Author: diaryofatileaddict

I have been writing about the tile industry for more than 25 years. I have started this blog to share some of my knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, ceramic tiles. I also wanted to shine a light on the work of some of the artists, architects and designers around the world who work with ceramic tiles. I was the Founding Editor of Tile UK, and I am currently the Editor of three tile-related publications in the UK: Tile & Stone Journal, The Specifier’s Guide to Ceramic Tile & Calibrated Natural Stone; and TDY: Tile Design Yearbook. I am also International Correspondent for Tile Today and Discovering Stone, both published in Australia. My aim with Diary of a Tile Addict is to introduce tile enthusiasts to developments in tile design, significant architectural and interior design projects that get the best out of tiles, technological developments that are driving the ceramic tile sector forward, and breaking news from tile exhibitions around the world. I will also introduce readers to some of the talented and inspiring individuals who help make the ceramic tile world so creatively diverse, technically advanced and intellectually fascinating.
Repeat patterns based on Classic Flowers
Art and Artists, Artisanal Tiles, Bathrooms, Coloured Tiles, English Tiles, Floral Tiles, Geometric tiles, Hand-made Tiles, Kitchens, Murals, New Tile Designs, Production Technology, splashbacks, Tile Designers, Tiled Interiors, United Kingdom, Wall Tiles

Panels of Perfection

Sharon Jones is a true hand-made tile pioneer. Using white English earthenware clay, each piece is rolled into a slab, cut to shape with a potters’ knife and hand-glazed using Jones’ own unique recipes. Continue reading Panels of Perfection

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Digital Decoration, Exhibitions, Floor Tiles, Italy, Living Rooms, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Retail Interiors, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors, Wall Tiles, Wood-effect Tiles

Channeling Yakisugi

With the new Kasai range, Ceramiche Refin honours Japanese design culture, expressing on porcelain stoneware the same visual and tactile characteristics of traditional burnt wooden slats in a refined and elegant ceramic collection that provides a pleasing mix of tradition and innovation. Continue reading Channeling Yakisugi

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Tile & Stone Journal, July-August 2017
Awards, B2B Magazines, Business & Markets, Concrete-effect tiles, Floor Tiles, Interviews, Marketing, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, New Tile Designs, Photography, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Retail Design, Showrooms, Tile & Stone Journal, Tile Designers, Tile Technology, tile trend, Tiled Interiors, United Kingdom, Wall Tiles

Trending: TSJ July-August

The July-August 2017 issue of Tile & Stone Journal, the leading B2B ceramic tile magazine for the UK and Irish markets, is now online at http://www.tileandstonejournal.com. Continue reading Trending: TSJ July-August

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STACtile by Snaith Thrush Architect Collaborative, available from Pentagon Tiles
3D tiles, Architecture, Cast Tiles, Concrete-effect tiles, English Tiles, External Tiling, Geometric tiles, London, Marketing, Moulded Tiles, New Tile Designs, Offices, Production Technology, Showrooms, Tile Designers, Tile Technology, Ventilated Façades, Weird & Wonderful

Sensational STACtile

STACtile is a modular tile for use as wall cladding that creates a multitude of patterns and effects when stacked, shifted or rotated. It is a tactile, contemporary cladding solution that is brought to life through light. Continue reading Sensational STACtile

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Canada, Canadian Interiors, Floor Tiles, herringbone, Porcelain Tiles, Retail Interiors, Stone-effect Tiles, Tile Technology, Tiled Interiors

Pusateri’s Porcelain Projection

GH+A Design’s challenge was to project gourmet food retailer Pusateri’s powerful brand image, develop chic and elegant spaces, and also deliver an exceptional client experience. Ceragres’s contribution was a tile range that embodies this ethos: the White Experience. Continue reading Pusateri’s Porcelain Projection

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Tiles decorated using the latest digital technologies from Esmalglass-Itaca
Coloured Tiles, Digital Decoration, Floor Tiles, Italy, New Tile Designs, Porcelain Tiles, Production Technology, Tile Technology, Ventilated Façades, Wall Tiles

Digital Developments

The latest technological developments unveiled by Esmalglass-Itaca extend the benefits of synchronised decoration with its Digital Effects and Digital Materials families of products that add material textures, contrasts, sheen and relief to further enhance ceramic products. Continue reading Digital Developments

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