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When mosaic artist Jo Braun is around glass, she turns rhapsodic. She strokes the glass, admires the color and even tastes a piece now and then. She’s also a self-described glass snob who dislikes ...

For most projects, it all begins with one plate, watching it fall as ceramic shards splinter off concrete, spewing in a thousand directions. The art of breaking old china, neglected kitchen tiles and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The new way to design your home. One of the many great kitchen debates involves backsplashes. Just as they do when considering ...

“Life is a mosaic. Day by day, we add pieces, not always being able to see what the final result will look like. One day, we take a step back and realise the beauty of it,” said Hamid Spahi, architect ...

Ancient Greeks perfected the craft of fitting small tiles into patterns, embellishing public spaces, baths, villas and temples with pictorial or geometric motifs. Durable and stylish, the art mosaic ...

The art of making mosaics goes far back in history, at least to that of ancient Mesopotamia, but it was the Romans who first perfected the technique and brought it to prominence. For them, however, it ...