Me and the Great River
A story by William Bertoia”
“I first came to know the Tagliamento River as a child. In the summer, my mother would take me there by bicycle early in the morning, so we could breathe the cool, crisp air before the sun warmed the vast stretches of riverbed. The awakening of nature—from the blooming flowers to the scurrying animals and the flight of birds—was, and still is, a truly unique spectacle.”
During those long walks along the barene—the small islands that edge the braided currents of the river—William Bertoia, founder of Friul Mosaic, learned from his mother how to play simple skill games using the river’s pebbles. Or rather, pebbles from the Great River, as he called it.
The immense gravel bed of the Tagliamento has, over the centuries, been a vital resource for building rural homes, roads, bridges, fortifications, and castles throughout the Friuli region. Even today, its highly siliceous and remarkably durable gravel and sand are used in construction.
And so, from those early compositions made with small stones on the sand, and later with the little mosaic cubes found in two old sacks in a cellar, a passion for mosaics was born. “A craft and art that had belonged to my grandfather Pietro,” William recalls, “a mosaicist and terrazzo worker during the Austro-Hungarian Empire—those sacks were the only inheritance he left me.”
His deeper knowledge of stone and mastery of mosaic technique came later, through rigorous training at the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo. This school, a true center of excellence in the field, was founded in 1922 and has, in nearly a century, trained thousands of artisans who have carried the Italian mosaic tradition across Europe.
“The first lessons,” William remembers, “involved going down to the river with our teacher to select the most compact stones—the ones that could be cut with the martellina, the mosaicist’s key tool.” Compact dolomites, volcanic silicas, and colorful sandstones are still there today, waiting for a skilled eye and a steady hand to collect them, shape them, and transform them into noble compositions that decorate surfaces and spaces.
Once brought to the workshop, the raw materials are sliced into thick slabs, then cut into small cubes or tiles using the classic double-headed hammer, forged from special steel and shaped like a lowered arch.
William Bertoia’s bond with the Tagliamento has always been deep and complete.
TRAME the new mosaic proposal by Friul Mosaic
From the now consolidated collaboration between FRIUL MOSAIC and gumdesign comes a new and fresh composition: TRAME.
FRIUL MOSAIC continues its artisanal journey inspired by the world of weaving by presenting a project by Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi, included in the CONTEMPORANEO catalogue.
“The Tuscan design studio, first with the PAESAGGIO collection and the LA CASA DI PIETRA project, and today with TRAME, manages to capture the essence of our passion, of the art of mosaic and of the value of our workmanship” says Nicola Avoledo of Friul Mosaic
Intertwined like the threads that make up a carpet, the mosaic tiles dance gently forming a creative and elegant novelty in mosaic art. Gumdesign has brought this personal rhythmic interpretation of the texture, alternating bundles of small 5mm mosaic tiles with larger marble parts.
TRAME expresses the philosophy of FRIUL MOSAIC according to which the craftsman must not entrench himself in tradition but must always be curious, constantly innovate in search of architectural and furnishing solutions created with precision and rigor but also creativity and curiosity.
“It is important to convey the versatility of our work, we like to range from artistic mosaic with reproduction even on a large scale of personalized works or drawings, to geometries, joints, minimal and modern motifs. Combinations of styles and techniques” concludes Nicola Avoledo.
Inside the FRIUL MOSAIC laboratory, the mosaic artisans cut the tiles by hand still using the hammer, and thus create shapes and mosaics destined to last over time.
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Friul Mosaic and the largest Marian Sanctuary in the world
Two thousand square meters of surface to be covered. 1,600 hours for the design and sectioning of the sheets. 280 hours for the design. 12 thousand hours for the processing. 14 thousand sheets of mosaic made. These are the incredible numbers achieved by Friul Mosaic for the creation of a grandiose work. The company was in fact chosen to create the mosaics of the large dome of the Santuario Nacional Nossa Senhora de Conceiçao Aparecida in São Paulo, Brazil.
With over 18 thousand square meters of covered surface, the one in Aparecida is the largest Marian sanctuary in the world and can hold up to 70 thousand faithful. The sanctuary, the annual seat of the Synod of Brazilian Bishops, represents the meeting point for all the churches of South America and has already enjoyed three papal visits.
