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    Sustainable terracotta

    Jul 30, 2021 2 minutes

    Kiri and Richard Last, directors of Middle Earth Tiles, discuss the process, benefits, and sustainable characteristics of terracotta, a highly tactile, ancient material.

    “The process begins with searching the local area to find clay with the correct characteristics to make the best terracotta,” says Kiri of their process of scouting an 11km radius of Warkworth farmland.

    “The two

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