Chrysler Building
You've probably heard of the Hatfields and the McCoys, but let me tell you the tale of Van Alen and Severance. In the world of great rivalries, you automatically think of sports legends, race car drivers, and military men, but Van Alen and Severance spent their time at a drafting desk? What's more, they were friends and partners for years. But after a less-than-amicable split, they both got the opportunity of a lifetime. It was 1929 and it was the race to the top. A contest to see who could build the tallest building in the world. Severance had the title in the bag and was claiming victory with his 927-foot-tall Bank of Manhattan Building. That was before Van Alen raised the spire that had been secretly constructed inside the Chrysler building and achieved a staggering height of 1,046 feet. Regardless of who won and who lost, both men defined the skyline of Manhattan forever.
You've probably heard of the Hatfields and the McCoys, but let me tell you the tale of Van Alen and Severance. In the world of great rivalries, you automatically think of sports legends, race car drivers, and military men, but Van Alen and Severance spent their time at a drafting desk? What's more, they were friends and partners for years. But after a less-than-amicable split, they both got the opportunity of a lifetime. It was 1929 and it was the race to the top. A contest to see who could build the tallest building in the world. Severance had the title in the bag and was claiming victory with his 927-foot-tall Bank of Manhattan Building. That was before Van Alen raised the spire that had been secretly constructed inside the Chrysler building and achieved a staggering height of 1,046 feet. Regardless of who won and who lost, both men defined the skyline of Manhattan forever.
You've probably heard of the Hatfields and the McCoys, but let me tell you the tale of Van Alen and Severance. In the world of great rivalries, you automatically think of sports legends, race car drivers, and military men, but Van Alen and Severance spent their time at a drafting desk? What's more, they were friends and partners for years. But after a less-than-amicable split, they both got the opportunity of a lifetime. It was 1929 and it was the race to the top. A contest to see who could build the tallest building in the world. Severance had the title in the bag and was claiming victory with his 927-foot-tall Bank of Manhattan Building. That was before Van Alen raised the spire that had been secretly constructed inside the Chrysler building and achieved a staggering height of 1,046 feet. Regardless of who won and who lost, both men defined the skyline of Manhattan forever.
All of our tiles are handmade in Texas. We use the cuenca, or arista, technique, in which the glaze colors are prevented from mingling in the firing process by raised borders molded into the clay
Because we individually press and glaze every tile there is a slight variation which lends to their handmade beauty. The size and weight of each of our tiles hearkens back to the days of true craftsmanship.