This is Mount Etna in Sicily.
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Mount Etna has been erupting for thousands of years and is hands-down the most active volcano on the planet. Over the millennia, vast amounts of basaltic lava have solidified on its flanks.
Made a Mano takes this solidified lava and makes glazed tiles, glazed counters and sinks. Made a Mano also powders it to make a low-fire clay they call Cotto.
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Unfortunately, Made a Mano doesn't yet have a US distributor. But I can dream, can't I?
So I was going through their website and trying to contain myself when I came across this tile:
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That pattern looked strangely familiar. And then it hit me. I'd seen the same pattern on a floor in Pompeii.
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So far as I'm concerned, everything can be traced back to the Romans. Made a Mano gained a lifetime fan with the inclusion of that pattern, let me tell you.
I'm insane for this stuff. Check out these tile patterns.
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Now bear in mind that these things are hand-painted on glazed stone. Just beautiful.
But that's not all. They get involved in floors too. Take that Pyrolave!
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They make counters and sinks too.
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Beautiful, all of it. Check out Made a Mano's website and drool. Now, I just have to find a way to get my hands on their stuff.
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