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Concrete,
handcrafted
Concrete,
handcrafted
Our deepest line, since 1973. Color through the body. Surface that patinas. A living finish in sizes from two inches square to three feet across.
MADE IN
Gardena, California
RUN SIZE
Two Pieces of Twenty Truckloads
"We started in clay in 1966. The kiln went cold in 1973, and we picked up concrete. Half a century later, we still place every piece by hand."
ARTO ORIGIN STORY
WHY CONCRETE
The kiln went out. The shop kept going.
The kiln went out. The shop kept going.
ARTO opened in 1966 making clay brick veneers on a milk route in Venice, California. Then 1973 happened. The OPEC oil embargo sent firing costs through the roof and we needed a way to make tile that didn't depend on a kiln. Concrete was the answer.
It has been the biggest line on the floor ever since. Tile and brick. Pavers and pool coping. Walls and floors. Indoors and out. Every piece placed in its mold by hand, pigmented with pure iron oxide that goes through the body, and tested in freeze-thaw climates and proven in use.
The color goes all the way through. The surface stays porous. Concrete is a living finish. It patinas with the room around it, season by season, year by year. The tile you put down today is not the tile you will have in twenty years. That is exactly why people want it.
Far from perfect. That is the whole point.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Five ways to work in concrete
Five ways to work in concrete
One material. Five tracks through the catalog. Each one runs deep
on color, shape, and custom.
Artillo
Concrete Tile
Concrete Tile
Our signature line. Square edges with a natural undulating surface, in sizes from 2x2 up to 16x16, plus hexagons, diamonds, pickets, San Felipes, octagons, triangles, and the full Arabesque collection of patterned sets.
Super Artillo gives you the same character with pillowed edges and rounded corners. The traditional look, softened. If you have seen a handcrafted-looking concrete floor that stopped you, it was probably ours.
THIN BRICK VINEER
Concrete Brick
Concrete Brick
Eleven thin brick styles, all in concrete. Adobe, Antik, Artillo Brick, Bastogne, Canon, Newport, Norman, Standard, Swept, University, Villagio. Half-inch to one inch thick, with corners and returns for every wall transition.
Full brick in concrete is back in the shop. Custom, for the right project. Same craft, different scale.
Roman
Roman Tile & Pavers
Roman Tile & Pavers
Our signature line. Square edges with a natural undulating surface, in sizes from 2x2 up to 16x16, plus hexagons, diamonds, pickets, San Felipes, octagons, triangles, and the full Arabesque collection of patterned sets.
Super Artillo gives you the same character with pillowed edges and rounded corners. The traditional look, softened. If you have seen a handcrafted-looking concrete floor that stopped you, it was probably ours.
Roman Wall Caldding
Wall Cladding
Wall Cladding
Relief panels and engraved tile for walls that do more than carry color. Roman 3D Impressions come in shapes like Compton, Buckle, Target, Corona, Compass Star, and Ring Fish, each one giving a wall sculpted dimension. Floways are three interlocking organic shapes that flow together. M3LD brings a brutalist relief in 20x20 panels. Echo lays down a flat engraved surface.
All concrete. Solid color, no texture, for walls that earn a second look.
Roman
Interlocking Pavers
Interlocking Pavers
When the application is a high-traffic driveway, you need three inches of concrete underfoot. California Pavers come as interlocking shapes in 8" Hexagon, 3x18 Modular, and 6x8 Durango. Same colors and textures as the rest of the line.
Built to take vehicles. Looks like it belongs to the house, not the parking lot.
CUSTOM IS THE STANDARD
Two pieces or ten thousand
Two pieces or ten thousand
We started as a custom shop in the 1960s. Concrete brought us back to it. Send a photo, a sketch, a chip of an old tile you pulled out of a flea market. Bring a fabric, a paint chip, a piece you found on a job site. We will match the color. We will build the shape. We will run a sample for one wall or a stocking order for a hotel chain. Most of the catalog you see started life as a custom request.
WHAT IT IS
Built to outlast the install
Built to outlast the install
The craft is in the maker's hands. the performance is in the mix.
THE MIX
Fiber-reinforced concrete
Fiber-reinforced concrete
High-strength fiber-reinforced concrete, tested and proven in harsh freeze-thaw climates. Cement, sand, fine aggregates, and iron oxide pigment.
THE COLOR
Pure iron oxide through the body
Pure iron oxide through the body
Color is not a coating. It is pure inorganic iron oxide pigment mixed into the concrete itself, the same material that lets a tattoo last a lifetime. Four standard textures plus the Vintage blend.
The Documentation
EPDs, HPDs, CSI Specs
EPDs, HPDs, CSI Specs
ARTO publishes its own concrete EPD and HPDs for both sealed and unsealed assemblies. CSI 3-Part Specifications and full installation sheets available. Architects can spec us with confidence.
THE INDUSTRY
TCNA, NTCA, CTDA
TCNA, NTCA, CTDA
High-strength fiber-reinforced concrete, tested and proven in harsh freeze-thaw climates. Cement, sand, fine aggregates, and iron oxide pigment.
COLOR & TEXTURE
Color you can feel
Color you can feel
The palette runs deep. Earthy cottos. Gray washes. Ocean greens. Signature blends like Normandy Cream and Hermosa. Every color is available in every texture.
Roman colors read lighter than Artillo by design. Custom colors on request. Always order a sample before you commit. The product is alive, and what you see in a photo is not what your hand will know.
MATERIAL TRUTH
Rustic Elegance
Rustic Elegance
Rough and refined at the same time. A handcrafted edge where no two pieces are exactly alike. A porous surface that ages with the room. Color that runs through the body, in a palette that belongs in a gallery.
It is not a marketing phrase. It is a material truth. Far from perfect, and that is the whole point.