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Encaustic Tile Making Today.
Click on words to go to site -> Hand made Moroccan Tile
According to site "The international firm Arabesque Specializes in traditional Moroccan styles
Arabesque is owned by members of the Naji Family, who has been involved in this craft for mores than 750 years. The Najis have been recognized worldwide for their superior workmanship."
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"Edgard Chaya is the driving force at BlattChaya, a company, it has been said, is behind the revival of traditional colored cement tiles in Lebanon. Having supposedly retired after a long and successful career in finance, Edgard kept busy tending to his organic vegetable garden and occasionally sailing out onto the Mediterranean to his favorite fishing spot. This fairytale retirement would not last very long as he inadvertently stumbled upon a small box that would eventually lead him to rediscover a dormant family business that he previously knew very little about. BlattChaya was initially founded in 1881, operated through three generations, and had closed down sometime in the 1940’s. Edgard grew fascinated by what he learned as it ignited in him memories of his ancestors."
Click the words to go to site -> Zellige tile: Glazed Moroccan ceramic tiles - Zillij - moorish tile
According to site " Zillij is an Islamic art that is based on learning, discipline, and faith. The geometric patterns reflect the Islamic belief that life is ordered by cosmic intelligence, even if people cannot always understand it. The abstract patterns reflect the Islamic desire to understand God’s creation through study rather than copy creation through representational art, which is shunned as a pathway to idolatry. Zillij patterns are constructed from archetypal shapes that have been refined by centuries of scientific study, artistic tradition, and religious belief. "
You will find out more about the purpose and history of the tiles at the foot of their page.