{"product_id":"frost-proof-exterior-pool-tiles-new-york","title":"Fez Tile 08","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .mpt-desc {\n    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;\n    color: #1a1410;\n    max-width: 860px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    padding: 0 0 60px;\n  }\n\n  \/* ── Lede ── *\/\n  .mpt-desc .mpt-lede {\n    border-left: 2px solid #B38B65;\n    padding: 28px 0 28px 32px;\n    margin: 0 0 56px;\n  }\n  .mpt-desc .mpt-lede p {\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-style: italic;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    line-height: 1.85;\n    color: rgba(26,20,16,0.82);\n    margin: 0 0 16px;\n  }\n  .mpt-desc .mpt-lede p:last-child { margin: 0; }\n\n  \/* ── Sections ── *\/\n  .mpt-desc .mpt-section { margin: 0 0 60px; }\n  .mpt-desc .mpt-section-label {\n    font-size: 10px;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    letter-spacing: 0.22em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #B38B65;\n    margin: 0 0 14px;\n  }\n  .mpt-desc h2.mpt-heading {\n    font-size: 28px;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    font-style: italic;\n    letter-spacing: -0.01em;\n    line-height: 1.25;\n    color: #1a1410;\n    margin: 0 0 28px;\n    padding: 0 0 20px;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(179,139,101,0.25);\n  }\n  .mpt-desc p.mpt-body {\n    font-size: 16px;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    line-height: 1.9;\n    color: rgba(26,20,16,0.80);\n    margin: 0 0 20px;\n  }\n  .mpt-desc p.mpt-body:last-child { margin: 0; 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}\n    .mpt-contact-details { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; }\n    .mpt-desc h2.mpt-heading { font-size: 22px; }\n    .mpt-desc .mpt-lede p { font-size: 17px; }\n    .mpt-ny-banner, .mpt-frost-callout { padding: 32px 24px; }\n    .mpt-pullquote { padding: 24px 20px; }\n    .mpt-specs-table td:first-child { width: 130px; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mpt-desc\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Lede --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-lede\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eNew York has always set the standard. In the boardrooms of Midtown and the shingle-style compounds of the Hamptons, in the walled estates of Greenwich and the Georgian manors of Scarsdale, in the waterfront houses of Sands Point and the private retreats of Sagaponack — this region's homeowners have always understood that the materials a home is made of are not a detail. They are the statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA pool tile is no different. The right tile at the waterline of a Southampton pool, on the fountain wall of a Greenwich estate, or on the spa surround of a Westchester manor does something that cannot be undone by any renovation that follows: it establishes the material register of the entire outdoor space. Our handcrafted Moroccan zellige pool tiles are made for exactly this moment — and for exactly this region's standard of discernment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- NY Standard Banner --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-ny-banner\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-ny-banner-label\"\u003eThe New York Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch3\u003eWhy the Wealthiest Homeowners in America Choose Artisan Pool Tiles Over Factory Alternatives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe towns surrounding New York City include some of the most expensive residential addresses on earth. Sagaponack on Long Island has a median home price of $6 million. Sands Point's mean household income exceeds $428,000. Greenwich's Golden Triangle attracts hedge-fund principals with average household incomes above $600,000. Old Westbury, Scarsdale, and Chappaqua consistently rank in Bloomberg's and Forbes's top 100 wealthiest American communities. The homeowners building, renovating, and commissioning pool installations in these communities have seen everything. They recognize authentic craft. They choose materials that will still be beautiful in fifty years — because they intend to be there in fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Why Pool Tiles Matter --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eWhy Pool Tiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eWhy Choosing the Right Pool Tile Is the Most Important Decision in Luxury Pool Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eOf all the decisions made in designing and building a luxury pool, the waterline tile is the one that visitors notice first, owners live with most intimately, and renovators most often wish had been made differently. It is the material at the intersection of water and air — permanently visible, permanently in contact with pool chemistry, permanently exposed to sun and weather — and it defines the visual register of the entire aquatic environment from the day it is installed to the day the pool is demolished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eIn the pools of the Hamptons, the Hudson Valley, and the North Shore of Long Island, this decision carries the additional weight of a climate that demands performance as seriously as it demands beauty. Northeastern winters are real. Freeze-thaw cycling is aggressive. A waterline tile that is not genuinely frost-proof will crack. A glaze that is not genuinely UV-stable will fade. A surface that is not genuinely resistant to pool chemistry will bleach. These are not aesthetic failures. They are material ones — and they are expensive to correct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eThe following four properties define what a great pool tile must deliver, and why our Moroccan zellige delivers all four without compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-why-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-why-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eArtisan Beauty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe visual quality of a hand-made tile cannot be replicated by any machine process. The surface variation of hand-pressed zellige — the subtle undulations, the depth of mineral glaze, the way each tile catches light from a slightly different angle — creates a waterline that has the visual character of a living surface rather than a manufactured product. This is the quality that separates a pool remembered from a pool merely seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-why-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eFrost-Proof Performance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAny pool tile installed in the Northeast must be rated for sustained freeze-thaw cycling. Our zellige tiles are kiln-fired to a vitrified clay body with water absorption below 3% — the technical threshold for frost-proof certification. They have been