Cement tiles are handmade colourful tiles used as floor and wall tiling.
They appeared in the 1850s in
Catalonia, Spain.
They were exhibited in the Paris International Exposition of 1867 by the
Catalan company Garret & Rivet. In the United States, several sources say
the first tiles were made near the country's first Portland cement plant.
Today they are created using updated technology to create clean lines and
crisp patterns.
Cement tile is also called
encaustic tile.
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