Handmade Art Tiles

Moroccan inspired interior design and architecture has a warm, spicy atmosphere, the perfect theme to create a private right exotic oasis getaway in your own home.Let your creativity flow as you delve into the artistic charm of This old world culture.
With several official languages, Morocco is a crossroad of many cultures and styles.Often used as a source of inspiration for painters, writers and hippies, Morocco can be considered an oasis mesmerizing. The Moroccan style is now hot in the U.S., imposing its magic in the exclusive pueblo designed homes of Santa Fe including California and its introduction in New York, Florida, Chicago and Texas.
Long on the coastal seas, sustained in the desert and baked under a relentless sun, the Moroccan inspired colors of their geography provides.
zelliges also know as Moorish tiles or mosaic tiles Zillij, zellidj, Zillij, zelliges, zellige is an important Moorish and Moroccan architecture and decorating. The tile word is derived from the French word tile, which is in turn derived from the Latin word tegula, meaning a tile made of clay. The production process begins by mixing clay and water and kneeling on the hands and feet until they reach a high level of flexibility and homogeneity. Then, the mixture is cut into squares of 1 cm thick each. The seats are dried under the sun before they are placed in a special oven for their first phase baking. The tiles are placed at different levels depending on the temperature required to obtain a specific color. The white tile is often placed in the bottom followed by blue, yellow and green on top. The second phase starts when we remove the tiles from the oven and separate them by their colors, once we have finished this process, we begin to design the models for the design directly on the tiles, which is done by " rasham "followed by the cutting process is carried out by" Naqqash "which clearly separate the model developed by a sharpened hammer. Finish Last but not least, Khalla 'or finishes the work by cutting the edges of the tiles making sure that they meet all requirements for production. With the help of our design team, the teacher draws zillij design layout on the ground and places each piece of tile or furmah its exact position within the overall structure. Curiously, the location of pipes is done in reverse, making it even more difficult to absorb.

The art of handmade Moroccan tiles have remained very limited in use until the Marinids who gave more importance in the 14th century. Blue, red, green and yellow have been introduced in the 17th century. The old enamels with the natural colors were used until the early 20th century and the colors had probably not changed much since the time of Merinids. The cities of Fes and Meknes remain the centers of this art.

what makes Moroccan tiles different from any other tiles?

The Moroccans tile mosaic art dates back many centuries in the old city of Fez in Morocco. Hand, hand-glazed and hand-cut Moroccan mosaics are made using traditional and regional clays and glaze organic pigment. Moroccan tiles are tiles historic day centuries ago the famous palace of Al Hambra and Granada in Spain for luxury homes to Morocco.Moroccan Fez tiles are rich in complex geometric patterns that refflect the beauty of the ancient art of geometry.

Geometric patterns are among the expressions most recogbizable visual art and Moroccan architecture.In.