used on outdoor pools and water features in cold-climate regions for centuries. They will not crack, spall, or delaminate through New York winters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-why-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eEco-Friendly Composition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAll-natural clay body, mineral oxide glazes, wood-fired kiln production — no synthetic additives, no petroleum compounds, no VOCs, no heavy metal contamination. Made-to-order in small batches with minimal waste. A 50-year service life that makes the material's environmental cost per year of use negligible. Eco-friendly is not a marketing claim here. It is a description of the production process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-why-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eMaterial Permanence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe mineral pigments in zellige glaze are fired into the clay body at over 1,000°C. They cannot fade under UV, bleach in pool chemistry, or wear from decades of water exposure. The cobalt in a zellige waterline installed today will be the same cobalt in that waterline in forty years. In a region where properties are multi-generational investments, this is not a small consideration — it is the central one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-pullquote\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e\"In the Hamptons and on the North Shore, a pool is not an amenity. It is an architectural argument. The tile at its waterline is where that argument is won or lost.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Frost Proof Callout --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-frost-callout\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-frost-callout-label\"\u003eCritical for New York \u0026amp; New England Pool Installations\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch3\u003eFrost-Proof Pool Tiles for Northeastern Winters — Why It Matters More Than Anything Else\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eNew York and its surrounding region — Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, the Hudson Valley — experiences genuine hard-freeze winters every year. Waterline pool tiles, outdoor fountain linings, exterior terrace tiles, and stair risers in this region are subject to repeated freeze-thaw cycling: water absorbed into a tile's clay body expands as it freezes and contracts as it thaws, and if the tile is not vitrified to a sufficiently low water absorption rate, this cycling produces micro-cracking that accumulates season after season until the tile fails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe technical standard for frost-proof tile certification is water absorption below 3%. Our Moroccan zellige tiles are kiln-fired to water absorption consistently below this threshold, producing a clay body that is dense, vitrified, and dimensionally stable across the full range of northeastern winter conditions. This is not a marketing specification. It is a physical property of the material, verifiable by independent testing, and confirmed by centuries of use in cold-climate North African and European environments where winter temperatures are comparable to New York's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eWhen you choose our zellige pool tiles for a Northeast installation, you are choosing a material that has been tested by history — not just by a laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Artisan Made --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eThe Craft\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eArtisan-Made Pool Tiles — What Hand-Pressed Zellige Offers That No Factory Tile Can\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eThere is a category of difference between a hand-made tile and a machine-made one that no specification sheet can fully capture. It is visible — in the subtle variations of surface, in the depth of color that comes from a glaze applied by hand rather than sprayed by a machine, in the way light moves across an installation of zellige compared to any digitally printed or roller-applied alternative. But it is also felt: in the weight of the tile, in the irregularity of its edges, in the sense that something with this much physical presence could only have been made by a person who understood what they were making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eOur tiles come from the medina of Fez, Morocco — a UNESCO World Heritage city where zellige has been produced without interruption since the 14th century. The clay is drawn from a single deposit beneath the Saïss plain outside Fez, prized for seven centuries for its density and firing behavior. It is shaped by hand, air-dried in the open courtyards of the artisan workshop, and fired in wood-burning kilns at temperatures exceeding 1,000°C. The glazes are applied by \u003cem\u003emaalems\u003c\/em\u003e — master craftsmen who train for a decade before they are trusted to work on commissioned pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-artisan-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-artisan-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-artisan-icon\"\u003e◈\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eHand-Pressed Clay\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEach tile is individually pressed from clay by hand. The resulting surface variation — subtle undulations, micro-texture, slight irregularity of form — is what makes zellige catch and hold light in the way it does. No machine produces this. No machine has ever produced this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-artisan-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-artisan-icon\"\u003e◈\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eMineral Glaze\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eCobalt, copper, iron, manganese, tin — natural mineral oxides applied by hand from formulas used for seven centuries. Fired into the glaze body at over 1,000°C. The color is not on the tile. It is in it — permanent, unfadeable, and impossible to replicate with synthetic pigments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-artisan-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-artisan-icon\"\u003e◈\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eWood-Kiln Fired\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTraditional wood-burning kilns in Fez produce a firing environment that industrial kilns cannot replicate — the slight variations in temperature and atmosphere across the kiln contribute to the depth and complexity of the finished glaze. Every firing is unique. Every batch of tiles is, in the most literal sense, one of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Locations --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eWhere We Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eSpecified Across