Peranakan Floor Tiles Singapore

Today they are commonly known as peranakan tiles pattern floor tiles.

Peranakan floor tiles singapore.

The peranakan tile gallery. The heritage peranakan wall tiles are more then 100 years old and these rare tiles were painstaking salvaged from old singapore shop houses that were torn down in the late 70s 80s. Peranakan tiles at 36 temple street chinatown 36 temple street 01 04 singapore singapore 058581 rated 4 6 based on 6 reviews thank you victor. Peranakan tiles gallery 168 telok ayer street singapore 068619 tel.

Original cement tiles from these old homes and structures are being recovered and restored. It can also be another addition to your. The techniques and raw materials used to produce the tiles are no longer available. If you love tiles as much as i do and if you d like to learn more about them more information and pictures can be found in this book peranakan tiles by anne pinto rodrigues and victor lim.

Many of the tiles found in these buildings were sadly thrown out but thanks to passionate individuals like victor lim a number of them were saved restored and preserved. The cemetery is a wonderful place to learn about singapore s history but is quite overgrown after having been closed for over thirty years. They commonly exist in smaller sizes such as 20 x 20 cm. Over the past several years i ve discovered similar tiles on tombs of my peranakan relatives at bukit brown cemetery also known as singapore s best outdoor museum.

The peranakan tiles found in many antique singaporean sweatshops and residences continue to amaze antique tile enthusiasts who keep finding timeless pieces on the sites. In 1970s and 1980s singapore pre war shophouses were demolished to make way for urban development.