Handpainted Ceramic Tile Workshop - Luoyang China
Hand painted fireplace tile with relief outline and bright glaze
Project Profile

European Fireplace Surround in Relief Tile

A fireplace set developed for European customers in a strong European decorative style

Client Background

The Starting Point

A European interior customer needed a decorated fireplace surround in a style that matched a period room rather than a modern tile catalogue.

Project Challenge

The opening dimensions did not match any stock tile module, and the customer wanted the decoration removable if the property changed hands.

Customer Pain Points

  • Stock tile had to be cut on site, showing raw edges
  • Wet fixed tile could not be removed later
  • Printed decorative tile wore where the surround was cleaned of soot
Hand painted fireplace tile with relief outline and bright glaze
Hand painted fireplace tile with relief outline and bright glaze
Our Solution

What We Changed

  • Panel layout planned from the opening dimensions supplied by the customer
  • Motif drawn in the European decorative style with a raised clay outline
  • Hooks fitted to the back so the set hangs rather than being bedded in
  • Sample fired and approved before the full set was produced

Manufacturing Process

Design drawing, clay line raising, glaze filling colour by colour, high temperature firing, then assembly check of the complete set before packing.

Quality Control

Dimensional check against the opening sizes, glaze coverage check at the edges, and a full set assembly check after firing.

Supply Chain Coordination

Packing was agreed before production, then pieces were protected in foam inside cardboard cartons and shipped by the freight mode chosen for the order: sea, air, door to door or express.

Final Result

What Was Delivered

A fireplace surround made to the opening, installed without wet fixing and cleanable without damaging the decoration.

Customer Benefit

Why It Mattered

The customer keeps a removable decorative asset and can reorder matching pieces from the retained drawing.

Answers

About This Project

Can you share the client name?
Client name withheld at the customer request. We can describe the work, the constraints and the route taken.
Can this project be repeated for us?
Yes. The drawing and glaze recipes from every approved job are retained, so a similar route can be run for your own artwork.
What was the lead time?
Sample delivery is normally 15 days for work of this type, with production time depending on the piece count.
How was the work shipped?
Packed in foam and cardboard boxes, with sea freight, air freight, door to door, DHL or FedEx chosen per order.

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