Liebe Leser,
ja, ich weiß, ich habe diesen Blog schädlich vernachlässigt. An Themen lag es eigentlich nicht. Aber nun ist es hier erstmal vorbei - ich bereite meine Themen nämlich nun im Magazin von MOSÁICO Zementfliesen auf.
Hier ist mein erster Beitrag: https://www.zementfliesen.com/magazin/gaudi-fliesen-designklassiker/
Ich hoffe wir sehen uns dort!
Dear readers,
if you are interested to read in German, you can find my texts about art, history, pattern etc. in the "Magazin" of MOSÁICO Zementfliesen - see above link.
Hope to see you there!
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Tile research in Valencia: part II - the Nolla factory and "palace" in Meliana
After I read about the factory in Meliana, I had to go there of course, to see what is left of it. There is a metro station "Meliana" and from the train I could already see the "castle".
The factory was built in 1860 and began to work from 1864/65.
In this old photo you can see the bottle-shaped kilns. The factory walls still stand today, the belong to Schneider Electrics, who did not let me get onto their premises.
So I walked all around it, until I came to the "palauet Nolla", the palace-showroom, where Miguel Nolla received his most important clients. The building is now in ruins and - of course - fenced off.
On the façade you can see the portrait of the founder, the picture that was also used as title of the exhibition (see post before).
In the museum they also depicted the floor plan with its different mosaics.
Only one window was not completely closed and I could get a glimpse of the floor.
As you might see it was the room on the bottom right of the plan.
The factory was built in 1860 and began to work from 1864/65.
In this old photo you can see the bottle-shaped kilns. The factory walls still stand today, the belong to Schneider Electrics, who did not let me get onto their premises.
On the façade you can see the portrait of the founder, the picture that was also used as title of the exhibition (see post before).
In the museum they also depicted the floor plan with its different mosaics.
Only one window was not completely closed and I could get a glimpse of the floor.
As you might see it was the room on the bottom right of the plan.
Tile Research in Valencia: Part I - Nolla tiles, exhibition in the ceramics museum
This post is about ceramic tiles of the famous Mosaicos Nolla factory. There is an exhibition about those in the "Museo de la Cerámica González Martí", and since there is no catalogue, I have to write about it, while I still remember. The exhibition is open until the 6th of January 2016.
Miguel Nolla Bruget was born 22.5. 1815 in Reus, in a family of textile merchants. In 1835 he moved to Valencia and in 1839 he married Juana Sagrera Guix, a girl of high-class bourgeoisie. At first he worked in the textile industry and even had weaving looms until 1866, even in the already existing tile factory in Meliana.
Together with his father-in-law and two other merchants, he also owned "La Industrial Valenciana", a company that produced glazed tiles and other construction ceramics, like bricks and roof tiles.
The mosaic factory was established in Meliana, a locality north of Valencia, well comunicated by road and train and near the coast close to possible shipping harbours.
Apart from the sale of his products via beautifully illustrated catalogues, he reconstructed a house next to the factory and converted it into a showroom, where he received his most important clients. In September 1871 even the king of Spain, Amadeo I de Saboya, came to visit and awarded the order "Gran Cruz de Isabella La Católica" in recognition for his work and business merits.
it was not clearly stated, whether he ever went to England or had some connection with Minton Hollins, but he was clearly influenced strongly by them. The size of the mosaic pieces was based on the inch system with the basic size being 1,5 '', that is 3,81 cm. Even the size of the bricks he produced to build his factory, had english sizes and were shorter and thicker than the normal valencians.
But in contrast to the tiles of Minton Hollins, Nolla tiles were pressed using dry, pulverized clay. Encaustic tiles had to be pressed twice, first the design with a special stamp and then the whole tile with the other colour. The traditional colours used were: black, brown, dark grey, light grey, beige, orange, red, blue and white. After the death of Miguel Nolla, when the company was managed by his sons "Hijos de Nolla", the colour scheme was greatly amplified.
Miguel Nolla Bruget was born 22.5. 1815 in Reus, in a family of textile merchants. In 1835 he moved to Valencia and in 1839 he married Juana Sagrera Guix, a girl of high-class bourgeoisie. At first he worked in the textile industry and even had weaving looms until 1866, even in the already existing tile factory in Meliana.Together with his father-in-law and two other merchants, he also owned "La Industrial Valenciana", a company that produced glazed tiles and other construction ceramics, like bricks and roof tiles.
The mosaic factory was established in Meliana, a locality north of Valencia, well comunicated by road and train and near the coast close to possible shipping harbours.