Friul Mosaic’s intervention involved the dome covered with enamel and gold mosaics (strictly Italian, supplied by the Orsoni company of Venice) that interpret the works of the Brazilian artist Claudio Pastro. The Aparecida mosaic has continuously involved 8 people including mosaicists, designers and installers since 2012.
“The Brazilian acquisition is the result of application, determination and great commitment on our part to maintain constant, on a large scale, the standards of excellence that distinguish us,” said Barbara Bertoia, CEO of the company. “The sanctuary of Aparecida,” she added, “represents an important icon for all of Catholic South America and, thanks to us, will bring the Made in Italy brand to its dome.”
Contemporary Mosaics for a Dream Residence in the Balearics
In Mallorca, architects Nespoli and Novara chose Friul Mosaic’s mosaic creations to cover the interiors and exteriors of a villa immersed in nature
Emerging in an environment dominated by the splendor of nature was not easy. Thanks to the refined contemporary mosaics by Friul Mosaic chosen to cover interior and exterior spaces, architects Nespoli and Novara succeeded in the feat by eliminating the boundaries between inside and outside.
The heart of this adventure is a villa located on a hill in the hinterland of Mallorca, with the Mediterranean on the horizon and greenery all around. In this earthly paradise, the Seregno (MB) studio created a luxurious summer residence literally open to the surrounding landscape, with a large and elegant patio that, with its small and refined swimming pool, ideally acts as a point of contact with the surrounding nature and the sea just a little further away. The residence is dominated by neutral colors, perfectly integrated with the color palette of the region, while the leitmotif of the design choice is represented by the coexistence and dialogue between classic and contemporary.
A perfect example of this meeting of shades and styles, of ancient wisdom and timeless taste are the contemporary mosaics chosen to cover the surfaces of the entire villa, both in the open and closed spaces, which are thus ideally connected. All designed by Friul Mosaic, excellence in the production of strictly artisanal mosaics, the coverings chosen by the Lombard designers range from some of the most fascinating lines of the artisans of San Martino al Tagliamento (PN).
Hexagons, a perfect balance between classic and modern
One of the proposals from the Contemporaneo collection of the Friulian company was used to cover the interior of the small but refined swimming pool. This is the Esagoni line, chosen in the Nero Marquina and Carrara variants and perfect, like the other compositions in the collection, in reproposing the essential forms of classic and contemporary taste with textures marked by clear chromatic transitions.
Tessere, for contemporary mosaics that become fabrics
Entering the villa, the living area has instead been covered with the compositions of the Traccia line. Here, chosen in the Bianco Thassos, Carrara and Nero Marquina variants, these mosaics belong to the Tessere collection created by the designer and architect Luisa Bocchietto. Certainly not by chance, the name of this collection is intended to recall both the sense of making, namely weaving, and the final product, made up of the tiles of a new mosaic.
The result of an in-depth study of fabrics and weaves in their construction and formal composition, Tessere represents the synthesis between mosaic art and ancient textile art, a union that gives rise to a collection of surfaces that are handcrafted from every point of view. In fact, it is a collection inspired by the world of historic fabrics from the Biella-based company Piacenza1733, a leader in the processing of top-quality yarns from whose archive the 7 patterns that characterize the mosaic decorations were taken.
Rete, overlapping mesh geometries
Going out again into the outdoor spaces of the Majorcan villa, we encounter other surfaces covered with Friul Mosaic creations. This is the case of Rete, a line from the Contemporaneo catalogue that comes to life from the meeting of geometries, giving rise to a network of overlapping meshes. Chosen in the Bianco Thassos, Carrara and Nero Marquina variants, these coverings decorate the terraces of the villa in the east wing intended for guests.
The fabulous house designed by Nespoli and Novara is one of the cases in which Friul Mosaic’s ability to combine tradition and innovation has found its maximum expression. An example of the evolution of mosaic art, the Friulian company relies on its work rigorously carried out by hand using the traditional hammer by expert craftsmen from the prestigious School of Mosaicists in Spilimbergo (PN), a world-famous training center.
Friul Mosaic, a tradition of artisan excellence
Founded in 1987 by Master mosaicist William Bertoia, Friul Mosaic is now active in both the residential and hospitality sectors, collaborating with numerous architectural studios, interior designers and designers around the world, as well as with important international fashion brands, who have brought the beauty of these contemporary mosaics into their boutiques.
