silk road
DESCRIPTION
The Silk Road Collection of stone mosaics by New Ravenna is presented in a simplified palette of whites, greys and black. Thassos, Calacatta, Carrara, Bardiglio, and Nero Marquina stones are used enabling clients to easily imagine the nearly endless of color combinations New Ravenna can render in both stone and glass. Each design is made-to-order in the Virginia mosaic studio.TRANSCRIPT
SilkRoad
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C h i n a a n d J a p a n —
e x c h a n g i n g n o t s i m p l y s i l k a n d o t h e r l u x u r i e s b u t p h i l o s o p h i c a l a n d
a r t i s t i c i n f l u e n c e s , t h e v e r y h i g h e s t v i s i o n s o f w h a t a c i v i l i z a t i o n c o u l d
b e . I t i s n o e x a g g e r a t i o n t o s a y t h a t t h e s i l k ro a d l a i d t h e
f o u n d a t i o n s f o r m o d e r n i t y a s w e k n o w i t .
F o r t w o d e c a d e s , N e w R a v e n n a h a s t r a v e l e d t h e s e ro u t e s , e x p l o r i n g o u r
m o s a i c f o re b e a r s i n e a s t a n d w e s t , b l e n d i n g o u r o w n i d e a s o f m o d e r n
t a s t e w i t h b o t h t h e i n d i g e n o u s m a t e r i a l s o f E u r a s i a a n d d e s i g n e l e m e n t s
f ro m m a n y t r a d i t i o n s . I n t h i s y e a r, w e o f f e r S i l k R o a d , a c o l l e c t i o n t h a t
b r i n g s u s h o m e , d i s t i l l i n g o u r o w n p i l g r i m a g e s i n t o s t e p s o n t h e p a t h o f
o u r d e s i g n o d y s s e y.
H e re , o u r S i l k R o a d c o l l e c t i o n i s p re s e n t e d i n a s i m p l i f i e d p a l e t t e w e c a l l
Ta b u l a R a s a , l a t i n f o r “ c l e a n s l a t e . ” T h e s t o n e c o l o r s u t i l i z e d i n t h i s
c o l l e c t i o n a re o n l y T h a s s o s , C a l a c a t t a , C a r r a r a , B a rd i g l i o , a n d N e ro
M a rq u i n a , e n a b l i n g c l i e n t s t o e a s i l y i m a g i n e t h e t h o u s a n d s o f c o l o r
c o m b i n a t i o n s N e w R a v e n n a c a n re n d e r i n b o t h s t o n e a n d g l a s s .
We i n v i t e y o u t o l e t y o u r m i n d ’s e y e w a n d e r a s y o u v i s u a l i z e t h e s e
e n d l e s s p o s s i b i l i t i e s .
Silk Road
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new ravenna mosaics
Jacqueline in Thassos #NRJFJACQUEL
Seine in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJFSEINE
Maharaja 1 in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJFMAHA1 Maharaja 2 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFMAHA2
Connecting Circles in Calacatta and Nero #NRJFCONNCIR
Jacqueline Vine in Thassos #NRJFJACQVIN
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Jacqueline Vine shown in tumbled Thassos
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Katie in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFKATIE Djinn in Calacatta #NRJFDJINN
Pembroke Calacatta, Nero, and Thassos #NRJFPEMBROKE Dervish in Calacatta #NRJFDERV
Tamara in Carrara and Thassos #NRJTAMARAAnisa in Calacatta #NRJFANISA
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new ravenna mosaics
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Waverly in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJFWAVERLY Raj in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJFRAJ
Fiona in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFFIONA
Sophie in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJFSOPHIE
Parker in Calacatta and Bardiglio #NRFPARKER
Chatham 2 in Calacatta #NRJFCHATHAM2
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new ravenna mosaics
Solid Ovals in Calacatta and Nero #NRJFSOLOVLS
Edie 1 Thassos, Carrara, Nero and Bardiglio #NRJFEDIE1 Paisley Vine in jewel glass #NRFGPAISVINE
Suzani in jewel glass #NRFGSUZAN
Kasbah in Thassos, Carrara and Bardiglio #NRFKASBEddies in Nero, Bardiglio, Carrara #NRFEDDIES
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new ravenna mosaics
Tatewaku in Calacatta and Gasgone Blue #NRFTATEW
Oasis in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFOASIS
Nami in Carrara and Bardiglio #NRFNAMI
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new ravenna mosaics
Fairfax 1 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRFFAIRFAX1
Maharaja Stripe 1 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJFMAST1 Chatham 1 Bardiglio and Calacatta #NRJFCHATHAM1
Fairfax 2 in Calacatta and Thassos #NRFFAIRFAX2Danube in Thassos, Calcatta, Bardiglio #NRJFDANUBE
Ganesha in Calacatta #NRJFGANESHA
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Arabella in Carrara and Thassos #NRFARABELLA
Marabel in Thassos and Calacatta #NRFMARABEL
Ursula in Carrara, Calacatta, Bardiglio #NRJFURSULA
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new ravenna mosaics
2” Christopher in Nero Marquina, Carrara, Thassos and Bardiglio #NRBCHRIS2
3” Chatham in Calacatta #NRJBCHATHAM3
3 5/8” Ursula in Calacatta, Thassos and Bardiglio #NRJBURSULA35/8
4” Jacqueline in Thassos #NRJBJACQ4
4 1/4” Katie in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBKATIE41/4
4 3/4” Edie Chain in Bardiglio, Carrara, Thassos and Nero Marquina #NRJBEDIECH43/4
6” Arabella in Carrara and Thassos #NRBARABELLA6
5 7/8” Christopher in Nero Marquina, Carrara, Thassos and Bardiglio #NRBCHRIS57/8
5” Maharaja Stripe in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBMAHSTR5
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2 1/2 “ Fairfax in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBFAIR21/2
3 1/2” Fiona in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJBFIONA31/2
3 3/4” Strap in Thassos, Nero Marquin and Bardiglio #NRJBSTRAP33/4
4 1/2” Edie Flowers in Bardiglio, Thassos, Nero Marquina and Calacatta #NRJBEDIEFL41/2
4 5/8” Tamara in Nero Marquina and Thassos #NRJBTAM45/8
5” Chatham in Carrara and Thassos #NRJBCHATHAM5
5” Parker in Calacatta and Bardiglio #NRBPARKER5
6” Danube in Carrara, Nero Marquina, Bardiglio #NRJBDANUBE6
5 15/16” Fairfax in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBFAIR515/16
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6” Marabel in Thassos and Calacatta #NRBMARAB6
6 1/2” Linking Circles in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBLNKCIR61/2
6 3/4” Maharaja in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBMAHA63/4
7” Djinn in Calacatta #NRJBDJINN7
8” Jacqueline in Thassos #NRJBJACQ8
8 9/16” Pembroke in Calacatta, Thassos and Nero Marquina #NRJBPEMB89/16
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6 1/4” Quilt in Calacatta, Bardiglio and Nero Marquina #NRBQUILT61/4
6 1/2 “ Vincent in Calacatta and Thassos #NRJBVINCE61/2
7 1/8” Seine in Calacatta and Nero Marquina #NRJBSEINE71/8
6 3/4” Maharaja Stripe in Calacatta and Thassos #NRBMAHSTR63/4
8” Waverly in Thassos and Calacatta #NRJBWAVERLY8
10 3/8 “ Windsor in Bardiglio and Calacatta #NRJBWIND103/8
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