anyone that has the passions he does for his craft, is something id like because you know he put his heart and soul into it.

@zusiarosenthal4674

23 күн бұрын

and thats the differnece between a career and a job

My childhood home had these tiles. I got the best memories laying down on them in the hot summer days!

@lullabyandtales904

18 күн бұрын

Same. 30 something years and the tiles still there.

The corporations that produce the raw products are making record profits - it’s not a “supply chain” problem, it’s greed.

@markb.8460

23 күн бұрын

sounds like monopoly, no competition?

@yahyobekazimov5811

23 күн бұрын

Q is​

@ShawnAR25

22 күн бұрын

Cry me a river

@stickyfox

18 күн бұрын

@@ShawnAR25 we're all drowning in the same river.

@duke605

13 күн бұрын

No no. Don't look at the man behind the curtain. Don't question the economic model. Just consume

The designer tiles look atrocious; the Moroccan ones are just plain beautiful.

@MouuStaa

23 күн бұрын

and guess who sells them for a much higher price and has better publicity and reach lol unfair

@WorldCitizenW

23 күн бұрын

Those colors+ motif are just ugly.

@free_internet_bird

19 күн бұрын

I was sad when I saw the big company selling their tiles and knew that somewhere somebody was trying sell their hard work but this giant was having much higher succes thanks to their aggressive marketing.

@free_internet_bird

19 күн бұрын

In theory, you can approach these artisans if you have the resources and start a business that caters to affluent customers and take your own piece of the pie. The only thing that would have to be done is aggressive marketing and creating an image. It should be possible. After all, one of the core values of the luxury market is limited availability, craftsmanship, challenging production that creates prestige and individuality, and history.

I can understand the value of cement tiles and the artistry behind it, but I swear that lady is probably what Google Images spits out when you search for pretentious...

@WorldCitizenW

23 күн бұрын

Those terecata color abstract motif are ugly

@thekraken1173

9 күн бұрын

Agreed. Moroccan ones like like artpieces. Hers look like it came from Aliexpress.

@chrisfranks3912

2 күн бұрын

Not gonna lie I couldn’t focus on anything she said, all I could think of was driving 3 different cars through each gap of her teeth. Looking like Micheal Strahan out here

If the middle eastern tile makers had better marketing in place aimed at western buyers, they would be millionaires tbh.

@free_internet_bird

19 күн бұрын

Yes, the marketing make or break business sometimes.

@Tummamu

10 күн бұрын

It's more than that. Western companies would never invest in genuine Middle Eastern businesses because the West is colonial and doesn't want non-western businesses any success. See Africa for example and the long history of Western colonies destroying the region. And look at how the West is hellbent to undermine anything china makes. If you really hate this. Just go to the middle east and buy them yourself. You will get your business destroyed by your government.

this episode was so beautiful to watch

@BusinessInsider

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

We call these Baldoza in our country the Philippines, some call these Machuca tiles, very few makes these these days, an almost lost art, hope more people use these timeless materials, my grandpa also used to make these for his home and to sell in his hardware store.

It seems to make sense that these would be more expensive, they are hand maid. (Though I am positive that you can make the same thing using machinery). I just hope the guys who actually make it get the profit rather than some fancy design studio or a supplier claiming all the profits.

@paulg3012

24 күн бұрын

You know Kate make the lion's share.

I just watching these skilled artisans at work, these tiles look amazing.

nice I'm gonna go there and buy all of their rejected and broken tiles and use them for mosaic works. easy money

@richardjerrybest

15 күн бұрын

When are you going?

Thank you for profiling these genuinely talented gentlemen! You hear the love in their voices, see their passion in the eyes & body language, & watch their delicate mannerisms as they work! They are very proud of their skill set & their cultural history! This was a fantastic documentary video!! Thank you so much for creating & sharing this wonderful history!!

@BusinessInsider

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I would be honored to have these in my home.

I think with more modern mold making techniques one could reduce the amount of reject tiles and make it significantly easier to produce them…

It should be relatively easy to automate portions of this process- a machine with nozzles can fill exact amounts, sprinkle cement, press it, etc. There’s no reason they couldn’t be even cheaper than ceramic- especially as they don’t have to be fired. (And yes, I realize that would reduce the handmade aspect of it, but if you wanted to, production could be upped).

Thankyou for this epi,it ws good to know the design process

me, an electrician, watching that tile installer bury an electrical box

@Grumblertron

20 күн бұрын

No mud ring, blank cover already sealed shut with mud on every edge. Horrific.

They're beautiful!

The tiles with design imperfections get destroyed? Why not sell them in mixed sets (every tile different is also an aesthetic some people go for) for reduced price? As I understand it, the most time consuming part (on the worker's side) already went into it at the very beginning, so just letting them dry and selling them, even for lower price, would mean that the work put into it is at least somewhat profitable.

@lullabyandtales904

18 күн бұрын

The company I ordered my tiles sell those reject tiles. The price is lower and really, when put together like mix pattern, no body gonna know its reject.