There is also no shortage of forays into the field of religious architecture, as demonstrated by the important work on the mosaic covering of the great basilica of Aparecida, in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, which lasted two years and was completed in October 2015. Other collaborations include several Dolce&Gabbana stores around the world, as well as work on exclusive hotels in Italy and abroad, including the Cipriani in Milan, the historic Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, and the extremely elegant Hotel Bulgari in Rome, which opened in 2023.
William Bertoia: The Tradition of Artistic Mosaic at the Service of Innovation
Friul Mosaic is a family-run artisan company of artistic mosaics, founded by William Bertoia in 1987, which draws on an important tradition, but with an eye on contemporaneity: starting from the design, for which innovative motifs and original compositions are sought, each mosaic is made by hand, tile after tile, respecting the traditional techniques of classic mosaic. Wall mosaic decorations, floor coverings, artistic and architectural solutions are all made strictly to measure, with mastery, rigor and sartorial precision, without forgetting creativity and innovation. In addition to the classic motifs, original and modern textures are proposed, inspired by nature, works of art and myth, but also by modern mosaic as an element of interior design. In 2020, William Bertoia obtained the title MAM – Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere, recognized by the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte.
What was your path and how did you start this job? My path as a mosaicist began when I was a child, with the discovery of a bag of marble tiles belonging to my grandfather, a mosaic terracer since the early 1900s. I then attended and graduated from the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo. I started working in the laboratories of the marble workers in the area and then, in 1981, I opened my own company.
Friuli is an area recognized throughout the world for artistic mosaic. How important was the connection with the territory for your work? Mosaic arrived in Friuli Venezia Giulia already during the Roman Empire in the city of Aquileia. Here it was then transformed from decorative art, for private homes and public spaces, to sacred art for the decoration of the basilica in the early Christian period. Mosaic is also present in the Byzantine period (of which we have an example in the apse of the cathedral of San Giusto in Trieste), its workers then formed the basis for the laboratories of Venice during the birth of the corporations. When the corporation of terrazzo and mosaic workers was founded, it appears that many workers in this art were Friulians.
After the fall of the Venetian Republic, the Friulian artisans, with the closure of almost all the laboratories, spread to the major European cities of the time. They opened laboratories in Paris, Copenhagen, Berlin. The ties with the land of origin remained alive, however, and this led to the creation of the Spilimbergo School. Here the various styles are taught: Roman, Byzantine, Renaissance and contemporary; direct and indirect work, the latter entering the world of mosaic around 1860.
This work allows the work to be carried out in the laboratory, of any type of size and decoration required, whether ancient or modern and of any size.
When a large order comes along, we seek the collaboration of other laboratories in the area whose work we know, because, at the end of the work, the execution must be homogeneous, as if done by a single hand. Friul Mosaic, which I founded in 1987, includes almost all mosaicists graduated from the School of Spilimbergo, where I finished my studies in 1961. Natalina, one of my first collaborators, now runs the laboratory. My daughters, sons-in-law and first grandson, operate according to their skills within the company; production and installation of the mosaic for the males, who learned this art in the laboratory and by working alongside me on various construction sites in Italy and abroad. My daughters Barbara and Tiziana, take care of the relationship with customers, with architects, organize participation in fairs and draw up estimates. They have now thirty years of experience; Barbara has a degree in Economics and Commerce and Tiziana has a diploma as a Business Expert corresponding in foreign languages. They have “breathed” mosaic since they were little, deciding, once they finished their studies, to enter the family business, which requires people who know how to promote, lead and administer the work of about thirty people.
His works are true masterpieces of mosaic decoration, some of considerable size. How do you organize your work? Do you have collaborators who assist you? The work of the mosaic artist begins with the preparation of the design and the choice of materials to be used to create the mosaic. Then the tasks are distributed to the laboratory staff: cutting the materials, gluing the tiles, checking the dry work, then packing and shipping. Finally, an inspection of the construction site and verification of the surfaces intended for installation, finally installation of the mosaic. The company is made up of mosaic artists, personnel responsible for cutting the marble to produce the tiles, technical designers, administrative staff, and promotion and marketing personnel.
