Ceramic Fruit

Ceramic Fruit

Penkridge Ceramics’ fruit are all handmade and take between two and three weeks to complete, allowing for the various stages of production. The pieces are hand painted using a range of techniques. Nicky Smart and Lorraine Taylor, the creators of Penkridge Ceramics, have devised their own earthenware glazes, and add their own special touches to their pieces. Fruit currently available includes Cox Green apples, Granny Smith

apples, Conference Yellow pears, William Green pears, with and without a metal twig and metal leaf, single and double bananas, and black plums, with and without a metal twig and metal leaf.

Thermal Ceramics

Thermal Ceramics

Thermal ceramics are all those ceramics that need to be used in places where the temperatures can get to be quite high. Such ceramics need to be heat-resistant. In actuality, all ceramics are heat-resistant since they are made by firing the clay once or twice at extremely high temperatures in furnaces. They are later cooled down and then painted or glazed

Kitchen Ceramic

Kitchen Ceramic

Installing ceramic tile flooring in the whole bathroom is often done without even blinking an eye. But, when someone suggests installing these same tiles as a kitchen floor, suddenly red flags sprout up all over the place. Ugh, I'm not really sure if I want to do that. This is going to take a little thinking about.

Ceramic tiles, we probably would all agree are beautiful, and easy to clean. They definitely are strong and durable. Have you ever tried to purposely crack one? Maybe these reasons are precisely why they create such a magnificent kitchen floor. Consider for a moment the huge variety of colors and patterns that are available for the average homeowner to utilize when designing their "one of a kind" new kitchen tile floor. There are floral designs, geometric designs, stripes, even cork circle designs and etc. Every primary color, secondary color, and in between shades of the rainbow are available. A quick walk through your favorite ceramic tile dealer's store will probably amaze, as well as confuse you.

Kitchen Ceramic

There is no other room that receives as much foot traffic as the kitchen does. The kitchen usually is the meeting place for every member of the family. Visitors, too, like nothing better than to hang out at the kitchen table; just sipping their coffee while gossiping, I mean discussing, the rest of the world. Kitchen ceramic tiles are scratch resistant and, most important, they are fire resistant. They also have an oven baked glaze on them. Therefore, everything from ordinary water to spilled grease can be easily wiped away.

Ceramic tiles do have one drawback. They are meant to be permanent. Therefore, devote some quality time to the selection of your new tiles. They will be very difficult to remove at a later time.

Dynamic Ceramic

Dynamic Ceramic

Ceramic bathroom floor tile is quite popular because of its durability, resistance to dampness, safety to walk on the wet surface and its ease of cleaning. A dynamic ceramic tile flooring pattern or a deep wall color can make the difference as you remodel your bathroom.

Ceramic Bird

Ceramic Bird

Ceramic Bird Salt Dish

What a great present - an absolutely lovely white ceramic bird in which you can store salt, jewellery, or anything you really want. It is just so pretty and very inexpensive. Why not buy 2 Ceramic birds and use them as a beautiful Salt and Pepper set.

Ceramic Bird

Caesar Ceramics

Caesar Ceramics

Caesar Ceramics London offer an extensive range of tile products. Our tile ranges include ceramic, porcelain, quarry, vinyl and natural stone tiles for all applications and situations.

We have tile products available for domestic, commercial and industrial use from the world's leading tile manufacturers, such as Casalgrande, Caesar Ceramiche, H and R Johnson Cristal, Pilkingtons, Original Style, Amtico and many more.

Caesar Ceramics

British Ceramics

British Ceramics

The Tile Associations 2010 Best Website Award has this year been presented to British Ceramic Tile.

The website, which was launched at the beginning of October 2009, was designed by Adaptive Consultancy (www.adaptiveconsultancy.com) in conjunction with British Ceramic Tile, and is aimed mainly at the trade and retail sectors. The design involved a complete revamp of the existing site to incorporate new branding and provide site visitors with a more intimate view of the business through both the written word and stil & video imagery.

Yell.com sponsored the award and said "The importance of a website that is well designed, easy to navigate and quick to load is paramount. This award recognises the best website in the tile sector".

Konrad Goess-Saurau, CEO of British Ceramic Tile explains "We wanted our on-line visitors to feel that 10 minutes on the website was like a complete factory visit. As with the business, the British Ceramic Tile website will continue to evolve".

The awards ceremony took place in Birmingham on the 17th April and was attend by hundreds of the industries finest.

British Ceramics

Ceramic Floor Tiles

Ceramic Floor Tiles

The benefits that the ceramic floor tiles offer the homeowner when compared to the various other kinds of flooring:

Ceramic tiles bring along with them so many benefits that it will be quite irrational of a homeowner not to use them. They not only make the home look sophisticated and elegant but also go on to add the right amounts of color and durability to the flooring option. Floor tiles need to be sturdy as they must withstand the pressure and the wear and tear of people walking all over them. Ceramic tiles are best used in kitchens and washrooms.