Its beautiful. I didnt know there are tiles other than ceramic.❤

@user-uz6lg9vn9k

23 күн бұрын

😂

Wow amazing art work!!!👍👏🏻😍💖💖💖 So beautiful 🤩🥰😍

Excellent craft!😀

Thank You ❤

So Pretty and Absolutely Fascinating ! This Art must continue for all Eternity !

The man in Egypt made me so sad. You can see everything in his eyes.

amazing job! in the future my house will definetily include some tiles like this, wow!

Thank you, very interesting, Canada

The pattern on good quality cement tiles last much longer than on ceramic tiles. Although the later can have very sophisticated design, once the enamel layer wear off, so does the thin pained-on pattern just right beneath. It will take much, much longer for cement tile to expose its cement backing.

I love everything about them. What a craft

This is a really neat video 🥹

Beautiful

Wow! I wish I could learn from them.

I was lucky enough to go to a shop that made these in Merida, Mexico. Absolutely amazing!

Working their sooo theraputic 🌿

Wow those are beautiful.

I would love to have these in my home one day!

These tiles are lovely! :D

- I hope the Moroccan tiles can continue to be made for *very* long. I'd love to get them if anyone has any idea how to.

I love this art.

👍 beautiful 💯🙏

Why was this reposted? This was already in one of the marathon episodes several months back.

I would really love to collect those tiles🤤

Cement tiles are expertly crafted. They can never be replicated. But who am I to add more information. I know nothing else about the whole manufacturing process behind all this.

@NamelessONEMail

24 күн бұрын

No... they can make cars mostly automatically and you think simple tiles can't be made? The reason these are not mass factory produced is likely that western demand is too low (if it even exists at all) combined with them likely not being as profitable to make.

Similar to machuca tiles in the Philippines

fierceness. 😻😻😻😻😻 5/5

What do they do with the rejected tiles? Are they used as infill, or can they be recycled into new tiles?

Que suerte que aun se fabrquen.

Personally, as a design-builder in the world of natural and traditional vernacular architecture, I think it is both disingenuous and inaccurate to call these "cement tiles" as much is being confused in the translation. These, when traditionally made, are not OPC industrial materials but the ancient "roman cement" type mixes which of course takes more understanding and craft. This is a sustainable product and not the massively polluting material the modern OPC cements are that fall apart around us all...These traditional tiles are wonderful...!!!

@leolow2057

24 күн бұрын

Most people spend their decades of saving and money just to buy a house. And now you are telling them to use tiles that are maybe 10x more expensive to renovate their house because it is more environmentally friendly or because of artisan value. Nah.

@josenavarro3816

24 күн бұрын

Most people had to save for decades due to a shit economy, not the other way dude, as is we have a shitty president that screwed the economy along with dumbass people that saw fit to let this slide too.

@JayCWhiteCloud

24 күн бұрын

@@leolow2057 First, I'm not telling anyone to do anything...Each person has to make their ethical decisions about how they live. These tiles would not typically be used in architecture, and projects I consult on, …or…they would be made locally by members of the project or related craftspeople. I love “hand made” materials, and do not find them the “most expensive” at all so disagree with what this video is projecting on that aspect as well. I generally think, based on experience and knowledge, there are a number of flaws in this video…but that does not negate that hand made tiles of natural cement or clay are not wonderful…

@Panda_Gibs

24 күн бұрын

Roman cement is not more advanced or environmentally friendly. The Romans left an indelible layer of ash and lead across the world with their economic activity. And any surviving roman cement is just selection bias at its finest.

@lullabyandtales904

18 күн бұрын

I'm using this tiles and my grandparents has this tiles in their home more than 50 years. When it get dull, they will polish it and it's like new tiles again. The bolder the color, it's more expensive. I paid about $26.5 per square meter. Custom color.

المغاربا مبدعين.

morocco is wonderfull

Is there any way to get the contact of Sei in Egypt? Or where is his shop? It’s the second video I see of him in this channel without the contact information.

- How can we buy his tiles? They're really creative.

Thing is, if a sizable market develops for these you can be assured that someone will automate the process in a location closer to the market. Cement tiles are heavy and shipping costs are a sizable portion of the cost to the end user.

Second part is an old video, already seen.

In South India it is called "Athangudi tiles". It is cottage industry in Chettinadu in Tamil Nadu. Chettinadu Mansions got its long lasting beauty from these tiles

Make a documentary on multani blue pottery

LOVE FROM PUNE INDIA🇮🇳 😉😎😊😍🙂🥰

Athangudi tiles from India is similar to this

What is the shop called?

the weirdest thing is, all of used to be affordable product are becoming trendy and when rich people like it, the price increase.

A half new, half old video. I guess that's better than an old video uploaded as new

Haven't watched the video but let me guess, it's handmade

omg silicosis, silicosis everywhere. Someone get these people respirators stat

more and more people are strating to realize that quality that costs money is cheaper in the long run with heavy use ie. walking on it all day

The video was so much better when they were filming the guy in Morocco

morocco🤩

Id definitely like to get them directly from the manufacturer rather than a third party seller.

