Go BackThe Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Exterior wall cladding with hand-painted and hand-glazed tilework – Photographs of mock-ups
01/01/1988Photograph of a full-scale mock-up of painted cardboard squares with the final tile pattern and colors, composing an array of nineteen tiles; one of the final tests on site before starting the tile production process.
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