Tile makes the room Good design from Heath Ceramics

Catherine Bailey, 1967-

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Published
Berkeley : Ten Speed Press [2015]
©2015
Language
English
Main Author
Catherine Bailey, 1967- (author)
Other Authors
Robin Petravic (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
255 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781607747413
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Review by Booklist Review

A well-known brand among design cognoscenti and Californians, the 1950s-born Heath Ceramics has been reclaimed and resurrected by two professionals in the early 2000s. This elegant book is more than a coffee-table adornment; with its 51 vignettes of residential and commercial spaces, lessons about what tile can do for you become clear and inspirational. Too, the section on how we think about tile yields some practical and aesthetic guidelines; information on tile's mechanics (for instance, types, glazes, installation) nestle well with the photographs and brief descriptions of tile snapshots as playing with pattern, texture, color, whites, graphics, architecture, and art and expression. Though the homes and offices do represent the world according to Heath from Brazil and London, Germany and Vancouver, still, the overwhelming sense of design is pure California. A worthwhile addition to the interior-design and architecture section.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2015 Booklist

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Review by Library Journal Review

With the purchase of the Sausalito, CA, Heath Ceramics factory, designers Petravic and Bailey were able to create a firm where they could direct the whole design of their product, from manufacturing to end use. Here, they encourage the use of this durable product by visiting close to 50 contemporary residential and commercial properties, located primarily in North America and Europe and depicted in more than 150 photographs, to showcase how tile has been applied in an array of creative ways. The authors include a section on the manufacture and installation of tile and diverse glazes, colors, textures, patterns, and designs. The book concludes with an international look at publicly accessible and inspirational tilework and the resource details for each of the professionally designed interiors. VERDICT This focused look at the uses of and choices in tile attests to its appeal in contemporary design. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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