How many hours of work does the creation of a large work require? The creation of a work depends on several factors: type of decoration, type of materials (which can be for example marble, vitreous enamel or others), size of the tiles and size of the work. It can take from four hours per square meter for the simplest surfaces to well over 100 hours per square meter for micromosaic with minute and complex decorations.
What are your favorite styles and techniques? As a mosaic artist I have no style preferences, certainly the more complex creations leave a more vivid memory.
Who are the clients of your works and what has been the most interesting work you have done so far? The clients are of various kinds and follow all the phases of placing the mosaic. They can be religious institutions for which we create sacred art mosaics, owners of shops, hotels, private villas for which we create walkable surfaces or walls decorated in mosaic, swimming pools and wellness areas, floors of halls, entrances and rooms; public bodies for mosaic surfaces with decorations of subjects or representative themes, but also designers and marble workers. For me, the most interesting work, among the many created, can be considered, for its prestige and size, the covering of the dome of the National Sanctuary of Nossa Señora Aparecida: over 2000 square meters of enamels and gold for the largest basilica in the world, dedicated to the Madonna, which welcomes 13 million pilgrims a year. However, the projects we have created for major fashion brands, such as Dolce & Gabbana, Marni, and others that I cannot mention for confidentiality reasons, are very important.
How important is, in your opinion, the transmission of artisan knowledge to the new generations? Experience, knowledge and passion for one’s craft can be useful for the education of the new generations. Care and love for art and for lasting beauty have a positive impact on coexistence and civil awareness. The masterpieces handed down to us over the centuries are evidence of the work of artists and artisans of the past. The same can be true in our case: mosaics produced in recent years will be witnesses for centuries to our ability to create and produce works of art.
What are your plans for the future of the business? Personally, I think of a short-term future, being 80 years old. I would like to conclude my activity as a mosaic artist with a personal anthological exhibition. A review of works ranging from sacred art in Byzantine style to the translation into mosaic of famous works by Impressionists, ending with compositions of contemporary mosaics. About fifteen works to be exhibited in some city, to make this art better known and appreciated. For Friul Mosaic, founded by me in 1987, now managed by my daughters Barbara and Tiziana, by the laboratory manager Natalina and by the nephew Nicola for marketing, the future seems to be on an excellent path. There is no shortage of projects, the work is proceeding well and barring pandemics or other calamities, our presence in the sector will continue to be active and rewarding.
Custom Mosaics for an Exclusive Roman Hotel
The bathrooms of the Bulgari Hotel in Rome are dressed in beauty with mosaics created by the company Friul Mosaic Friuli-Venezia Giulia is one of the richest territories in mosaic works: over four hundred have been recorded (not counting the Roman floors and the UNESCO heritage sites of Aquileia). A thousand-year-old tradition, which has also been maintained over time and resulted in the foundation, in 1922, of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo. In this territory rich in artisanal knowledge, in 1987 the master mosaicist William Bertoia founded Friul Mosaic together with two partners, a company specialized in the creation of custom mosaics that includes among its excellent collaborations those with the Caffè Contarena in Udine, the Grand Hotel Duchi d’Aosta in Trieste and the Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées in Stresa.
These and other important collaborations of Friul Mosaic are now joined by the commission for the exclusive Bulgari Hotel in Rome, the ninth hotel in the Bulgari Hotels & Resorts collection and the second in Italy.
A celebration of the beauties of the eternal city
The Bulgari Hotel is located in Piazza Augusto Imperatore, a few steps from Via del Corso, Piazza di Spagna and the famous Bulgari store on Via Condotti, and celebrates the most appreciated qualities of the eternal city with the design and art of our country.
It is housed in an imposing building from the 1940s renovated by the ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel studio. Today, in its 14,000 square meters, the hotel hosts 114 rooms and suites, which recall the Roman and Mediterranean roots of the Bulgari fashion house and stand out for their attention to detail capable of providing guests with a unique experience of luxury and well-being.
The excellence of Friul Mosaic at work
The bathrooms of the suites have been decorated with marbles in four color palettes, enriched with mosaic rosettes.
The creation of the custom mosaics was carried out by Friul Mosaic, whose artisans, trained at the Mosaic School of Spilimbergo, worked with rigor and sartorial precision, applying the indirect technique of reversing on paper to create exclusive designs. Each tile of the custom mosaics was created by breaking the various stones one by one, following the artisanal tradition that distinguishes their work.
