Dive into a world of blue at the Gavello jewellery store in Mykonos. Like swimming through the deep end of a pool, the interior of this shop is topped and tailed in aqua tiles, lit from above with strip lights and across the walls by circular pool lights, and decorated with a few details from the piscina. Half of a pool ladder descends from the … Continue reading Grab some goggles to go to Gavello
Basque recycled glass mosaic company Reviglass have produced a glistening and luxurious new selection. Paradise Stones is based on a palette of natural colours with additional charm offered by organic textures and patina. The electric blue of PA-03 Zafiro provides a visual punch of vibrancy, a rich deep blue to create pools as lively as the ocean and as vivid as lava. This same blue … Continue reading Pieces of Paradise
New from Reviglass is TRIM, the ideal companion to any Reviglass mosaic. TRIM is a decorative, curved, 90 degree corner piece for use on copings and steps. It comes in seven different colours in a range of blue, grey, white, and yellow tones. It is an extremely functional piece with non-abrasive anti-slip properties when both wet and dry, making it ideal for the steps of … Continue reading Trim’s Torchlight
The new Duna Aréna in Budapest is impressive because of its location, striking architecture and state-of-the art pools, which were created using a selection of specialist ceramic tiles from Agrob Buchtal. Continue reading Swimming Success
I’m away on holiday until the 13th February, so I’ll leave you with some tile humour. Well, it may be humour! Quality: Obsolete. Term once used by a handful of manufacturers, now superseded by “acceptable”. Quantity: Number of tiles required as calculated independently by customer and fixer. It is standard industry practice for retailers to take larger figure (fixer’s) and add 25%. Quantity surveyor: End … Continue reading Tiling Thesaurus: Q – S