New York's Most Distinguished Communities\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eFrom the oceanfront estates of Sagaponack to the historic manors of Greenwich, from the Gold Coast of Long Island's North Shore to the wooded compounds of Westchester County — the New York region is home to the most sophisticated residential design market in the country. Our artisan Moroccan zellige pool tiles are specified by the architects, interior designers, and pool builders working at this level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-locations\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-location-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eThe Hamptons — Sagaponack, Southampton, Bridgehampton \u0026amp; East Hampton\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAmerica's most expensive zip codes by median home price. Sagaponack's typical home values reach $5.7 million. Southampton's Meadow Lane records median sale prices of $17.6 million. The pool installations in these oceanfront and estate properties are among the most architecturally considered in the country — and the frost-proof, UV-stable, artisan quality of our zellige tiles is precisely what these environments demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-location-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eGreenwich \u0026amp; Darien, Connecticut\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eGreenwich's Golden Triangle — home to senior hedge-fund principals with average household incomes above $600,000 — consistently ranks among America's wealthiest communities. The private estate pools of Greenwich and Darien operate at a design standard that rewards authentic materials over fashionable ones. Our zellige pool tiles are specified by Greenwich architects for waterline installations, fountain walls, and outdoor terrace applications that need to perform through Connecticut winters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-location-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eSands Point, Old Westbury \u0026amp; the North Shore of Long Island\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe Gold Coast of Long Island's North Shore — Sands Point, Old Westbury, Manhasset, Brookville — represents the most established luxury residential market on the Island, with mean household incomes above $412,000 and estate properties that have defined American residential ambition since the Gilded Age. Pool and outdoor installation projects in these communities demand materials of equivalent pedigree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-location-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eScarsdale, Bronxville \u0026amp; Westchester County\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eScarsdale — consistently ranked one of America's top 12 richest neighborhoods — and neighboring Bronxville and Chappaqua represent the quintessential New York suburb at its most architecturally distinguished. Pool installations in Westchester's estate properties must be frost-proof for genuine northeastern winters, artisan-quality for owners with global design exposure, and eco-friendly for one of America's most environmentally sophisticated residential markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-location-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eSaddle River \u0026amp; Alpine, New Jersey\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eNew Jersey's Bergen County — home to Saddle River, Alpine, and the estates of the Palisades — is among the wealthiest residential communities in the northeastern United States. The private pools of Saddle River's gated estates and Alpine's hillside compounds are year-round outdoor features that require frost-proof tiles with the durability and beauty to serve multi-generational properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-location-item\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eHudson Valley \u0026amp; the Catskills — Rhinebeck, Millbrook \u0026amp; Tuxedo Park\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe Hudson Valley's historic river estates and the private communities of Millbrook and Tuxedo Park represent a quieter, deeper strain of New York luxury — properties that have been in the same families for generations, where the design language favors permanence over trend and authentic materials over fashionable ones. Our zellige tiles are entirely at home in this vocabulary — warm, artisan, and built to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Uses Deep Dive --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eApplications\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eEvery Use for Artisan Pool Tiles — From Waterline to Water Feature, Inside and Out\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eOur Moroccan zellige pool tiles are specified across the full range of aquatic, exterior, and interior architectural applications in New York area luxury residences. Each surface below represents a distinct environment where the specific properties of kiln-fired zellige — frost resistance, UV stability, mineral color permanence, artisan surface depth — make it the definitive material choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-cases\"\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003ePool\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eWaterline Pool Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe waterline is where the pool announces itself. Visible from every angle — from within the water, from the pool deck, from the terrace, from the guest room above — it defines the visual register of the entire outdoor space. Our frost-proof zellige produces a waterline that shimmers and shifts with the movement of the water, catching the particular quality of northeastern light — the bright sharp light of a Hamptons summer afternoon, the low golden light of a Hudson Valley autumn morning — in ways no flat, factory-pressed tile can approach. A single course of zellige at the waterline transforms the character of the pool permanently and completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003ePool\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003ePool Step \u0026amp; Stair Riser Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eZellige stair risers on pool entry steps are among the most photographed and admired details in luxury pool design. The vertical face of each step becomes a canvas for geometric pattern, painted motif, or color composition — and a sequence of hand-painted zellige risers descending into a Hamptons or Greenwich pool creates a moment of artisan craft that becomes the pool's signature detail. Frost-proof for northeastern winters, certified for permanent wet-area installation, and available in any pattern or colorway your project requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003ePool\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eSpa \u0026amp; Hot Tub Surround Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn New York's four-season climate, the heated spa or hot tub is used year-round — through the autumn evenings of the Hudson Valley, the winter evenings of Westchester, and the off-season weekends of the Hamptons when the pool itself is closed. The thermal and chemical demands of spa environments are among the most rigorous in residential tile installation. Our kiln-fired zellige handles them with ease, providing artisan beauty in the most private and intimate spaces of the outdoor environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003ePool\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eFountain \u0026amp; Water Feature Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eZellige is the original fountain tile — developed specifically for permanent use in and around water in the great riad gardens and palace courts of Morocco and Andalusia. In the walled gardens and courtyard pools of Greenwich estates and Long Island manor houses, a zellige-tiled fountain wall or basin brings historical resonance, artisan beauty, and material permanence that no manufactured alternative achieves. Frost-proof for year-round outdoor installation throughout the New York region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003eExterior\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eOutdoor Terrace \u0026amp; Floor Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eFrost-proof zellige floor tiles are specified for outdoor terraces, loggia floors, courtyard paving, pool deck borders, and outdoor kitchen surfaces throughout the New York region. The vitrified clay body endures the full range of northeastern weather — from humid July afternoons in Southampton to February hard freezes in Westchester — without cracking, fading, or losing the visual quality of the installation. The mineral warmth of Fez clay is as beautiful underfoot as it is at the water's edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003eExterior\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eOutdoor Stair \u0026amp; Wall Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eGarden stairways, retaining wall faces, entry approach risers, and boundary wall details across the full outdoor architectural environment of the New York-area estate. Hand-painted zellige stair risers bring a moment of artisan craft to garden terraces and entry sequences that elevates every approach to the house — a detail that rewards close attention and holds its beauty across every season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003eInterior\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eFireplace Surround Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn the colonial and Georgian residences of Greenwich and Westchester, in the Shingle Style manors of the Hamptons, and in the historic townhouses of Manhattan's Upper East Side and Tribeca, the fireplace surround is the most architecturally significant wall surface in the room. Zellige brings an artisan depth, a mineral richness, and a historical resonance to this surface that no factory tile achieves — making it the material of choice for the most considered interior renovation projects in the New York region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003eInterior\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eBathroom Shower Wall Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eA zellige-tiled master bathroom shower is one of the most impactful material decisions available in a New York-area luxury renovation. The irregular surface of hand-pressed zellige catches the light in a wet room as compellingly as it does at a pool waterline — creating a shower environment of genuine artisan depth. Fully waterproof, non-porous when grouted, and rated for permanent wet-area wall installation. Available in any colorway in our full palette, from crisp cobalt and white to the warm terracotta tones that complement the natural materials of Hudson Valley and Westchester homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-label\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan\u003eInterior\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eKitchen Backsplash Tiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-use-case-body\"\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe kitchen backsplash is the most viewed surface in the most-used room in the house — and in the renovated kitchens of Hamptons summer homes, Westchester estate houses, and Manhattan townhouses, it is increasingly the material detail that defines the entire room's character. A hand-painted zellige backsplash resists grease, heat, and moisture while providing a visual complexity and mineral richness that stone, glass, and mass-ceramic alternatives cannot match. The room that has a zellige backsplash is the room everyone remembers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Eco --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eSustainability\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eEco-Friendly Pool Tiles — Genuine Environmental Credentials for New York's Most Informed Buyers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eThe luxury homeowners and architects of the New York metropolitan region are among the most environmentally informed buyers in the world. The Hamptons, the Hudson Valley, and Westchester County all have strong traditions of environmental stewardship and conservation — and the buyers commissioning significant residential projects in these communities bring a sophisticated sustainability lens to every material specification. Our Moroccan zellige tiles meet that lens honestly, without greenwashing, and with the full transparency of a production process that has been openly practiced in the same way for seven hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-eco-pillars\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-eco-pillar\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003e100% Natural Clay Body\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eSingle-source natural terracotta clay with no synthetic additives, no petroleum binders, no polymer coatings. Completely natural before firing, completely inert and stable afterward, and fully recyclable at end of a very long service life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-eco-pillar\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eNatural Mineral Oxide Glazes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery color produced from natural mineral oxides — cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, tin. No synthetic dyes, no heavy metal contamination at harmful levels, no volatile organic compounds. The color is embedded in the glaze body, permanent and non-leaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-eco-pillar\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eTraditional Wood-Fired