Elle Decor - May 2010

Trend Alert - Ikat

The exotic motif with ancient roots looks fresher than ever, energizing furnishings and accessories - even this season's runway shows. Country Living - April 2010

Room to Grow

Your go-to resource for replicating the looks featured in this issue.

Urn - handcrafted in Turkey, this clay vessel takes its design from traditional olive-oil jugs. Coastal Living - Feb 2010

Find Your Island Style

Bali Chic - Combine natural materials, worn textures, and lush green accents to create a tropical, Indonesian feel. Elle Decoration - January 2010

Elle Deco News Turque

Ciel, mon azur! La manufacture de ceramique turque Tessera voit la vie en bleu! Ses assiettes s'ornent de motifs traditionnels ottomans en all-over, dans ces coloris typiques. Southern Living - February 2010

Instant Makeover

Add color and a sense of history to your room by layering simple white upholstery with unique textiles. Try a suzani. These beautiful textile panels embroidered with silk thread are named after the Persian word for 'needle.' Home Accents Today - October 2009

Color Wheel

Tessera pillow featured in presentation of colorful accents. Home Accents Today - July 2009

Summer Sketchbooks - Antique Boutique

Step back in time to a treasure trove that's chock full of vintage style - both real and re-imagined. Tessera's Peruvian retablo showcases St. Theresa in elegant handcrafted wood. Elle Decor - May 2009

What’s Hot - Blues Traveler

Handcrafted in Turkey, Tessera's ceramic tableware is inspired by traditional Ottoman designs. Home Accents Today - March 2009

What’s Hot - Antique Boutique

An exotic explosion of bold embroidery and lavish color spice up the vintage Suzani pillows from Tessera. LBD - January 2009

Escape to Faraway places that Offer a Safe Haven

Colorful creations hand crafted in Uzbekistan, this mix of vintage and Ikat pillows comes in a selection of styles and colors to coordinate with any decor. Home Accents Today - January 2009

Saturday Atlanta : Eco-Exotic

Made in Uzbekistan by native artisans with traditional tie-dying techniques and weaving patterns for Tessera, silk and cotton Ikat pillows are each unique and vary in size. Good Housekeeping - November 2008

Powerful Presents

It's better to give than to receive, and it's best of all to choose a gift that gives twice... Tessera (exploretessera.com) donates part of the proceeds from its sales of imported furnishings to organizations like the Tibetan Children's Colony. Elle Decor - July/August 2008

What’s Hot! People

Furniture designer Suzanne Kasler accents her bed with a vintage suzani pillow from Tessera. Suzani pillows are available at BD Jefferies in Atlanta. LDB Interior Textiles - August 2008

Faraway Places

Ideal for armchair travelers who crave a bit of an exotic locale in their home... Vintage suzani pillows and suzanis come in a variety of colors, styles and sizes. Southern Accents - August 2008

Old Gothic Revival

The Old Gothic Revival house sits high on a bluff above the Charleston Harbor where designer Muffie Faith showcases antique suzani pillows from Tessera. Suzani pillows are available at Elizabeth Stuart Design in Charleston, SC. Home Accents Today - July 2008

Tessera Unveils New Web Site This Month

Tessera has debuted a new web site just in time for the summer market season. The new site exhibits a wider selection of Tessera's products - many of which are one of a kind. Elements of Living - 2006

What’s What

With the creation of Tessera in 2004, owner Cristi Ambroson managed to combine business and pleasure: Her travels yield spectacular Uzbeki suzanis, antique architectural details from Mexico, and carpets from Peru and India. Traditional Home - 2007

Market Place

Part of the proceeds from purchases of imported decorative items go to such places as a Timacure river village in Peru. Shown here: Tessera vintage cotton suzani throw, blue hand-painted "Elephant" bowl and red hand-painted "Camel" bowl. Yellow - 2005

Fashionable Fabrics Timeless Textiles

The vibrant colors, unique embroidery and details of imported textiles add drama and luxury to any space. All of the fine textiles and antiquities photographed for this article were provided by Tessera. Texas Monthly - 2005

Haute & Hotter

The weather's hot here, and so is the shopping climate – posh and funk finds will have your temperature rising. Featured here: handmade Turkish Ottoman dinnerware from Tessera. Canadian House & Home - June 2008

Stealing the Show

TV's most popular designers share the trends and tricks behind their stunning concept spaces for the 2008 Interior Design Show. In Lynda Reeves' City Loft, a suzani throw sets the room's sophisticated tone. Houston Design Issue I - 2005