Ceramic tiles were first found on the banks of the river Nile of course the far more traditional version. This goes on to prove that even the most ancient of civilizations knew of the way these Ceramic floor tiles were advantageous and used it in their kilns and flooring.

Ceramic floor tiles are known to be extremely versatile. They can be used anywhere be it the kitchen, washroom or the kitchen tops, walls or any other surface and they will come out looking stylish and good enough.

Ceramic tiles add the right amounts of variety to the home décor project. As they can be used in different shapes, sizes, colors and textures you can go on to add the right amount of innovativeness to your projects. The first thing that the home owner must consider is whether they want to have a glazed or unglazed ceramic floor tiling done. The unglazed variety are preferable as they have a muted look to them, are far more durable and sturdy when compared to their other counterpart the glazed ones and also they are slip resistant. Therefore, if you have elderly folks, children or pets at home it is advisable to opt for glazed floor tiles.

Ceramic Floor Tiles

Keep in mind these crucial dos about the ceramic flooring and they will go on to serve you for years to come. Do not use any harsh chemicals on the flooring. All that the ceramic floor tiles require for their cleaning is a wet sponge or mop. The floor cleaners that you use must be the kind that is specifically made for the ceramic floor tiles. These are non-acidic and non-alkaline. This will ensure that the ceramic floor tiles are not harmed and go on to serve you for years to come.

There are times when you might need to use a super seal on the subfloor to ensure that the flooring is coated so that there is no seepage of water through it. Do not use soaps or other detergents on the ceramic floor tiles as this will harm them. Ammonia and vinegar are extremely harmful agents for your ceramic floor tiles. They will go on to add the formation of mold and mildew which is a health hazard. Therefore, whatever solutions that you use on the ceramic floor tiles should be used with care and only those products that are meant for this kind of flooring.

Ceramic Collectibles

Ceramic Collectibles

Big Selection of Vintage Jewelry, Disney Collectibles, Ceramic Collectibles and Much Much More! Come by and Visit our Collectilbles Shop in collectorsheaven.net

Ceramic Collectibles

Ceramic Vase

Ceramic Vase

Vase sets have always been good home decors pieces and are no new members of the interior decoration family. Though they have been put through an incarnation suiting today's modern furnishing, they still hold the same importance as they did centuries back.

When we say vase we first think of flowers. Vase sets are used to decorate our home interiors with beautiful flowers. Set of vases are made of different materials and are crafted in various shapes and styles. In this contemporary world where home decors have redefined themselves, vase sets are available in both traditional and modern designs and materials.

Vases are now used to decorate every corner of our home. We can place them on tables, use to decorate floors, they come in different sizes, from small to large which can be used to mount on the wall and there are many such ideas. For dining tables you can select small vase sets which can hold fresh flowers. The size can go a little bigger when it comes to placing them on a tall stand in the corner of your room. The best way to decorate vases is to make them compliment the style of your home. If your home has a modern or contemporary look, there are modern designs of the vases you can choose from to decorate with. If it is more towards traditional touch then choose traditional looking vase sets which adds to the over all feel of the place.

Ceramic Vase

Floor vase sets are used to decorate the floor of your house as well as the patio area. They come in varied colors, patterns, design and shapes. The best are ceramic vase sets which have a classic look and a different elegance. There are short and tall set of vases which can be placed on the floor beside your sofa or any furniture.

Vases come with different neck openings. For a contemporary look choose narrow opening set of vases which can hold dry flowers elegantly. In case your purpose is to decorate it with huge bunch of flowers, real or artificial, chose a wider opening neck. If the vase is to stand alone against a plain wall go for tall vase sets and decorate then with tall stemmed flowers. There are designs which look great by themselves, without any flowers.

Another great option for vase sets are those made of glass. No longer are glass vase made of traditional designs and are no longer expensive. They come in different styles and designs and are much cheaper than you can expect. Similarly when we go to art museums we are awed by the art work done on the vase made of ceramic and metal. If you still desire to own one of those to beautify your home you can find them online. Browse through the web and you will be surprised by the number of online sites offering elegant vase sets at much lower rates.

Ceramic Tech

Ceramic Tech

High-tech ceramic is used in watchmaking for producing watch cases. The material is valued by watchmakers for its light weight, scratch-resistance, durability and smooth touch. IWC is one of the brands that initiated the use of ceramic in watchmaking. The case of the IWC 2007 Top Gun edition of the Pilot's Watch Double chronograph is crafted in high-tech black ceramic.