The result is that the bathrooms of the Hotel Bulgari host true works of mosaic art, an expression of an excellence that has been able to gather an artisanal legacy and transposed it into a modern context without affecting its splendor.
Tradition and innovation for custom mosaics requested all over the world
Friul Mosaic, born “on the banks” of the Tagliamento, is today an international point of reference for the creation of traditional and custom design mosaics. It operates in the residential, hospitality, retail and wellness sectors, with a team of architects who assist the customer in the design phase and a team of mosaicists able to create unique and customized works entirely by hand, using traditional tools such as the hammer.
Craftsmanship and passion for detail are the characteristics of this prestigious Friulian company, which today boasts a laboratory of over 2000 square meters in its headquarters and can count on 30 professionals who will be able to inspire and advise architects, interior designers or the individual client to develop their own project.
The artistic mosaic signed Friul Mosaic
Proposing customizable and artisan-quality solutions is now fundamental in the world of design and furnishings. FRIUL MOSAIC has always made this philosophy its strong point, thanks to its mastery of mosaic art and the uniqueness of its creations. The ancient discipline of artistic mosaic was born as a form of art and expression that is handed down and becomes tradition.
With Friul Mosaic it is possible to design your own personal mosaic: inside the company’s laboratory the artisans cut the tiles by hand, thus creating shapes and mosaics with sartorial precision destined to last over time. The tiles used reach a size of up to a few millimeters and the materials used are a mixture of marble, Venetian enamels and gold.
Collaborating with brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, prestigious hotels such as the Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromées and many other important names, FRIUL MOSAIC is bringing the concept of artistic mosaic back to the forefront, which not only has a strong component of craftsmanship and art but is also part of the latest trends.
Friul Mosaic for the historic Caffè Contarena in Udine
FRIUL MOSAIC restores the five niches of the historic Caffè Contarena in Udine, located in the Municipal Offices building of the historic capital of Friuli. This time the mosaic art of Friul Mosaic finds its maximum expression in its native territory, between the medieval atmosphere transmitted by the castle, the artistic works of Tiepolo and Caravaggio, and the Renaissance buildings such as the pink and white marble cathedral and the Baroque cathedral. Designed in 1935 by the Friulian artist Pietro Someda De Marco, the niches of the Caffè Contarena are a rare example of Italian Art Deco.
The reason why the intervention of Friul Mosaic, an expert in mosaic art, was necessary is that during the post-war renovations in the 1950s, they were almost completely destroyed. The mosaics were then partially restored for the part that could be recovered, and made from scratch based on the original projects, instead, for the remaining three quarters.
The goal of the company, together with the architect who led the project Lorenzo Miani, was to remain faithful to the original work through a careful philological reconstruction process that brought the niches back to their ancient splendor. Materials such as Venetian enamels and gold were used for the creation.
The mosaic covering is the result of a 100% Made in Italy production and confirms the ability of FRIUL MOSAIC to not only customize each work, making it possible to create unique and unrepeatable environments, but also to reproduce pre-existing works. In fact, inside the company’s laboratory, its mosaic artisans cut the tiles by hand, still using the hammer, and thus create shapes and mosaics with sartorial precision that are destined to last over time.
Friul Mosaic realizza a Bucarest l'opera "Guardando indietro per guardare avanti"
Gli architetti Tudor Vlāsceanu e Ciprian Rășoiu hanno recentemente progettato la nuova sede di ING Hubs Romania, società del gruppo ING Bank specializzata in servizi ad alta tecnologia. Il nuovo edificio di Bucarest ospita nella reception un’opera a mosaico intitolata “Guardare indietro per guardare avanti”. L’opera di Vlad Nancă, realizzata dalla ditta Friul Mosaic, si estende su oltre 50 metri quadrati nella reception del nuovo edificio e si sviluppa come un’opera d’arte senza confini, in cui movimento, colore e sospensione interagiscono con l’architettura interna dell’edificio.
