Editing Porcelain (section)

=== Tiles ===
[[File:Dakinbldg.jpg|thumb|[[Dakin Building]], Brisbane, California, faced with porcelain tiles]]
A porcelain tile has been defined as 'a ceramic mosaic tile or paver that is generally made by the dust-pressed method of a composition resulting in a tile that is dense, fine-grained, and smooth with sharply formed face, usually impervious and having colors of the porcelain type which are usually of a clear, luminous type or granular blend thereof.'<ref>Standard Terminology Of Ceramic Whitewares And Related Products. ASTM C242-01 (2007). (ASTM International)</ref> Manufacturers are found across the world<ref>'Manufacturers Of Porcelain Tiles' Ceram.World Rev. 6, No.19, 1996 ... 'The main manufacturers of porcelain tiles in Italy, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas are listed.'</ref> with Italy being the global leader, producing over 380&nbsp;million square metres in 2006.<ref>"Italian Porcelain Tile Production At The Top" Ind.Ceram. 27, No.2, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How are Porcelain Tiles Made? |url=https://www.londonstone.co.uk/blog/secret-perfect-porcelain/ |website=London Stone |publisher=London Stone |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>

Historic examples of rooms decorated entirely in porcelain tiles can be found in several palaces including ones at [[Galleria Sabauda]] in [[Turin]], Museo di Doccia in [[Sesto Fiorentino]], [[Museo di Capodimonte]] in Naples, the [[Royal Palace of Madrid]] and the nearby [[Royal Palace of Aranjuez]].<ref>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2792293957101026524 Porcelain Room, Aranjuez] {{dead link|date=December 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Comprehensive but shaky video</ref> and the [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]]. More recent examples include the [[Dakin Building]] in [[Brisbane, California]] and the [[Gulf Building (Houston)|Gulf Building]] in Houston, Texas, which when constructed in 1929 had a {{convert|21|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} porcelain logo on its exterior.<ref name="Porcelain Tile 1992">"Porcelain Tile: The Revolution Is Only Beginning." Tile Decorative Surf. 42, No.11, 1992.</ref>