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Tessellation
A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a collection of plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps. One may also speak of tessellations of the parts of the plane or of other surfaces. Generalizations to higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the art of M.C. […]
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Terrazzo
Terrazzo is a faux-marble flooring or countertopping material.
Production
Terrazzo workers create attractive walkways, floors, patios, and panels by exposing marble chips and other fine aggregates on the surface of finished concrete or epoxy-resin. Much of the preliminary work of terrazzo workers is similar to that of cement masons. Attractive, marble-chip terrazzo requires three layers of […]
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Tatami
Tatami (tatami, Tatami) (originally meaning “folded and piled”) mats are a traditional Japanese flooring. Made of woven straw, and traditionally packed with straw (though nowadays sometimes with styrofoam), tatami are made in individual mats of uniform size and shape, bordered by brocade or plain green cloth.
Tatami were originally a luxury item for the wealthy […]
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Shōji
In traditional Japanese architecture, a shoji is a room divider or door consisting of translucent washi paper over a wooden frame. Shoji doors are often designed to slide open, or fold in half, to conserve space that would be required by a swinging door. They are used in traditional houses as well as […]
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Shabby chic
Shabby chic is a design style deliberately using worn and deteriorated items. The style started in Great Britain and evokes the type of decoration found in large country houses where there are worn and faded old chintz sofas and curtains, old paintwork and unassuming ‘good’ taste. The end result of shabby chic is to […]
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Refrigerator magnet
A refrigerator magnet is an ornament attached to a magnet that is used to post items such as shopping lists or report cards on a refirgerator, or simply to decorate the refrigerator. Refrigerator magnets come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, including for example, images die-cut to a specific shape or tiny […]
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Qashani
Qashani is the method of mosaic production in the 19th century. The mosaic technique uses Persian-like floral-depicting 4- or 6-sided glazed tiles. This mosaical feature can be seen in a Palestinian mosque called The Dome of the Rock. In Morocco, the process is known as zillij.
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Photographic mosaic
In the field of photographic imaging, a photographic mosaic (also known under the term Photomosaic, a portmanteau of photo and mosaic, trademarked by Runaway Technology, Inc.) is a picture (usually a photograph) that has been divided into (usually equal sized) rectangular sections, each of which is replaced with another photograph of appropriate average color. […]
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Paperclay
Paperclay is any clay to which processed cellulose fibre (paper being the most common) has been added. Sometimes referred to as fiberclay.
Paperclay is different to paper clay. Paper clays are modelling clays that are generally not fired, and are popular within the recreational arts, crafts, puppet and doll-maker communities.
Firing temperatures for paperclay are exactly […]
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Painter and decorator
A painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter.[1]
History of the trade
In England, little is known of the trade and its structures before the late 1200s, at which point guilds began to form, amongst them the Painters Company […]
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