Apart from the sale of his products via beautifully illustrated catalogues, he reconstructed a house next to the factory and converted it into a showroom, where he received his most important clients. In September 1871 even the king of Spain, Amadeo I de Saboya, came to visit and awarded the order "Gran Cruz de Isabella La Católica" in recognition for his work and business merits.it was not clearly stated, whether he ever went to England or had some connection with Minton Hollins, but he was clearly influenced strongly by them. The size of the mosaic pieces was based on the inch system with the basic size being 1,5 '', that is 3,81 cm. Even the size of the bricks he produced to build his factory, had english sizes and were shorter and thicker than the normal valencians.
But in contrast to the tiles of Minton Hollins, Nolla tiles were pressed using dry, pulverized clay. Encaustic tiles had to be pressed twice, first the design with a special stamp and then the whole tile with the other colour. The traditional colours used were: black, brown, dark grey, light grey, beige, orange, red, blue and white. After the death of Miguel Nolla, when the company was managed by his sons "Hijos de Nolla", the colour scheme was greatly amplified.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Time for a new post - with a "new" tile!
Half a year since I have written anything here? unbelievable!
But today I want to show you a recent find from Antequera:
In the ruins of an old house I found a tile, which was very dirty, but on the back I could decipher …LONA.
I took it home and after a lot of scrubbing appeared this:
Ist es wirklich schon ein halbes Jahr her, dass ich hier etwas geschrieben habe? Unglaublich!
Aber heute möchte ich euch einen Fund aus Antequera zeigen, den ich kürzlich entdeckt habe:
In der Ruine eines alten Hauses fand ich eine sehr schmutzige Fliese, aber auf der Rückseite konnte ich …LONA entziffern.
Also nahm ich sie mit nach Hause, und nach viel Schrubben kam dies zum Vorschein:
¿Medio año que no he escrito algo por aquí? Increíble!
Pero hoy quiero mostraros un hallazgo de hace unos días en Antequera:
En la ruina de una casa antigua he encontrado una loseta muy sucia, pero por detrás se podía ver …LONA. Por eso me la he llevado y despues de mucho esfuerzo fregandola aparecía este:
And the seal on the backside resolved itsself to ESCOFET TEJERA Y CA. BARCELONA
Und der Firmenstempel auf der Rückseite stellte sich als ESCOFET TEJERA Y CA. BARCELONA heraus.
Y el sello de la fábrica en el reverso resultaba en ESCOFET TEJERA Y CA. BARCELONA
So the tile has been manufactured between 1896 and 1903 - and most likely in Sevilla!
Das heißt, dass diese Fliese zwischen 1896 und 1903 hergestellt wurde und zwar wahrscheinlich in Sevilla!
¡Significa, que la baldosa fue fabricado entre 1896 y 1903 y muy probablemente en Sevilla!
But today I want to show you a recent find from Antequera:
In the ruins of an old house I found a tile, which was very dirty, but on the back I could decipher …LONA.
I took it home and after a lot of scrubbing appeared this:
Ist es wirklich schon ein halbes Jahr her, dass ich hier etwas geschrieben habe? Unglaublich!
Aber heute möchte ich euch einen Fund aus Antequera zeigen, den ich kürzlich entdeckt habe:
In der Ruine eines alten Hauses fand ich eine sehr schmutzige Fliese, aber auf der Rückseite konnte ich …LONA entziffern.
Also nahm ich sie mit nach Hause, und nach viel Schrubben kam dies zum Vorschein:
¿Medio año que no he escrito algo por aquí? Increíble!
Pero hoy quiero mostraros un hallazgo de hace unos días en Antequera:
En la ruina de una casa antigua he encontrado una loseta muy sucia, pero por detrás se podía ver …LONA. Por eso me la he llevado y despues de mucho esfuerzo fregandola aparecía este:
And the seal on the backside resolved itsself to ESCOFET TEJERA Y CA. BARCELONA
Und der Firmenstempel auf der Rückseite stellte sich als ESCOFET TEJERA Y CA. BARCELONA heraus.
Y el sello de la fábrica en el reverso resultaba en ESCOFET TEJERA Y CA. BARCELONA
So the tile has been manufactured between 1896 and 1903 - and most likely in Sevilla!
Das heißt, dass diese Fliese zwischen 1896 und 1903 hergestellt wurde und zwar wahrscheinlich in Sevilla!
¡Significa, que la baldosa fue fabricado entre 1896 y 1903 y muy probablemente en Sevilla!
Monday, September 15, 2014
repaired…. digitally
A friend has brought me a really big and heavy gift from Sevilla:
Eine Freundin hat mir aus Sevilla ein wirklich großes und schweres Geschenk mitgebracht:
Una amiga me ha traido de Sevilla un gran y pesado regalo:
Unfortunately she didn't find a complete tile… so I tried to "repair" it digitally. I scanned the bigger parts and put them together.
