or Spain there is a good chance that you’ll come across hundreds of such examples some of which are centuries old and are still in good condition.
In reality, fountains and pools are the most common uses for Moroccan tile, as it is a material that naturally can be utilized in conjunction with water due to the following reasons:
- Greens and blues dominate the palette of colors in the zellige.
- Moorish mosaic designs with their vivid colors stand out when submerged.
- Tone-on-tone color schemes can are effective due to naturally occurring variations in each color.
- Most zellige colors are as glazes. They are resistant to water as are all other kinds of ceramic tiles. Regular sealants can be applied to enhance water-proofing.
Zooming In On Zellige: Understanding Moroccan Mosaic Tile
What is it that makes zillije (is zillij) so distinctive and distinct from other kinds of tiles?
This is a question we get often. In actual fact, it’s one of the main reason why we decided to discuss our renowned product more thoroughly. We’d like this piece to be an easy reference for interior designers, contractors and everyone else who would like to gain an knowledge of the zellige as an actual product.
If you truly desire to learn more about the concept of zellige it is recommended that you look at it from the perspective of tile. It’s distinct from other kinds of tiles that a new word needed to be invented specifically to describe it, specifically that of the Arabic word lzlyj meaning “zellige”. It’s clear that both have some things in the same. They both are utilized to create a surface. But the differences are striking and significant.
To keep the costs to a reasonable area, we’ll focus on the most noticeable distinctions between the zellige and tile, that are most important to the end-users as well as design professionals. We chose one of our most popular products, the unusually shaped Iberica mosaic, to highlight the main differences between them:
Teeth
The picture above illustrates one of the patterns as it is usually sent to customers. If you take a look at the edges on the outside you will see that it has interlocking “teeth”. This means that the majority of our patterns can be used as large pieces of puzzle. This is the best method to ensure that intricate patterns remain in place when they are repeating them on bigger surfaces. The majority of the tiles you will are likely to find in the local tile shop come with straight edges. They are typically sold in perfect rectangles or squares. When properly installed, mosaic tiles can create an aesthetically seamless appearance, as on the the kitchen backsplash that has grout lines and joints are unrecognizable. The installation of the majority of regular tiles, however, typically leave wide joints that line each tile, giving it a normal and regular appearance.
Chicago Art Kitchen
We are delighted to share this amazing Chicago art kitchen renovation and a brand new magazine feature that showcases the backsplash in our kitchen. The article can be found in an article titled “Urban Renewal” in the Winter 2013 issue CS Interiors (pages 68-70).
We worked closely with our client as well as her designer to develop the custom color scheme for the 1-20 Fassi Fassi Mosaic. What makes the design amazing and unique is how well our classic Moroccan mosaic pattern blends into this modern kitchen. For more details read below:
