The arrival of this technique in the context of Modernism (Catalan Art Nouveau) endowed these floor tiles more artistic aesthetic: manufacturers counted on the collaboration of designers like Alexandre de Riquer, Josep Puig and Enric Sagnier or Antoni Gaudí who, for instance, designed the pavement we can now see on the sidewalk of Passeig de Gràcia. In fact, this type of tile was designed for the floors of the Casa Batlló but finally they were put in the Casa Milá. The mosaic was designed by Gaudí for the Escofet, 1886 S.A. Company. Gaudí’s original composition is made up of hexagonal pieces, each containing three thirds of three different designs representing marine elements. Gaudí chose a marine theme since the mosaic was meant to be set in Casa Batlló, where the feeling of the sea and the water are omnipresent.
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