Leider hat sie keine ganze Fliese gefunden … also habe ich versucht, sie digital zu "reparieren". Ich habe die größeren Stücke eingescannt und dann zusammengesetzt.
Lamentablemente no encontré una baldosa completa … entonces he probado a "repaprarla" digitalemente. He escaneado los trozos más grandes y los he juntado.
It is not perfect, but you can see how beautiful this pattern was. More so as a whole floor!
Es ist nicht perfekt, aber man kann erkennen, wie schön dieses Muster war, besonders, wenn man den ganzen Fußboden sieht!
No está perfecto, pero se puede imaginar como bonito estaba este patrón. ¡Y más cuando se ve todo el suelo!
Eine Freundin hat mir aus Sevilla ein wirklich großes und schweres Geschenk mitgebracht:
Una amiga me ha traido de Sevilla un gran y pesado regalo:
Unfortunately she didn't find a complete tile… so I tried to "repair" it digitally. I scanned the bigger parts and put them together.
Leider hat sie keine ganze Fliese gefunden … also habe ich versucht, sie digital zu "reparieren". Ich habe die größeren Stücke eingescannt und dann zusammengesetzt.
Lamentablemente no encontré una baldosa completa … entonces he probado a "repaprarla" digitalemente. He escaneado los trozos más grandes y los he juntado.
It is not perfect, but you can see how beautiful this pattern was. More so as a whole floor!
Es ist nicht perfekt, aber man kann erkennen, wie schön dieses Muster war, besonders, wenn man den ganzen Fußboden sieht!
No está perfecto, pero se puede imaginar como bonito estaba este patrón. ¡Y más cuando se ve todo el suelo!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
On the flea-market
Saturday in Fuengirola was the first time I saw old cement tiles for sale on the flea-market.
Am Samstag in Fuengirola habe ich zum ersten mal Zementfliesen auf dem Flohmarkt angeboten gesehen.
El sábado en Fuegirola fue la primera vez que visto baldosas hidráulicas a la venta en un rastrillo.
The seller said, there were all from Málaga capital, but didn't have a fabric´s stamp.
Der Verkäufer sagte, sie seien alle aus der Stadt Málaga; leider hatten sie keine Fabrikmarke.
El vendedor decía que son de Málaga capital; por desgracia no llevaban un sello de fábrica.
Am Samstag in Fuengirola habe ich zum ersten mal Zementfliesen auf dem Flohmarkt angeboten gesehen.
El sábado en Fuegirola fue la primera vez que visto baldosas hidráulicas a la venta en un rastrillo.
The seller said, there were all from Málaga capital, but didn't have a fabric´s stamp.
Der Verkäufer sagte, sie seien alle aus der Stadt Málaga; leider hatten sie keine Fabrikmarke.
El vendedor decía que son de Málaga capital; por desgracia no llevaban un sello de fábrica.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Floors ,floors… (part I)
A while ago I was invited to see a very special floor in Sevilla. If you think (like I did): what can be so different, I think I have seen all sorts of tiles and patterns - YOU ARE WRONG!
Vor einiger Zeit war ich eingeladen in Sevilla einen ganz besonderen Fußboden anzuschauen. Wenn ihr jetzt (genauso wie ich) denkt: Was kann schon so besonders sein, kennen wir nicht schon alle Arten von Fliesen und Mustern - FALSCH GEDACHT!
Hace algún tiempo estuve invitado a ver un suelo excepcional en Sevilla. Si piensas ahora (como yo): Que puede estar tan espectacular de un suelo, no hemos visto todas posibles losetas y dibujos - ¡HABEÍS EQUIVOCADO!
Vor einiger Zeit war ich eingeladen in Sevilla einen ganz besonderen Fußboden anzuschauen. Wenn ihr jetzt (genauso wie ich) denkt: Was kann schon so besonders sein, kennen wir nicht schon alle Arten von Fliesen und Mustern - FALSCH GEDACHT!
Hace algún tiempo estuve invitado a ver un suelo excepcional en Sevilla. Si piensas ahora (como yo): Que puede estar tan espectacular de un suelo, no hemos visto todas posibles losetas y dibujos - ¡HABEÍS EQUIVOCADO!
and from close-up:
und jetzt von nahem:
y ahora de cerca:
and again in different colours:
und nochmal in anderen Farben:
y otra vez en otros colores:
It is in the Sevilla futball club of San Bernardo
Er befindet sich im Sevilla Fußball club von San Bernardo
Se encuentra el la peña sevillista de San Bernardo
y muchas gracias a Cándido, que me lo enseñó!
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