Range of mosaic materials and nippers available from suppliers.
7. suppliers
- Beginning your mosaic project: terminology and design
- Types of tesserae
- Tips on mosaic materials
- Step-by-step guide to techniques: direct and indirect methods
- Outdoor mosaics: How to site a mosaic in an architectural space
- Grouting
- List of suppliers
- List of books and references
- Making a mosaic: Health & Safety Advice
Edgar Udney & Co Ltd
314 Balham High Road
London SW17 7AA
TEL: 020 8767 8181 FAX: 020 8767 7709
STOCK: Italian vitreous glass, various glazed and matt ceramic, smalti, nippers
N.B: Main supplier from Venice therefore cheaper than other retailers who buy from Udneys.
Reed Harris
Riverside House
27 Carnworth Road
London SW6 3HR
TEL: 020 7736 7511 FAX: 020 7736 2988
STOCK: French Vitreous glass, cinca matt ceramic, various glazed ceramic, nippers
N.B: Only place to supply Opio French vitreous
Tower Ceramics Ltd
91 Parkway, Camden
London NW1 7PP
Tel: 020 7485 7192 Fax: 020 7267 9571
STOCK: Mesh, nippers, trowels, adhesives and grouts. Keep limited stock of tiles.
N.B. Will order for you from either of above and deliver. Usually takes 2 to 3 days.
Lizzie Wells Mosaics
21 Enderwell Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN40 1EA
TEL. 01424 733223
STOCK: Wide variety of mosaic tiles, adhesives, grouts and tools.
Lead & Light
Heartland Road
Camden
London NW1
Tel: 020 7485 0997
STOCK: Stained glass, glass globules, glass cutters
N.B: Has a cullet of broken glass, which can be bought by weight, or they will cut sheets down for you.
Jewsons Builders Merchants
STOCK: Waterproof Unibond Glue, Plywood(WPB - waterproof board), Cementone grout stains, sand, cement.
N.B: Only sell plywood in large sheets but will deliver. Your local small timber merchants would cut to size for you and local builders merchants may have what you need or can order.
Topps Tiles
STOCK: Bal-cem Cement based tile adhesive, ceramic tiles
Jumble sales
Jumble sales and car boot sales are great for cheap china and crockery.
Your local mirror cutters will have cullet of broken mirror
Regular tile shops often have end of ranges that they will sell cheap
Opiocolor Mosaics
4 Route de Cannes
06650 Opio
France
Tel: 0033 492 603222
Fax: 0033 492 603240
Master Tiles
Unit 5 Longley Ind Estate
New England Street
Brighton
01273 695208
Hove
01273 770723