Il soggetto si ispira alla “Costruzione spaziale n. 12” di Aleksander Rodchenko del 1920, opera che rappresentava un grafico delle orbite planetarie come una struttura cosmica. Le tre mani reggono elementi iconici, simboli di scoperte e sviluppi tecnologici che hanno cambiato la storia: rappresentano infatti il primo satellite della Terra, lo Sputnik 1, la forma di un atomo, teorizzata nel XIX secolo da John Dalton, e il Vanguard 1, il satellite americano che fu il primo oggetto a utilizzare l’energia solare.
L’artista Vlad Nancă parla della sua opera: “Ai lati, cinque silhouette guardano verso l’orizzonte (o verso il visitatore, non è chiaro). I loro corpi si sovrappongono, un modo per sottolineare ciò che abbiamo in comune, in un’epoca di polarizzazione e controversie… una metafora di speranza e ottimismo per un futuro migliore attraverso la tecnologia”. In questo riferimento metaforico, l’opera a mosaico rappresenta la filosofia che anima ING Hubs Romania: la tecnologia può e deve generare speranza e ottimismo per un futuro migliore.
Bulgari Hotel Roma: Friul Mosaic unisce passato e presente della Maison
The Bulgari Hotel Roma is the second hotel in Italy and the ninth jewel in the global collection of Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, which currently includes properties in Milan, London, Paris, Dubai, Beijing, Shanghai, Bali and Tokyo, with openings planned in the Maldives and Miami (2025) and Los Angeles (2026).
The Hotel is located a stone’s throw from Via del Corso, Piazza di Spagna and the historic Bulgari store on Via Condotti. The Maison has a deep connection with the city, which saw its birth almost 140 years ago: the Bulgari Hotel Roma celebrates the finest qualities of the Eternal City, going beyond clichés, and is a showcase of the best Italian design and craftsmanship, which are celebrated through attention to every detail.
The imposing building that houses the hotel (with a total surface area of 14,000 square meters) dates back to 1940 and has recently been transformed into a majestic modern monument thanks to the bold vision of the ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel studio. The studio has masterfully balanced the aesthetic rigor of the stones used in Imperial Rome and the architectural cleanliness of the building through the use of particularly rich textures.
The 114 suites that make up the Hotel recall the Roman and Mediterranean roots of the Maison and are characterized by the attention to every detail to offer a unique experience of luxury and well-being. Each Suite enjoys a splendid view of Piazza Augusto Imperatore or Via della Frezza, with glimpses of classic Roman charm.
The large bathrooms of the rooms feature colored marble according to four color palettes, with mosaic rosettes that evoke the splendor of Bulgari jewels. The mosaic detail represents one of the most refined decorative elements of the architectural project: Friul Mosaic, an artisan workshop in San Martino al Tagliamento (Pordenone), created the 60 mosaic rosettes on the bathroom walls of some rooms, which represent the reproductions of three examples of high jewellery from the historical archive of the Roman maison. Each rosette also features the original logo of the exclusive boutique at Via Condotti 10. Even in the smallest detail, the Bulgari Hotel Roma intends to create a strong connection between its past and the expression of the contemporary Maison.
In the Bulgari Suite, the bathroom coverings play on the rhombus motif, interpreted with travertine and black marquina tiles combined with the calacatta and onyx of the walls. The sumptuous materials and rich textures are expressions of authentic luxury, in a combination of craftsmanship and charismatic style.
Friul Mosaic created the rosette model using the reverse method on paper technique, invented by a craftsman from Friuli. The Friuli region boasts one of the most important Italian mosaic traditions: Spilimbergo in particular has always been considered the home of great mosaic and terrazzo artists who have exported their great skill and worked all over the world. In these areas, a mosaic school was opened in 1922 that still trains young people from all over the world in this ancient art. All the craftsmen at Friul Mosaic come from the historic Friuli Mosaic School in Spilimbergo, who create the mosaic works entirely by hand with rigor and sartorial precision applied to every phase of the process.
To create the rosettes for the Bulgari Hotel Roma, the mosaic craftsmen collaborated with the marble workers, using the marble slabs from the bathrooms to produce part of the tiles so that inside the rosettes the details of the design were the same color as the marble used for the rest of the room. Each mosaic tile was created by breaking the various stones, one by one, on the classic wedge as per tradition: this process creates irregular shapes that the artisans combine together to give form to the design, with a unique mastery that differentiates artisan mosaics from those produced industrially.
