Holiday Studio Sale - Tableware, sculpture,
tilework, noon to 6 p.m., Faye Nakamura Studio, 2695 University St.
Faro is full of history, with more old monuments and buildings than most Algarve towns, but a visit to the Se, Faro's Cathedral, is a must, to marvel at its exquisite azulegos
tilework, marble inlay and gilded wood carvings.
One of the most impressive examples of mosaic
tilework exists in Casablanca, in the Hassan II Mosque.
French urban artist Invader's video game-inspired
tilework can been seen across Paris, while a trip to the bohemian neighbourhood of Belleville, once home to French singer Edith Piaf, throws up a wealth of images.
Tiles have long been a motif of Varejao's work, most particularly the distinctive azulejo
tilework of Brazil's Portuguese colonial past.
There is also an 18th-century Portuguese Azulejo
tilework in Baroque style.
Caption: Azulejo
tilework in Coimbra, Portugal, depicts Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.
Master bedroom has en-suite bathroom with an iron claw foot tub, with custom Villeroy & Boch
tilework by artist Maggy Champsur.
Though updated and upgraded throughout, it retains handsome and carefully preserved original architectural details such as colorful
tilework and door hardware of hand-forged iron.
Characteristic elements of Moroccan design in zellige
tilework, textiles, and architectural ornamentation (including elaborate overall patterns carved in plaster and wood in intricate geometric detail) are identified as sources of inspiration for Essaydi's aesthetic language.
Flowers are moments old and the
tilework of the palaces and mosques is lovingly detailed.
Babas groaned, seeing a coat of thick blood on the sidewalk, only to realize a woman was washing away layers of dust, the water running to reveal rich terra-cotta
tilework. The smell of food and fruits mixed with stagnant water, the stands fronting total destruction.
The guest list included everyone from their decorator to the former police officer from Poland who did the
tilework and Vinny the electrician from Super-Charged Electric of Staten Island.
Hotelier's favourite feature: The intricate
tilework in the spa and hammam areas, which is reminiscent of Turkish baths.
Abdullah's tomb's exteriors are plain fired brick with ogee portal arches and the interiors are richly decorated with tiling - probably the best surviving
tilework from medieval Herat.
