Cle Tile White Zellige

Weathered white zellige 2 x6 x3 4 subway 19 50 sf weathered white zellige 3 5 x4 x3 8 hex 28 50 sf weathered white zellige 4 x4 x3 8.

Cle tile white zellige.

That 39 s because it just may be the prima materia of the tile world. The art of making zellige is passed from generation to generation in morocco. Also check out installation guide and resources for this exotic classic. The laborious art of making these luminous variegated tiles has been passed from generation to generation in morocco by master craftsmen called maâlems.

I like timeless and zellige is anything but trendy. Here wood paneling and shimmering zellige add tons of exciting texture to this rustic kitchen by zio sons. Otherwise known as zillij or zellij is the arabic word for tile dating back to the 10th century when this tile making craft began. Zia tile is based in los angeles and ships handmade encaustic cement tile and moroccan zellige tile worldwide.

Cle s weathered white zellige is a glazed moroccan terracotta made up of 50 shades of white including grays creams pinks celadons and even blues. Each tile is made by hand and no two tiles are exactly the same. Zellige has the unique power to transform any space it 39 s in. Our weathered white is to white glazed terracotta tiles what opals are to white gemstones.

Clé tile has the largest assortment of white tiles including subway terracotta and concrete cement tiles with shapes and sizes to fit any space. A 12th century poet s villa in st paul de vence restored for modern living photograph by helen cathcart. All of our styles will have subtle variations due to the handmade nature of cement and zellige tile. Baked in wood fired kilns loaded with olive pits these glazes feature a rich undulating.

This product makes up 14 03 pieces per square feet and comes in 90 pieces per box clé has named our classic white zellige tile weathered white that is because even though it is a white terracotta tile of a singular color that color is made up of literally dozens of shades of white including grays creams pinks celadons and even blues. In a recent article remodelista proclaimed zellige tile to be the trendiest tile of 2019 i usually don t care about trends. To make zellige tiles natural clay is mixed with. Whitewashed rooms don t have to be boring when layers of different materials are involved.

Master craftsmen are called maâlems but even as it s having a resurgence in interiors it. Zellige are the sequins of the tile world imparting their glimmering hand cut goodness to surfaces in need of moroccan magic. Zellige tiles are traditionally handcrafted with non refined natural clay extracted from the fez region in morocco. Variation in cement tile and zellige is the point.

Moroccan zellige tiles sourced from marseille in la vie en rose. Bonus points for the backsplash floor tile coordination. Glass enamel is then applied to the surface of the raw tile called biscuit in multiple semi transparent shades creating a pearlescent. Our weathered white is to white glazed.

These hand chiseled moroccan tiles acquire their coloring from the historic clay body that is a rich terracotta inherently forcing it s hue through the glazes.