Antiquity
Tile, founded in 1990 and located in rural Maine, on a farm old enough
to be on the National Historic Register, artists work day in day out
much like a village pottery of yesteryear.
We are an olde world cottage
industry. Many of our clay artisans and trained professionals are local
people with daily concerns not only for their creations and finished
artwork, but about family and how they live, the community and environment
and their place in it.
Because
of these roots, Antiquity Tile has and continues to produce art tile
and architectural pieces that are a welcome “green”.
Our clay bodies and art glazes are made in the USA. Our relationships
with these businesses strengthen the bonds of fair trade, fair labor
and a clean environment.
Clay and glaze scraps are reconstituted
and recycled back to useable clay and glaze for more tiles. Our fuel
for our wood kilns comes from recycled scrap wood from many
furniture shops through out Maine. Before, this scrap wood was going
to landfills. Wherever possible, we buy recycled products. These
types of relationships are good for all of us.
As we take from our environment, we like to give back a product
that is pleasing to the eye, and made so with a constant effort to
make things green.
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