When Porcelain tiles were first launched, they were produced by just a few companies in Italy and they set pretty exacting standards. The resulting products had the following typical characteristics: The tiles were much more dense and harder-wearing They could be coloured in a much greater variety of shades, opening up design possibilities They had [...]

There is much debate about Porcelain Tiles at the moment and it is a subject that I will no doubt return to again and again in the future but I wanted to give an overview to begin with. Look on any tile-related forum, walk into any tile shop, read the trade press etc. and you [...]