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Fireclay Tile was honored to be highlighted in the July 27, 2011 "Workplace of the Day" section of the Wall Street Journal. Basically, the WSJ looks for different types of businesses with the goal of featuring the interior spaces so folks can see what it's like to be in the workplace for a day. Check out what it's like at Fireclay each and every day!
Check out as our ultra contemporary Claymonde is featured in this couple's kitchen to bring a modern, contemporary look into their cooking area. So cool!
Claymonde is offered in 14 vibrant colors in 2 standard sizes of ~1'x3' and .5'x3'. The lead time is ~4 weeks, and you can purchase it from our network of Fireclay Tile Dealers or at our San Jose Showroom.
To learn more about Claymonde check out these links:
We are honored that Architect Magazine highlighted Claymonde in this month's issue of the magazine. They were interested in Claymonde for the following reasons:
- Glazed in the USA
- Ultra-thing, allowing for lower shipment cost and easier installation
- Contemporary, large format sizes that were both modular and square edged, allowing for minimal grout
- Made by Fireclay Tile, a leading US- based socially responsible tile manufacturer
To learn more about Claymonde click here.
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) September 15, 2010 -- Fireclay Tile, the U.S manufacturing company that has brought superior quality, innovation and sustainability to the tile industry for the past 24 years, is pleased to announce its newest tile collection, Claymonde. Fireclay Tile's Claymonde are exquisite sheets of ceramic color, developed through a proprietary ceramic rolling process that allows Claymonde to be ultra thin yet also a durable, futuristic, lightweight, straight-edged large format wall tile. The ceramic sheet rolling method makes the tiles close to perfectly flat (~1/4" thick), while the ceramic fiber in the clay body provides some flexibility to the tile so that they can be pressed up against a flat wall surface. Fireclay hand glazes all colored pieces with its natural, lead free glazes.
Claymonde Kitchen Backsplash Installation
Careful craftsmanship and sustainable manufacturing practices go into the glazing of the Claymonde tiles in Fireclay's day-lit, open air factory in Northern California. The glazes are made in-house and are lead free. All glaze over-spray is collected and recycled - any waste they do produce is inert and non-hazardous, as are the tiles themselves. The Claymonde glazing process is designed to minimize variation, thus enhancing the contemporary look of the product. Claymonde is now available in fourteen standard glaze colors with a sleek gloss finish that creates a shiny, semi-reflective sheen. Custom colors can also be created for larger projects. Claymonde is available in two standard sizes - 53⁄4 x 351⁄4" and 11 11/16" x 351⁄4" - and custom sizes up to 3'x6' are available for orders over 600 square feet.
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"When I first saw the clay body I loved the large-size, ultra-thin ceramic form factor," said Paul Burns, Fireclay's Founder and Chief Ceramicist. "What it was missing, though, were vibrant colors that fit today's modern, contemporary market. We created a refined palette that so far has been extremely well received on both the east and west coast."
Claymonde is designed for both interior and exterior applications, and it is ideal for wall applications in commercial, residential, retail, and hospitality settings. So far Claymonde has been used on grocery store ceilings and walls, in restaurants on the exterior and interior, in residential bathrooms and kitchen walls, on fireplace surrounds, and in outdoor kitchens and mosaic designs.
For more information please visit the Fireclay Tile website.
About Fireclay Tile: Founded in 1986 by its Chief Ceramicist, Paul Burns, Fireclay Tile makes the highest quality, most durable and aesthetic hand-made ceramic materials using “old world” methods that are unique, affordable, and “green.” The company is based in San Jose, CA where it manufactures and sells its products including Debris Series Recycled Tile, Vitrail Series Handmade Tile, Claymonde Ceramic Sheets, and Express Series Quickship Tile. Since inception, the company has been at the forefront of innovation in the ceramic industry, and today the company is proud to be sold nationally in over 130 tile and eco-friendly showrooms and be used by some of the most well respected brands including Whole Foods Markets. In addition, all products are LEED compliant and contribute to LEED's construction credits. Fireclay Tile’s up-cycling and manufacturing efforts are also being supported by a grant awarded by the California Department of Conservation. Fireclay Tile aims to be a triple- bottom line company and ensure we take the environment into account in every decision we make and offer all of our employees a fare wage and benefits. To learn more about Fireclay Tile, please visit the company at http://www.fireclaytile.com
.Last week we were fortunate to have Daniel Cronin visit our Factory Showroom and Offices and take some incredible still photography of our products. You can view the entire set of product shots on our Flickr site
We loved all of his shots, and some of our favorites were as follows:
Basic 4x4 Field Tile (Debris Series)
Relief Debris Series Decorative (12x12)
Raised Vitrail Series Decorative (2 4x4s)
Cuerda Seca Tile (6x6)
Set of Field Tile
any many many more here...
About Daniel Cronin: Daniel lives in Portland, OR, but does work throughout the West Coast. His website has great representations of his work, and we think very highly of him.
We are so proud to have been chosen by Flouresco and the City of Concord, CA to help make 24 custom signs for kiosks around the city town. This was a fairly extensive project, and one that had several hurdles, but in the end the final product looks fantastic!
To make the signs we water-jet cut sheets of Claymonde and then hand-painted them using the specific artwork (brought to life by our designer, Laura Oster). We then fired the ceramic sheets in our roller kiln, and out emerged an absolutely beautiful, hand-made ceramic sign that will last the City of Concord forever!
Kellee Black, the project manager from Flouresco, had the following to say about Fireclay Tile: “This has been a very challenging project. I did not have much faith in Fireclay when we started due to all of the delays for various reasons and my frustration in trying to get a hold of you. However once we actually got to move forward, my faith was restored, and enhanced. I cannot speak highly enough of what you have done for this project to help make it happen. It’s funny how we both tried to convince the customer of the very end product they chose. I would definitely recommend and use you for any future projects that we encounter with the same application. That little shop bangs out some awesome product.”
In an effort to better communicate our history, product offering, and product details, we have launched a new video series that we will be adding to constantly. We are really excited for this next step fo rour company, and hope it allows you to learn a bit more about us in your quest for beautiful ceramic products!
Some of our first videos include:
History of Fireclay Tile
Overview of our Debris Series of Recycled Ceramic Tile
Overview of our Claymonde Series: Sheets of Color
Boneyard Showcase
Overview of Saltillo Offering
We look forward to unveiling LOTS more content overtime. If you have suggestions of things you’d like to see, email us and let us know your thoughts!
Thanks!
- The Fireclay Team
To view our second company newsletter, please click here
Key Topics covered were:
- Product Spotlight: Claymonde
- Employee Corner: Paul, Founder and Chief Ceramicist
- California Bottle Bill - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
- Free GreenBuild Passes
- TRIVIA CONTEST!
Fireclay Tile will be showing off its Debris Series and Claymonde at the Dwell on Design show in LA on June 26-28. We are thrilled at the chance to show our sustainable and unique products to such a tremendous and dedicated group of designers and architects. If you are going to be in the area please contact us. We’d love to hear from you.
For a copy of our press release please click here
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