The 15 terrazzo decor pieces that prove the material is here to stay.
My affair with terrazzo began in a tile store in Paris last November. In search of flooring that had the elegance of marble but a little less cold , a large, creamy slab of terrazzo with bright chips in sage, gold, charcoal, and terracotta caught my eye.
From the Italian word for “terrace,” terrazzo is a composite material made with irregular-shaped pieces of marble, quartz, granite, or glass, all combined together with a neutral binder. A sustainable option from the outset, it was created by 16th-century Venetian artisans to repurpose marble pieces leftover from the production of marble slabs.
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