Production\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eKilns fueled with pruned olive and cedar wood — a carbon footprint fraction of the industrial gas-fired tunnel kilns used in mass ceramic production. The traditional craft process is, in this case, the cleanest available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-eco-pillar\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003e50-Year Minimum Service Life\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eA properly installed zellige pool tile or fireplace surround will outlast virtually every alternative material. When measured over its service life, the environmental cost per year of use is negligible. Durability is the most honest sustainability argument any material can make — and zellige makes it compellingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\" style=\"margin-top:24px;\"\u003eFor LEED-certified residential projects, Passive House programs, or clients with formal environmental documentation requirements, we provide complete material data sheets, production provenance records, and environmental product declarations upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Custom --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eBespoke Service\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eCustom Pool Tiles — Made for Your Pool, Your Palette, Your Project\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eNo two pools in Southampton are designed to the same proportions. No two kitchens in Greenwich share a stone selection. No two fireplace surrounds in Westchester call for the same color of blue. This is why we offer full custom fabrication on every order — producing tiles that are designed specifically for your project, in the precise color, pattern, size, and format that your architect or designer specifies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-items\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-custom-num\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-content\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eCustom Colorways\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eOur standard palette covers the full classical Moroccan range — cobalt blue, turquoise, forest green, terracotta, ivory, charcoal, ochre, and manganese black. For New York-area projects, we develop custom glaze formulas matched to specific Pantone references, Farrow \u0026amp; Ball or Benjamin Moore paint selections, stone or marble samples, or interior fabric palettes. Your waterline can be any color your project requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-custom-num\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-content\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eCustom Geometric Patterns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eOur maalems in Fez execute any historic Islamic geometric pattern at any scale — from classic eight-pointed stars and Andalusian vine borders to complex field compositions — as well as entirely original designs developed in collaboration with your design team. Pattern specifications apply equally to pool waterlines, shower walls, fireplace surrounds, and kitchen backsplashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-custom-num\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-content\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eCustom Sizes \u0026amp; Formats\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eStandard waterline formats: 4×4\", 6×6\", 4×8\", 3×6\" brick. Custom dimensions produced for non-standard waterline heights, curved pool profiles, vanishing-edge transitions, fireplace surround dimensions, shower niche inserts, and all bespoke installation conditions across pool, interior, and exterior applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-custom-num\"\u003e04\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-content\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eBorders, Trim \u0026amp; Transition Pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eListello borders, rope moldings, corner returns, coping tiles, step nosings, fireplace hearth pieces, shower niche shelves, and all transition tiles — produced to coordinate with your field tile for fully resolved, architecturally coherent installations across every surface in your project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-item\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mpt-custom-num\"\u003e05\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-custom-content\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003ePhysical Sample Program\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003ePhysical samples provided for design presentations, client approvals, and contractor mock-ups before any production commitment. For significant estate and renovation projects, we produce a full installation panel — allowing you to see your custom tile on your actual surface, in your actual light, before a single tile is permanently installed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\" style=\"margin-top:28px;\"\u003eMinimum order: 50 sq ft  ·  Lead time: 8 weeks standard  ·  10 weeks custom colorways or patterns\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Specs --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eTechnical\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003ctable class=\"mpt-specs-table\"\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandcrafted terracotta zellige clay, natural mineral glaze\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-pressed, hand-glazed, wood-kiln fired\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard Sizes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4×4\", 6×6\", 4×8\", 3×6\" — custom available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThickness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/8\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBacking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRigid resin backing for pool installation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Absorption\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u0026lt; 3% — pool-rated \u0026amp; frost-proof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrost Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — fully rated for northeastern US freeze-thaw cycling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUV Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes — mineral pigments, permanent color, no fading\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChemical Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChlorinated and saltwater pool rated · Heat and grease resistant for kitchen use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePool Applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWaterline · Step risers · Spa \u0026amp; hot tub surrounds · Fountain linings · Exterior pool walls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInterior Applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFireplace surround · Shower walls · Kitchen backsplash · Entry \u0026amp; floor tiles · Feature walls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExterior Applications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTerrace floors · Outdoor stair risers · Garden walls · Entry approaches · Pool deck borders\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum Order\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 sq ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLead Time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 weeks standard  \/  10 weeks custom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandcrafted in Fez, Morocco\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailable upon request — contact us for project pricing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-divider\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mpt-divider-ornament\"\u003e✦ ✦ ✦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Trade --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-section-label\"\u003eTrade Program\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"mpt-heading\"\u003eFor Architects, Interior Designers \u0026amp; Pool Builders Across the New York Region\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-body\"\u003eWe work directly and confidentially with the design and construction community throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the broader northeastern United States — from the pool builders and landscape architects of the Hamptons to the interior designers working on estate renovations in Greenwich, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mpt-trade-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDedicated project support from initial specification through delivery to your New York, Connecticut, or New Jersey job site\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFreight logistics coordination throughout the tri-state area, Long Island, Hudson Valley, and New England\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ePhysical sample loan program for design presentations and client approval meetings\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eQuantity pricing for large estate projects, full-home renovation programs, and multi-surface specifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eNDA-protected custom design programs for projects requiring complete material exclusivity\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLEED and sustainability documentation available upon request\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Contact --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-contact\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"mpt-contact-label\"\u003eBegin Your Project\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eRequest Samples or a Project Quote\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eOur studio team works individually with each client — from the first conversation about color, pattern, and installation context through sample review, custom production, and final delivery. We welcome inquiries from architects, interior designers, landscape architects, pool builders, kitchen designers, and estate owners throughout New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and the broader northeastern United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-contact-details\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-contact-detail\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan\u003ePhone\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ca href=\"tel:+14152594820\"\u003e(415) 259-4820\u003c\/a\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-contact-detail\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan\u003eEmail\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ca href=\"mailto:sales@moorisharchitecturaldesign.com\"\u003esales@moorisharchitecturaldesign.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-contact-detail\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan\u003eHours\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan\u003eMonday – Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm PT\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-contact-detail\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan\u003eStudio\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan\u003eSan Francisco, California\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Badges --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-badges\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/6519\/0574\/files\/eco_friendly_tile.jpg?v=1716314689\" width=\"68\" height=\"68\" alt=\"Eco-friendly Moroccan pool tiles handcrafted in Fez Morocco for New York luxury estates\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/6519\/0574\/files\/handmade-Moroccan-tiles-manufacturer-morocco_1.jpg?v=1716314456\" width=\"68\" height=\"68\" alt=\"Artisan handmade Moroccan zellige pool tiles manufactured in Morocco\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/6519\/0574\/files\/eco_friendly_tiles.webp?v=1716314607\" width=\"76\" height=\"68\" alt=\"Certified eco-friendly sustainable frost-proof pool tiles for Northeast US\" style=\"object-fit:contain;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Closing --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mpt-closing\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eFrom the oceanfront pools of Sagaponack and Southampton to the walled garden fountains of Greenwich and the historic manor terraces of Westchester and the Hudson Valley — the finest properties in the New York region are defined by the quality of every decision made in their creation. Our Moroccan zellige pool tiles bring to those decisions the one material quality that no factory tile has ever provided: the permanent, unmistakable mark of seven centuries of unbroken artisan mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" class=\"mpt-cta\"\u003eRequest a Sample or Quote\u003c\/a\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top:32px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.12em;font-style:normal;\"\u003eMediterranean Pool Tiles  ·  Handcrafted in Fez, Morocco  ·  Delivered to the Hamptons, Greenwich, Westchester, Long Island \u0026amp; the New York Region\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moorish Architectural Design","offers":[{"title":"4\"x 4\" x 1\/2\" \/ Clay \/ Mediterranean","offer_id":45198041514158,"sku":"","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/6519\/0574\/files\/Frost-proof_exterior_pool_tiles_for_Mid-Atlantic_climate_Washington_DC_region.jpg?v=1776135025","url":"https:\/\/mediterraneanpooltiles.com\/products\/frost-proof-exterior-pool-tiles-new-york","provider":"Pool Waterline Tiles | Luxury Pool Tiles | Mediterranean Pool Tiles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}