Wickes Manhattan Light Grey Structure Ceramic Wall Tile - 500 X 250mm

Contemporary - Modern era design

Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design

Grey - A colour often associated with old age (going grey)

Ceramic - A hard material with excellent heat resistance made by heating a crystaline substance such as clay

Wall - A physical barrier between two areas

Stone - Or Rock is a naturally occuring mineral categorised into three types, Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic

Natural - not manmade

Install - A process of putting materials together to create a finished product.

Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.

Simple - Basic, easy no difficulty in understanding.

Practical - Weather a task is easy to carry out and realistically succeed.

Feature - An attribute that makes something stand out.

Borders - A line that sometimes can be built up separating off an area, e.g. countries "the welsh boarder"

Combination - The process of two of more things being mixed or combined together.

Wickes began trading in 1972 as a do-it-yourself store. They now have over 200 stores throughout the UK. The company focus on supplying products to the building trade, as well as materials for home improvement projects. Their products range from fitted kitchens and bathrooms, to all manner of building supplies. They sell doors, windows, flooring, tiles, paint, wallpaper, decorative materials, lighting, heating, plumbing, work wear and gardening supplies. They also offer professionally designed bespoke kitchens and bathrooms, alongside their budget take home ranges. The company was purchased by the builders merchants Travis Perkins in 2005. They now also have stores in mainland Europe, Ireland and South Africa.