Shop our stellar Nova tile CementNamed for the brightest objects in our Universe, Nova has a playful 8-pointed starburst design at the center of each tile. Use this celestial piece as an accent in between solid-colored tiles, or commit to the cosmic look. Nova Cements are perfect for bathrooms, showers, and flooring applications. They're also an ideal tile for kitchen floors, powder rooms, outdoor patios and as a kitchen backsplash. They are timeless, durable, and endlessly variable.Where our Cement comes from.The French and Catalans were the first to use the technique in the 1850's both in France and in Barcelona. The complex patterns used in the tiles are due to an interest in ancient cultures, most notably Moorish and Moroccan art. As a result, the tiles spread throughout Europe as a high quality flooring material and then onto former European colonies in Latin America, North Africa, and Vietnam.How Zia Tile manufactures our tile.We make Cements like our Nova pattern by hand, one at a time, using mineral pigments, cement, a mold, and a hydraulic press. Our Nova tiles are unique and one of a kind, as each tile will be subtly different from the next. The individual patterns are made by applying separate pigments, one by one, in a handmade copper mold. The process is incredibly delicate, requiring skilled artisans with years of experience.Why we love CementOur Nova Cement tiles are not fired in a kiln because there is no glaze layer on the surface of the tile. Instead, each tile has a pigment layer that is 2-3 millimeters thick, resulting in a tile that is incredibly durable, lasting well over a century.Shop from over 200 patterns, ships and sizes. Prefer our marvelously matte solid colors? We carry 64 standard color ways, from deep jewel-tones to monochromatic black and white.
