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TAR 32 EP 10 "Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty!" DEC 2 8PM
RealityFreakWill:
The Amazing Race - Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty (Sneak Peek)
https://www.youtube.com/v/3CS_ODLn-68
Xoruz:
Background information for the tile task.
--- Quote ---This workshop, Khmer Floor Handicraft, along with Taing Heng Sreng in Phnom Penh, are the only operations in the Kingdom that still make what are known as encaustic cement tiles on a continuous, daily basis.
The craft dates back to mid-19th century France, where the semi-automated technique was first developed as a cheaper alternative to marble mosaics or wood parquet for decorative flooring. The tiles are known for their longevity, their mosaic patterns, and for becoming smoother and more beautiful with time. Yet it's a manufacturing tradition that died out more than 40 years ago in the European nation that birthed it, but lives on – for now – in a few of its former colonies, such as Morocco, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/how-cambodian-tile-makers-have-put-local-touch-colonial-craft
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