Just like morality and ethics are the characteristics of a good human being, similarly good information and well recorded content are the characteristics of a good book. Such characteristics are the parameters to judge the quality and value of a thing. So also, the aesthetic value and creativity can help assess the worth of a house or a structure.



To beautify their houses and make them look attractive and alluring, people generally apply vibrant paints and coordinate them with vivid tiles and flooring etc. Nowadays however, people are using Mosaic Art to improve the look and d'cor of their house. Mosaic is the art of coordinating colorful glass and beautiful stones to create patterns and pictures which enhance the aesthetic look of the house.

Mosaic is an ancient art which was prevalent in the 3rd and 4th Century BC. The Mesopotamians, Greeks and Macedonians widely used this art. While Greeks used pebble made mosaic to beautify their floors, Macedonians decorated their structures with polychrome pebble mosaic. Mesopotamians baked thin cones of clay and painted their ends with colors to use them as mosaic. The images developed with mosaic art varied with different civilizations. For example, hunting scenes, birds and animals were the images developed by Christians in the 4th and 6th Century BC, whereas floral images and scenes were observed in the Islamic mosaics of the 7th Century. Though the basic technique of mosaic remains unchanged, the art has been refined considerably over the years.

The art of mosaic has been given a new outlook by a third generation company called Phoenician Arts. The company has not only revived and reproduced traditional mosaics of the Greek, Roman and Byzantinian culture but it has also produced rare hand-made marble mosaics. Natural marble and semi precious stones are used to etch out these beautiful mosaic designs. In recent times, the mosaic work used in a structure is considered a measure to augment the structure's aesthetic value. The mosaics developed by Phoenician Arts are examples of primeval and modern-day existence.

Phoenician Arts develops mosaics which easily blend and coordinate with the interiors as well as the exteriors of a structure. These mosaics cover varied themes and range from animals, figures, scenes, religion oriented etc. Depending on the choice of theme, these mosaics can be placed indoors in living rooms, hallways, above fireplaces etc. as well as used outdoors to decorate tabletops, lawns, home and building entrances etc.