Cle Tile White Zellige

Here wood paneling and shimmering zellige add tons of exciting texture to this rustic kitchen by zio sons.

Cle tile white zellige.

Also check out installation guide and resources for this exotic classic. 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. Our weathered white is to white glazed terracotta tiles what opals are to white gemstones. The laborious art of making these luminous variegated tiles has been passed from generation to generation in morocco by master craftsmen called maâlems.

That 39 s because it just may be the prima materia of the tile world. Zia tile is based in los angeles and ships handmade encaustic cement tile and moroccan zellige tile worldwide. A 12th century poet s villa in st paul de vence restored for modern living photograph by helen cathcart. Master craftsmen are called maâlems but even as it s having a resurgence in interiors it.

To make zellige tiles natural clay is mixed with. 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. Clé tile has the largest assortment of white tiles including subway terracotta and concrete cement tiles with shapes and sizes to fit any space. Variation in cement tile and zellige is the point.

Moroccan zellige tiles sourced from marseille in la vie en rose. The clay is kneaded with water moulded by hand dried naturally and fired in a kiln. It s a prized but dying art. Otherwise known as zillij or zellij is the arabic word for tile dating back to the 10th century when this tile making craft began.

Our weathered white is to white glazed. The white on white kitchen photo courtesy of cle tiles design by zio sons. Zellige has the unique power to transform any space it 39 s in. Zellige are the sequins of the tile world imparting their glimmering hand cut goodness to surfaces in need of moroccan magic.

In a recent article remodelista proclaimed zellige tile to be the trendiest tile of 2019 i usually don t care about trends. Whitewashed rooms don t have to be boring when layers of different materials are involved. Each tile is made by hand and no two tiles are exactly the same. The art of making zellige is passed from generation to generation in morocco.

Zellige tiles are traditionally handcrafted with non refined natural clay extracted from the fez region in morocco. 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. All of our styles will have subtle variations due to the handmade nature of cement and zellige tile. I like timeless and zellige is anything but trendy.

Baked in wood fired kilns loaded with olive pits these glazes feature a rich undulating.