Welcome to 'Geometric Floor Tiling with G & J Ackson'.
You will find on this website not only information about our craftsmen services but also some useful information and history with regard to geometric and encaustic ceramic floor tiling.
Geometric tiling is the term used to describe the arrangement of tile shapes of 2 colours or more, in a pattern which usually repeats over and over, covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. Another word for tiling is a tessellation. A dictionary may tell you that the word "tessellate" means to form or arrange small squares in a checkered or mosaic pattern. The word "tessellate" is derived from the Ionic version of the Greek word "tesseres," which in English means "four." Early geometric tiling used square tiles but grew to incorporate other regular polygons such as the triangle, hexagon and octagon.
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Encaustic tiles are ceramic tiles in which the pattern or figure on the surface is not a product of the glaze but of different colors of clay. They are usually of two colors but a tile may be composed of as many as six. The pattern is inlaid into the body of the tile, so as the tile is worn down the design remains. Encaustic tiles may be glazed or unglazed and the inlay may be as shallow as an eighth of an inch, as is often the case with "printed" encaustic tile from the later medieval period, or as deep as a quarter inch. Read more about encaustic tilies
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Geometric and Encaustic Tile Fixing Services
G & J Ackson are a tile fixing company with considerable experience in many sectors of the industry including industrial, swimming pools, decorative tile murals, show rooms and last but not least geometric flooring. The company has been serving the tile fixing needs of many clients over the years with their geometric tile fixing services. This work has mainly been confined to the UK, but has on occasion seen them venture to Europe, the middle east and the far east. Read more about G & J Ackson tile fixing
Geometric and Encaustic suppliers and drawing Services
Maw & Co. (United Kingdom)
Manufacturers and suppliers of geometric and encaustic floor tiles. Based in Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
www.mawandco.com
Original Style (United Kingdom)
Manufacturers and suppliers of geometric and encaustic floor tiles. Based in Exeter, UK.
www.originalstyle.com