Semi precious gemstones are desirable for their beauty, valuable in their rarity, and durable enough to be enjoyed for generations. Gemstones are among the most individual of nature's creations. No two are alike. They have been treasured since antiquity and have been worn for adornment for thousands of years. In later ages gemstones were used as symbols of power, to display wealth and status, or to protect the wearer.
Gemstones display an almost limitless variety in their beauty. They are as diverse as brilliant green striated malachite to the sparkling iridescence in Labradorite crystals. Agate patterns are bold and translucent jade is a work of art when backlit. Gemstones inspire our admiration and fascination. They are God's work of art.
We invite your to join us in our celebration of beauty. At Agape Tile you may select from our variety of over 30 semi-precious gemstones to add to your decor.
The choices are virtually unlimited. Lightweight seamless gemstone mesh backed sheeting may be custom-tailored to fit your space. With sheeting you can cover an entire wall or ceiling without a single grout joint. Other backings available are marble, fiberglass, porcelain, glass or honeycomb aluminum. Finished pieces may be ordered as slabs, tabletops, countertops, baseboards, tile accents, borders or as individual tiles or mosaics. Most gemstones are suitable for residential and commercial, interior or exterior floors. All are rated for aquatic installations including swimming pools and spas.
Please review the Projects section of our site to view a few of our gemstone installations. We are known for our custom work. You may customize the size, thickness, pattern, backing, design, profile edge or use a material combination. All materials are handmade by the finest artisans in the business. Custom murals are available using your art, your customer's art, non-copyrighted artwork, an art image presented on our Famous Artists or Artists of the Past pages, commissioned art or a design created for you by Agape Tile's Art Department.
Choose from a variety of techniques. A gemstone embedded resin-based slab or countertop may be backlit. Backlighting is also suitable for glass or fiberglass shelves that are overlayed in semi precious gemstone. Order transparent gem mounted on thick glass and mortar in place for a custom wall that sends rainbow light throughout your room. Customize your backlit vanity top with gems set in resin with your choice of found objects! Decorate your swimming pool or spa with an all-gem waterline or order custom design inserts of semi precious gemstone inlaid into onyx or another stone for insertion into a background of field stone, a cost saving option.
Gemstones, a treasure from the past...make them yours today.
MOSAICS
Mosaics are created using semi precious gem rough that is carefully cut into thin slabs, trimmed to shape, polished and adhered to a mesh backing. You may order standard flat piece gem mosaics in a solid color or combinations of gemstones are also possible to create a check, diagonal, striped or custom pattern. Mosaic pattern shape and size may also vary with the choice of random, brick, triangle, weave, etc. versus square. Gem mosaics are also used to create custom overall coverage flooring with designs or bands of color. No other company offers as many design options.
SEAMLESS SHEETING
Set a new luxury standard...clad an entire wall with Malachite or Lapis Lazuli seamless gemstone sheeting. Be creative and order a freeform design for insertion into a piece of fine furniture. Order a custom headboard. Trim your fireplace in Agate. Create a kitchen backsplash with no grout joints using gemstone sheeting for overall coverage with a band insert of a different color and pattern. Embellish a bathroom or set the mood with a gemstone seamless mural or design, custom-created to compliment your theme and color selection.
Our lightweight gemstone mesh-backed material offers a totally seamless installation with no grout joints of any kind. Sheeting may be used on interior floors (if laminated to marble), exterior and interior walls, tabletops, countertops, doors and ceilings. Insertion into architectural elements, such as columns or furniture is easily accomplished. Sheets interlock to create a seamless installation. Custom borders are available in solid colors or a custom combination design.
GLASS BACKED OR RESIN BASED
Let the light shine through and travel across your room. Semi precious transparent gemstones adhered to a glass base or embedded in an epoxy resin may be backlit. Gem on glass tile sizes are available up to 20x20 inches. We also offer translucent slabs, countertops and tabletops. Some of the materials available for backlighting are: Fluorite, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Blue Lace Agate, Blue Chalcedony, Carnelian, Calcite, Glassy Quartz, Blue Quartz, Red Quartz, White Quartz, Smoky Quartz and Yellow Quartz,
TABLETOPS AND COUNTERTOPS
Semi precious tabletops are available in over 30 choices of gemstone in solid colors in a variety of patterns. You may choose your base material, edge profile and standard or custom size and shape. Custom inlay patterns and artwork are available using your artistic concept or ours. We also offer gemstone tabletops in gemstone embedded in a resin base.
MURALS
Gemstone artwork is one of the most durable of masterpieces. It is a labor of love, as the artwork is time-consuming and labor-intensive. The only limit to complexity is one's pocketbook. The techniques used to create a gemstone mural are inlay or intarsia. The medium used for gemstone intarsia is typically a combination of solid materials in semi precious gemstone, marble, granite or onyx. Glass, metal or seashell may be added for spice.
As stone is a hard material, great patience is needed to create each masterpiece.
Each gemstone mural is highly individual and varies by the artist and the technique used. For inlaid gemstone mural the area to contain the artwork is routed out by hand or tool. For an intarsia technique mural solid stones are handcut into shapes and laminated together. It may take a month to procure the materials that the client or artist desires to use in a gemstone mural. The stone must be of the proper thickness, color hue, etc. After procurement, the gem rough is cut into thin slabs that are ready for color picking. It takes many weeks to create a mural. Gemstone murals are expensive. Should you decide to commission our artist for a custom gem mural, you can expect a high price and a fairly long wait until you receive your finished piece. It is worth the wait.
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