I was recently in Istanbul, Turkey and was obviously enamored by the beautiful Iznik tiles all over the Great Palace and the Blue Mosque. "These tiles were... very suitable for mosques and other buildings because of their ability to absorb sound waves, creating an acoustic effect. The quartz mineral and network of pores help in heat insulation and air exchange...
I've been going through some of our "rare room" items from our Vault. Mottahedeh has been in business for a long time, and our origins are in reproduction porcelain. Most of our patterns are inspired by or precisely replicate antique patterns, shapes, and motifs. In our vault we keep antiques and the first of products we've produced. In going through...
Afternoon tea is a lovely invention of the English, but the tea and china coming from the Orient fueled it. Did you know that teacups and saucers were originally used a little differently than how we use them today? Every wonder why antique saucers are deeper than the saucers you're used to? Check out our twitter page to get a...
