Portugal’s 500-Year-Old Tile Tradition Is Taking Over The World

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Welcome to A Style is Born, hosted by KZfaqr, stylist, and DIY icon Alexandra Gater!
There’s a lot to celebrate when it comes to Portuguese design, but in this episode, we're zeroing in on something that's truly having its moment globally: Portuguese tile!
We'll uncover how Portuguese tile transformed into a stunning hallmark of the nation, and how its historical and practical charm became a symbol of resilience throughout Portugal.
Tune in to discover how this uniquely Portuguese style has captivated the world and how you can infuse a touch of it into your own home.
Intro - 0:00
Portuguese Tile - 1:07
History of Azulejos - 2:30
Rebuilding Lisbon with Tiles - 4:15
Tiles Today - 4:58
Tiles Telling Stories - 5:35
Incorporating Tile Into Your Home - 6:33
Conclusion - 6:56
A Style Is Born is a series where we go down the rabbit hole and uncover the unique histories and origin stories behind your favorite international design styles.
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@sandraameliavilaca9663 Ай бұрын

Alexandra loved this episode. I'm a portuguese living in England, and it's always so good to hear things about our country and culture. Portuguese azulejos are a beauty and can be seen all over. In train stations,churches,cathedrals, palaces and so many other buildings and streets. Thanks for sharing a little bit of my beautiful country 🥰

@wayfair 29 күн бұрын

We're so glad you've enjoyed it!

@BobaSpringFlower Ай бұрын

Thank you for including the history that the tiles were brought from North Africa🩷 Muslims so often see their history overlooked and credited to Europeans. Love your content!

@wayfair Ай бұрын

We're glad we nailed it!

@helenaribeiro9812 Ай бұрын

Hello Alexandra! How you pronounce the " J" is not so important, at list for me. You are not an expert in languages but in decoration and a very good one, that is exactly why I like you and your work. And now back to the tiles, Your presentation on tiles in Potugal was very good indeed. I'm Portuguese, I live in Portugal, although I also lived abroad. Alexandra you are very welcome here to visit us our beatiful country, people, food and " TILES " 😂

@veracorreia4772 Ай бұрын

Exatamente!!!!❤

@chandrasutton4669 Ай бұрын

Love your lovely blue and white dress, and the tile is nice, too!!!😊🎉❤

@nahaiatours Ай бұрын

Alexandra Gater a falar de Portugal? 🤩 Sign me up!

@wayfair Ай бұрын

We're all here for it!

@debsmcd9968 Ай бұрын

I love this, as a Portuguese-American I think it's wonderful that other people are appreciating this style I've loved all my life. We were able to visit the Azores in 2019 and have so many photos of the various tile-covered buildings, and tile scenes. I am also a big fan of Alexandra Gater and have been for a long time. Just a suggestion, as I see this happens often: Portuguese pronunciation is different than Spanish and the "j" is not silent. Azulejos is pronounced ah-zoo-lay-zhews (like the z in zhuzsh). Thanks for the wonderful series!

@sharonbaptista1122 Ай бұрын

Just came back from the Azores and the tiles were beautiful.

@wayfair Ай бұрын

Sounds amazing!

@anapontopina86 Ай бұрын

I am Portuguese and have been your fan for a while, so listening this episode and how you honoured Portuguese culture while conveying a message was gold for me 🇵🇹❤️

@wayfair Ай бұрын

We're so glad it resonated so deeply with you!

@CallMeErie 23 күн бұрын

This video is loaded with beauty, including the eye-poppingly gorgeous tiles and colors, and your beautiful dress.😊💙

@cmartins745 Ай бұрын

In Portuguese you pronounce the J in azulejo. In your video you had a Spanish accent. You can hear the j in google translate even tho it’s in a Brazilian accent. In any case, great video!

@fatimaribeiro6768 8 күн бұрын

Hi Alexander, love your channel. I'm very happy and proud for this video. I'm from Portugal, you never disappoint

@cosmichouseofrose9788 Ай бұрын

I love decorative tile!❤ Thank you!

@darylvondunker327 28 күн бұрын

Such a delightful presentation of a timeless tradition of beauty, grace and art! Thank you again for such a gorgeous video of a historical tile smorgasbord and modern articles we can read and drool over. Hugs and Loves!

@wayfair 28 күн бұрын

We're so glad you enjoy it!

@Mrscorreia74 Ай бұрын

I follow you from Portugal. This was a lovely surprise!

@wayfair Ай бұрын

We hope we did Portugal justice!

