West Dean College Gardens Visitor’s Center: Hand-made, painted and glazed tile

01/01/1996
Mock-up

Three handmade tile mockups of different materials and proportions, all testing the flower design of a single tile to be embedded in the entrance to the dining hall wall. The first mockup is made of a thick plastiline paste with the flower design partially engraved; the second one is made of white porcelain with the complete design engraved; and the third one, is a finished, glazed and fired tile mockup of a more developed flower design in green and yellow.

Created by:
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA
Medium:
Array
Size:
11"x14", 11 3/4"x11 3/4", 9"x12"
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