Alcazar + Fired Earth Cotto How we make our Tidepool

How we make our Tidepool 2x6 zellige

We make 8x8 Cement color Cements like our Leaf green color way by hand

As one of our 8x8 Cement color collection

We make 4x4 square Cement color Cements like our Coral pattern by hand

Alcazar + Fired Earth Cotto How we make our TidepoolCotto, a Terra Cotta love story. Cotto (from the Italian terra cotta or "baked earth") is part of a long line of fired clays that date back to the dawn of civilization itself. From Egyptian water jugs to Chinese roof tiles to Roman bricks terra cotta has been part of the human story for as long as we've had an alphabet. The materials that go into making our Cotto haven't changed much over the millennia, but the way in which they're fired has evolved.