The vast majority of the production is in manual labor. What is the actual percentage cost of the raw materials and what are their margins in which specific markets? The amount of cement used per tile is quite small, yet large construction projects continue using thousands of tons. More useful detail is required to understand the actual market reality.

This tiles are normal all over the country in morocco but the orginal zalige are hard only morocco do it and the material are moroccan 100% city of fas & some era near agadir city

The designer tiles are so lame compared to the real thing. I grew up in the Mediterranean where these tiles were everywhere. They're bold, not minimalist and pretentious.

🎨💭

The art of making these tiles takes amazing skill, and if the tiles cost 10 times more than "some subway tiles", it's probably because anything of lasting quality and beauty costs more. These men are skilled craftsmen, as shown in the video, and if you want this kind of quality you have to pay for it. They have to pay more now for the products to make the tiles. Why not do a focus piece on the rising cost of cement? The tiles are still cheap at even $3.00 a tile. Average cost of glazed tile is $3 - $15, porcelain $3 - $40 per square foot (*thisoldhouse) so these are actually still a bargain, and will last far longer.

What was the name of that company?

👌👌👌👌

Sécher au soleil n’est pas une bonne solution. Une cure humide de trois semaines à un mois serait préférable. La prise du mortier mortier de ciment lui donne sa résistance qui s’accroît avec le temps de prise même si cette montée en résistance est plus important en début de prise. Mais cette prise s’arrête dès que le mortier est sec, d’où l’importance du temps de cure . La cure peut prendre deux formes essentielles : Humide, par arrosage régulier suffisant ou sèche, en protégeant le mortier avec une paroi étanche . On peut également utiliser des additifs plastifiants qui amélioreront l’étanchéité des mortiers qui permettent aussi de raccourcir la cure par conservation plus longue de l’humidité à l’intérieur du mortier. Sinon, excellente et très intéressante vidéo sur le sujet ! Très complète ( petit manque sur la fabrication des moules et des modèles métalliques de moulage)

Hand made dor your !

I can't find the country's name in which this factory is filmed 😐 why isn't it mentioned in the description?

@WorldCitizenW

23 күн бұрын

In Morocco, artisans either works in Fez or Marrakesh. The endless in Cairo, Egypt. Those are Islamic geometric traditional designs. Every Moroccan city gates has these titles design. Designer Yves St Lauren was inspired by their art and he had a home in Morocco, which now a museum in Marrakesh.

They use so little cement that the price should not be much of an issue.

Come to india i can buy a tile under 10$ or lessthan that . !

Seems like an error-prone process. I'm amazed that they can make so many with few mistakes.

Interesting! I have the Lumix/Leica 8-18. I love it, but should use it more. Funny, I'm pretty sure I can see my condo complex in that wide-angle shot of Vegas looking north @ 04:35. Wonder how often that happens :-)

wait... they scrap the rejected tiles??

It’s because its touched by human hands that makes it worth the cost

I'm sure you posted this a couple of years ago

i just wish my back would stop itching.

директор без зубов показатель

Israel's war on Palestine has also contributed to expenses increasing given the increases in shipping and insurance in the Mid East region. Do not forget this omission.

@ecognitio9605

24 күн бұрын

How lol? Gaza doesn't export anything and Israel doesn't make these tiles or cement in masse.

@ExcerionsForte

24 күн бұрын

@@ecognitio9605 Young padawan, you must learn to read before engaging. GPT can help you, go copy-paste and ask.

@ellenmorse8559

19 күн бұрын

Oh! Shut up!!! 👹

@ExcerionsForte

19 күн бұрын

@@ellenmorse8559 u first

We still have cement tiles in our 60+year home.

@trickolas78

24 күн бұрын

lmao

Every Moroccan city gates are decorated with these tiles, i love the blue or green color way. That so called interior designer 's terracotta version is ugly.

Who's reaching that microwave???

The designer tiles are just plain ugly.

Will be out of business within the next 2-5 years tops. So sad.

Aaannnd the name or business link...? Shame on you BI. really. not that hard.

2024(Gregorian) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

Very nice. If they would just abandon the nightmare totalitarian violent belief of Islum, they might have a real future.😞

4 days in a row of sun?? Is there such a place?

@catatonicbug7522

23 күн бұрын

Lots of them. Most of the SW USA.

@WorldCitizenW

23 күн бұрын

Morocco is on the Sahara

@devinekaren7

23 күн бұрын

@@catatonicbug7522 Ontario doesn't get many days of sunshine. Count ourselves lucky if we get 2 in a row

Dnt they wear masks?and gloves? M sure breathing in that cement is not good and having cement stuck in ur nails and eating after

as a Ukrainian, thank you for calling the war for what it is. It's staggering how the whole is struggling in different ways because of one shitty nation

Sand is stolen like clouds 😂

Just go to Mexico