FancyHaus was inspired and continues to be inspired by his hometown, Barcelona. Have you heard about his tiles? We tell you his story!
Barcelona tiles, technically known as ".flower panot"are a 20 x 20 centimeter piece of concrete made of cement, sand and water.
There is much controversy about the author of the tile, as it is usually attributed to Josep Puig i Cadafalch, the architect who designed the Amatller house, a modernist building in Barcelona. It is true that Mr. Puig i Cadafalch made a tile with the almond blossom in front of the house, which has a great similarity with the flower panot, but it is not exactly the same image nor the same material.
It all started at the beginning of the 20th century when Barcelona was known as "Can Fanga"-"House of mud" in Catalan- because of the amount of mud that accumulated on the sidewalks. As a result of these facts, the Eixample Commission approved to homogenize the sidewalks using hydraulic cement, which could be designed on it.
The City Council held a tender to manufacture 10,000 square meters of tiles, which Casa Escofet, a Catalan company specializing in the design and industrialization of urban elements, won, and was commissioned to pave the streets of Barcelona with the panot design.
Although we can currently see more than 15 types tile, the symbol of the city of Barcelona is the "flower panot"a flower with four petals.
Their designs are so attractive that they have inspired us to create our own designs. vinyl carpets FancyHaus. What do you think of them?
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