Ceramic Tech

African Ceramic

African Ceramic

The beauty and richness of Africa's pottery resonates through the traditional and modern ceramic works of art collected by the National Museum of African Art. The continent's master potters--primarily women--display their dexterity by handbuilding a variety of vessels, coloring their surfaces with slips or other concoctions prepared from clay or vegetable sources, incising or impressing decorations with wood or metal tools, and firing the vessels at low temperatures. The rich earthen bodies of their creations are often decorated and sometimes burnished.

African Ceramic

The museum has 140 ceramic works from different regions of the continent. Among the most important are a group of 85 vessels from Central Africa. A few of these pieces are displayed here along with other traditional works, including a beer container from the Chewa peoples of Malawi, a water vessel from the Yoruba of Nigeria, and water and oil containers from the Berber of Algeria. Contemporary and figurative ceramic works are on view on Level 1.

Mexican Ceramics

Mexican Ceramics

Since the beginning of the history of Mexican ceramics, ceramics took a prevailing place in the lives of Mexican people. Since the appearance of the Olmec culture, which is considered to be the "mother of the Mesoamerican cultures," anthropomorphic figures, vessels and various types of utensils found in the archaeological ruins of the ancient Olmec cities of Tajin, San Lorenzo, La Venta and Tres Zapotes, all suggest the techniques they used in their ceramics: use of clay, knowledge of some primitive firing techniques and their ways of painting designs and coloring.

The Olmecs (1500 B.C. - 800 A.D.) left their knowledge to the future cultures.

The Teotihuacans transcended their era (1500 B.C. - 800 A.D) made most of their vessels with clay and decorated them with a variety of techniques: mainly stucco, smoothing and painting.

The Aztecs (1325 A.D. - 1521 A.D.) pottery varied widely. They made all types of earthenware, pots, cups, jugs and plates, mostly with orange and red clay.

The Mixtecs stood out for their polychrome lacquer ceramics. After polishing each piece, they would cover it with white stucco and then paint over it.

Over to the north of Mexico the Casas Grandes (100 A.D. - 1360 A.D.) produced beautiful polychrome ceramic. They made them basically with geometric motives and influences from the Mimbres Culture.

Mexican Ceramics

Every region had its own unique characteristics of Mexican ceramics. Yet, in all these cultures, the potter himself was given very much importance. The Aztecs summed it up this way:

"A good potter:

He puts great care into his work,

He teaches the clay to lie,

He speaks with his own heart,

He brings life to things,

He creates them,

He knows everything as if he were a Toltee

He makes his hands skillful."

The same ancient techniques used to make Mexican ceramics are still being used today in some parts of Mexico. These groups were able to preserve the artistic techniques such as coil building, natural pigments and open firing.

Chi Mini Ceramic

Chi Mini Ceramic

The question why chi mini hairstyling iron is so popular is intriguing. What is even more intriguing is a more fundamental question: Why do people pay so much attention to their hair? Hair grows naturally on the human scalp. It has relatively less use to the human body compared to several important organs. People with bald heads also live a happy and healthy life and do not seem to feel handicapped. Therefore, it should be natural for people to care less for their hair. But, strangely the opposite seems to be true! A lot of people take much more care of their hair than they do of vital organs like the heart and the lungs.

Returning to the question as to why chi mini ceramic hairstyling iron is so popular, we need to look at the use of this product and how it is different from other products.

Chi Mini Ceramic

1) There are many kinds of flat irons but the chi brand is particularly useful for people with wavy, curly, frizzy hair. The chi brand is more effective in straightening the curls than several other brands. The curls usually come back like a spring, no matter how hard and how long you straighten. Not with the chi brand.

2) Chi mini ceramic hairstyling iron takes much less time than other brands do in setting the hair. You can work on your hair in half the time you take with the others.

3) Chi makes your hair silkier and smoother. This is one unique, unmatched quality of the chi brand.

4) The Chi brand also lasts longer than the other brands.

There are other features like style, appearance etc, which may not add to the utility but nevertheless enhance the value of the brand.

No wonder, Chi mini ceramic hairstyling iron is so popular.

Carbide Ceramic

Carbide Ceramic

ceramic carbide black is the same as machine tool carbide ceramics and it is extremely hard wearing

Considering that the only other material which can scratch carbides is diamonds I would doubt that you should have a major problem with scratches

yes it is brittle a material but only under loads which would probable take your finger off

What price do these retail at ?

Ceramic Rope

ceramic rope

A thermal rope seal to seal stove doors and also often used behind stove glass. This smoke seal is usually fitted into a groove on the door and held in place with adhesive.

Some stove installers also use ceramic rope to seal between the flue pipe and the flue spigot. Ceramic rope is held in place with high temperature superseal rope glue.