@katefitzgibbon4270 20 күн бұрын

How lovely to get the history, love your dress too ❤

@miatarraf3414 17 күн бұрын

Love that the fact it was North African is included in the story of how this style of tile became popular in Portugal

@debsmcd9968 Ай бұрын

Also, LOVE your dress and all the ways you educate and inspire! ❤

@amyweaver7413 Ай бұрын

Great video Alexandra!👏👏👏

@fabienneroure9995 Ай бұрын

Hi Alexandra, I enjoyed the video.💙🤍 The tiles are beautiful and your dress is very pretty!💙🤍🦋

@Lily4444 Ай бұрын

Love them and have them in my house over 20 years❤❤

@fraurosenthal2958 Ай бұрын

I was at lisbon this year and saw the maritime mural in this video.

@wayfair Ай бұрын

You're living our dream!

@maxinejacobson4006 Ай бұрын

I had a tile “carpet” laid in my sitting room, everybody loves it, including me! It has a border and is surrounded by plain grey tiles.

@wayfair Ай бұрын

We love that innovation!

@Mrscorreia74 Ай бұрын

In Portugal, “azulejos” serve another purpose: they protect the exterior of our houses from “salitre”, from the sea.

@shirleymcneil4410 20 күн бұрын

Alexandra could you please tell me the name of the app you use to place all your ideas? I need it!

@wayfair Ай бұрын

Do you prefer subway tiles or Portuguese tiles?

@lindywallace9540 Ай бұрын

Portuguese tiles

@lindamoon4255 Ай бұрын

Great dress, Alexandra!

@lechatbotte. Ай бұрын

I’m tired of subway tile. But the Portuguese tile is timeless

@wayfair Ай бұрын

@@lechatbotte. It's a classic!

@leeprochazka5420 20 күн бұрын

We noticed a lot of strange stuff on wayfair. What happened to the high dollar pillows and closets?!?!

@gottathinkupanewone 27 күн бұрын

I love your dress. You look like you were made by hand in Dresden.

@dianahb0 Ай бұрын

Dear Alexandra, I know you don't speak portuguese, but as a Brazilian person that does, it kinda anoying to hear you speak "azuleJo" with an spanish pronuciation 😂. But i like the video and the history behind portuguese titles!!! PS: my english may be broken, but I'm not doing a video.

@BobbyBermuda1986 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, you pronounced the J in 'azulejo' as an H sound, which is Spanish 🫣 J in Portuguese is pronounced as in French, so a ZH sound as in 'measure' or 'treasure'.

@AshleyOliviaDaCosta Ай бұрын

I’d be more upset about it if I hadn’t also heard her try to pronounce isopropyl alcohol. 😂 IsoPoPo. We love you, girl. 😂

@Michelle34485 Ай бұрын

I didn’t realize and didn’t know that she needed a grammar police to correct her pronunciation and grammar of how she pronounces certain words. 😱😱😱😱😳😳😳😳😳

@monicagimenes2506 Ай бұрын

I came here to say this too. Unfortunately the use of Spanish language pronunciation for Portuguese words is a very common mistake across English speakers. In this case, the problem is a lack of research and prep from the writers and producers of this video. Maybe a bit of cultural awareness. Mixing Spanish and Portuguese is one of the things that bothers Portuguese speakers (myself included) a lot! I promise I'm not hating on Alexandra. 😊

@AshleyOliviaDaCosta Ай бұрын

@@Michelle34485 it’s not grammar. It’s culturally insensitive at best and offensive at worst.

@Eloiseat6 28 күн бұрын

Pronunciation police here. The “th” in “aesthetic” is pronounced. It’s not reduced to a “t.”

@lorenaburgess9097 18 күн бұрын

Did you see the hack they put blue tape on wall then put peal and stick Tile over the blue tape .😊

@patriciacaceres3167 Ай бұрын

LOVED IT!!!!!

@noraemma6809 Ай бұрын

Love Portugal Irish coleen in Salem Mass ❤❤

@user-fj6il6yj7q Ай бұрын

Alexandra, is that you? Old Aussie fan asking. ❤

@Eloiseat6 28 күн бұрын

There’s a disconnect here, in that if azulejo (why are they called azulejo? Because they’re blue?) tiles are assembled to tell a story, where do the purely decorative, mismatched tiles fall in this history? I see the decorative tiles on Portuguese buildings but they don’t take us to, for example, the mixed tile decoration you’re sitting in front of, nor are they assembled to tell a story. Also, what are they made of and how are they attached to surfaces to make them “earthquake-proof”? I realize you have limited time to talk about them, but these seem like important points.

@CarolinaSanz-qy3hz Ай бұрын

We tile everything

@moniquemanspeaker7803 Ай бұрын

Like your dress

@starveartist 28 күн бұрын

You keep using the Spanish pronunciation (same spelling and different pronunciation in Spanish and Portuguese.) Azulejo has a Portuguese zs like ZsaZsa Gabor or Je in French.