Terracotta Floor Tiles: Recessed Patterns

A handmade terracotta floor tile. The tiles are square or hexagonal, over two centimeters thick, with slight variations in size and color for each piece, ranging from orange-red to dark brown. The surface has been worn down by years of foot traffic, creating uneven depressions and a sheen, with the area near the doorway being the most polished. The grout lines are wide and filled with mortar of the same color as the tiles.
Avoid: Using machine-made uniform tiles, making the surface smooth and flat, using narrow and neat fine joints, making all tiles the same color.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片手工赤陶地磚。磚是方形或六角形的,厚度超過兩公分,每一塊的尺寸與顏色都略有差異,從橘紅到深褐;表面因為長年行走而被磨出不平整的凹陷與光澤,靠近門口的部分磨得最亮。磚縫寬而且填著與磚同色的灰泥。避免:使用機製的均勻磁磚、把表面做成光滑平整、使用窄而整齊的細縫、讓所有磚的顏色一致。