{"id":25771,"date":"2018-07-18T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxurysafes.me\/blog\/?p=25771"},"modified":"2018-07-18T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:55:35","slug":"luxury-furniture-scenes-art-hand-painted-tiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxurysafes.me\/blog\/uncategorized\/luxury-furniture-scenes-art-hand-painted-tiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Furniture Behind The Scenes: The Art Of Hand Painted Tiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being one of the most representative art forms of the Portuguese culture, the renowned\u00a0hand painted\u00a0tiles<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reflect a tradition with hundreds of years.<\/p>\n

Portugal, the country of whimsical beaches, Porto\u00a0wine, seafood, and also\u00a0azulejos<\/strong>. Even people who\u00a0aren\u2019t familiar with the term, they visually recall the\u00a0ceramic tiles<\/strong>\u00a0painted in blue artistic patterns, repeated\u00a0in many historical buildings or as rich accent elements such as\u00a0house numbers. Profoundly linked to\u00a0architectural<\/strong>\u00a0use, it is\u00a0usually applied as wall covering decoration, layering large surface\u00a0areas on both the inside and outside of buildings.<\/p>\n

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Being one of the most representative art forms of the Portuguese\u00a0culture, the\u00a0hand-painted\u00a0tiles<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reflect a tradition with hundreds\u00a0of years, and it often portrays scenes from our history or its\u00a0fabulous sights.\u00a0Azulejo<\/strong>\u00a0is a clay or ceramic plate piece, generally\u00a0with a square shape decorated with glazed colorful designs,\u00a0and the majority of\u00a0tiles<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0shows Moorish designs which have\u00a0curvilinear, lacelike and looping designs, or even have geometric\u00a0or floral motifs.<\/p>\n

You might also like:\u00a0Everything You Need To Know About Filigree Jewelry Case by Boca do Lobo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A very ornate yet refined element which inspired the\u00a0Heritage\u00a0series from Boca do Lobo<\/strong>, a collection that displays different\u00a0layers, each one illustrating a different story. Among the remaining\u00a0Portuguese artists of\u00a0azulejo<\/strong>\u00a0and a member of our team is Mr. Ara\u00fajo, a brilliant mind who is always looking to create antique\u00a0things and historic panels yet in a forward-thinking way. An artist\u00a0who loves to draw and to paint since he was a little boy.<\/p>\n

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Laying the chequered patterns is a slow and complex and therefore expensive practice, a factor which gradually and sadly led to the\u00a0disappearance of the art. \u201cThe master at the company I worked for\u00a0believed in a very important thing: continuation, to guarantee the transition of knowledge from generation to generation\u201d. At the time,\u00a0the colleagues of Mr. Ara\u00fajo were 60 years old and the manager was\u00a0worried enough to bring in young people.<\/p>\n

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THE ART BEHIND THE PROCESS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The process is very meticulous. A\u00a0tile<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is chosen to see if it is cracked,\u00a0the good ones have a hollow sound when hit against each other.\u00a0 The drawing is on a parchment paper that is drawn with a graffiti pen and stamped with a coal pencil in the\u00a0tile<\/strong><\/em>. The\u00a0paintwork<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0done with water-based paint, a powder that is mixed with water to work the density.<\/p>\n

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To have the paint in the exact thickness requires\u00a0knowledge: not too watery and not too strong. If it is too thick, the\u00a0brush starts dragging, if it is too watery, it will be difficult to achieve\u00a0the expected tone. The outline is made from the contour brush, and\u00a0artists keep brushing, avoiding it gets laid on the bottom. After it, the background is painted with a swath brush to highlight the piece,\u00a0then the dark shades for the highlights and more watery paint for\u00a0the shades until the frame is completed. The\u00a0azulejo<\/strong>\u00a0goes to the oven and the rest of the coal disappears. It is done.<\/p>\n

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Heritage Sideboard<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Hand-painted\u00a0tiles<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0have gained a privileged place in architecture throughout the centuries. Portugal has adopted them like no other country has and in order to honor the Portuguese\u00a0hand-painted tiles<\/strong>, Boca do Lobo created Heritage\u00a0Sideboard<\/strong>. This piece presents a different number of layers, where each one tells a different story.<\/p>\n

Heritage Cabinets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Heritage is an elegant\u00a0luxury furniture piece<\/strong>\u00a0to compliment the decoration of any interior setting. A highly coveted ensemble of\u00a0hand-painted\u00a0tiles<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0like those of an expertly curated art collection brings together master artisans and craftsmen for Boca do Lobo\u2019s Heritage. In its interior, there is one door and four drawers, fully lined with\u00a0gold leaf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Heritage Dining Table<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The\u00a0Heritage Dining Table, much like its sibling Heritage Sideboard and Cabinet, is a highly sophisticated piece inspired by Portuguese history through the use of traditional\u00a0hand-painted azulejo tiles<\/strong>. Its noble design features bold lines, with alternating\u00a0polished brass<\/strong>, beveled mirror and azulejo strips and a tempered glass top, which reflect your dining room\u2019s finest elements, yet adding a touch of warmth and finesse.<\/p>\n

See also:\u00a0Secrets From Portugal: The Special Edition Of CovetED Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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