DiMosaico.com is the US distributor of MDM's smalti & gold leaf tiles
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di MOSAICO--Italian mosaic smalti, gold, and stone tiles, and supplies and tools
Description
di Mosaico is the exclusive US distributor for Mosaici Donà Murano (MDM), Venetian crafter of superior-quality glass smalti and mosaic gold tile.
Smalti is handmade glass colored with mineral oxides, poured into molten slabs, then cooled and hand-cut into tesserae (small tiles). Mosaic artists choose smalti glass mosaic tile for its thickness, durability, and exceptionally luminous colors. The hand-cut surface of MDM smalti reflects light in countless brilliant facets, or it can be ground and polished to a smooth finish.
Smalti was popular during Roman and Byzantine eras, and mosaics made of smalti and stone tesserae decorated the floors and walls of Roman baths and Byzantine churches, basilicas, and mosques. Mosaic artists were skilled in "painting" a mosaic scene with fine gradations of colored glass available at that time. The art of coloring glass into thousands of hues was revived in Murano, Italy, in the nineteenth century.
Languages
English
Contact
- Torkington & Associates, Inc.
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- Coronado CA
- United States 92118
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- 619-435-8057
