The exterior of the building has colored bricks and wildly decorative ceramics in Hindu, Islamic and Hungarian folk styles.

Samples of the day's pastry selection are displayed in refrigerated showcases; wall shelves contain decorative ceramics.

For decorative ceramics, try Pearl River, 477 Broadway (Grand Street), www.pearlriver.com or (800) 878-2446.

But it is there under the surface of decorative ceramics, paintings and textiles, fluttering like an arterial pulse.

A notable characteristics of the people of this era is that they buried their dead together with decorative ceramics and common household objects such as bowls and spoons.

About industry stands out the decorative ceramics one destined to the building industries.

The gilding of decorative ceramics has been undertaken for centuries, with the permanence and brightness of gold appealing to designers.

Rafael took over the factory and, with a small team of artisans, succeeded in making decorative ceramics an art form in Portugal.

She is known for her black-on-white decorative ceramics made using traditional techniques.