Every Piece Tells a Story

Tessera carries luxurious handmade textiles, exquisite accessories, architectural elements, rugs, artifacts, children's accessories and other unique treasures from Peru, Mexico, Turkey and India. Houston Design Issue II - 2005

A World of Inspiration

Traditional pieces created over hundreds of years ago for utilitarian use have found their way to Texas. Looking for WOW! Nothing says sharp, crisp and sexy like an all white bed accented with vibrant embroidered pillows, duvets and throws. Papercity House - 2005

Crossing Borders

Tessera, a Latin and Greek word for the small squares of glass or stone used in mosaics, is an import company created by Cristi Ambroson. At this designers haunt, Ambroson and her family ferret out finds such as silk pillowcases from Tibet. 002 Houston - 2006

The Gallery - Tessera: Where every piece tells a story

"My pieces are someone else's traditions that they have passed on through generations or have helped them survive. Every piece I have has a story that comes with it," says Cristi. DHome - 2006

Holiday 2006 - I Want That!

For centuries, it has been tradition in Uzbekistan for mothers to handcraft suzani textiles for their daughter's wedding. Use them as accents for the house, including bedroom, kitchen table, and as wall coverings. Tessera antique and antique replica suzani textiles. Gloss - 2006

Furnishings without borders

Houston showrooms feature unique furniture and housewares from Mexico and beyond. An antique Peruvian bowl, inlaid with carvings, tells the story of farm life. Part of the Tessera collection. Houston Chronicle - Home & Garden - 2006

Scouring the globe with more than one mission.

Some of the handcrafted treasures in Cristi Ambroson's showroom are small enough to decorate a child's birthday cake. Others are large enough "and arresting enough" to build a house around. Houston Modern Luxury - 2006

The Radar Now!

At Tessera: Throws of Passion. SInce officially opening last month, the to-the-trade store Tessera has been a one-stop shop for designers and boutique owners looking for rare finds from ... well, everywhere. DHome - 2007

Sit Back

Embroidered, beaded, hand-woven, cut from velvet, and embellished with lace, this fall's pillows are rich and textural. Tessera one-of-a-kind pillow made from vintage Turkish textiles. Featured at Stanley Korshak. LDB Interior Textiles - 2006

Contract Couture

Luxury home fashion suppliers take products to the next level with ultra-upscale designs and constructions not only to the trade. "We want to offer our clients a unique product, a sense of history, satisfaction in giving back, and great customer service," shares Ambroson. LDB Interior Textiles - 2007

Pillow Talk

Vintage treasures from Tessera. Pillows are made from vintage Uzbekistan suzanis. The designs are silk embroidered on cotton and wool. Sophisticated Living - 2007

Split Personality

A Hyde Park apartment is designed to suit any mood. Embroidered pillows on the chenille sectional were crafted from an antique tapestry from Uzbekistan. Article features designer Kent Shaw of Bittners in Cincinatti. Town & Country - 2007

Design Trends

Tessera's vintage and reproduction textiles from Uzbekistan create a posh seating area or worldly bedroom. One percent of sales funds schools for Uzbeki children. Home Accents Today - 2008

Southwestern Fiesta

Conjuring up images of the desert, Southwestern style salsas cross borders to create warm, rustic decor that reaches far beyond the boundaries of Santa Fe. Cottage Living - 2008

Bring your look to life

Rise and shine with our editors' top picks for enjoying breakfast in bed. Houston Chronicle Preview - 2008

Shop Girl

Treasures from the far corners of the world could be placed in the corner of your living room. Why not accessorize with a Turkish bed covering called a Suzani or replace that Ikea coffee table with one from India? Mix them with existing furniture and create a global getaway without leaving the city. Canadian House and Home - Jan 2008

2008 Trends

Just as travelers are hitting the road in significant numbers, home is becoming an international bazaar of the bold and beautiful, dressed in fabrics from locales like Morocco and Peru. Bridal Guide - 2008

Passport to Style

Exotic tablewear inspired by Moroccan, African and Indian design. Featuring hanging hand-blown glass and copper candleholders from Tessera, and ceramic dinner plates, cereal bowls and platter. Lucky - 2007

Houston - local breaks

The Bed - When it comes to outfitting a bed, owner Michelle Barron is our go-to-girl. Purchase one of the store's truly unusual, one-of-a-kind pieces—including the colorful Turkish dowry throws known as suzanis from Tessera.

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