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At San Diego House of Tile, our mission is to bring our customers the highest quality hand-painted Talavera Tile and Mexican Tile that is available today.  We value your business and hope to provide your particular project with a vast choice of hand-painted Mexican Talavera and Malibu (cuerda-seca) tiles.  The rich colors of these handmade tiles make them a great choice for many applications.  Talavera tile and Malibu tiles are best viewed when they are joined together and patterns are created.  We have provided you with numerous concept boards and pattern designs for you to see what your Mexican tile choices will look like once installed.  We are here to help you throughout your project and we welcome any questions that you may have regarding your tile installation needs.

Ordering:

• Placing your Talavera Tile order is easy!  Use the order form in this website at any time.  You may also phone or fax your order at any time during our regular business hours.  You may print our fax order form to either fax your order in at any time or you may use it to help you while phoning in your order
• Be sure to read all of our terms and conditions prior to ordering

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Talavera Tile History:

Mexican Talavera tile roots date back to 15^th century Spain.  Many of the designs and patterns can be traced back to Chinese and Philippine origins while even older variations of this art form date back to 8^th century Arab culture.  During the middle ages, craftsmen in Italy began experimenting with glazes and as a result many new colors were developed.  When the Italians introduced the unison of the Arab, Italian, and Asian motif during the 15^th century to Spain the Talavera Ceramic was born.  In turn, following the Spanish colonization of Mexico, the Spaniards introduced the new ceramic and Mexican artisans adopted it.

Talavera Tile Patterns: