Cats, dogs, and sealife have all had their own little home here so today it’s time to celebrate some of the world’s unsung heroes of beauty – bugs! 1) Bee & Skep From the fabulous Grow House Grow, Bee & Skep shines a spotlight on these vital insects, emphasising the importance they’ve held throughout history, not only in the natural world, but as spiritual symbols. … Continue reading Six unexpectedly lovely insect tiles
With the wibbly-wobbly, wavy, zebra-esque flair of Henry Holland Studio, Bert & May‘s newest collection translates an iconic aesthetic onto tile. Inspired by the Japanese art of nerikomi, these hand-poured cement pieces are unique every time as threads of colour flutter across the surface, pooling and streaking at random. Four homely shades – Rosemary Green, Mineral Blue, Rust, and Purple Brown – create diverse characters, … Continue reading Perfectly Poured
Partnering with Los Angeles based design studio Commune Design, Exquisite Surfaces have created a striking selection of handmade tiles, rich with earthy charm and enticing personality. Eight different designs – Sitio, Najavo, Zuni, Mochi, Circle, Drop, Bean, and Abstrakt – provide enormous variety, both across the design families and within them. Sitio alone is made up of eight variations of surface relief and four contrasting … Continue reading Commune Collection
A few weeks ago we took a look at a few fabulous tile collections inspired by landscapes, but today we’re going underwater. These curious designs take cues from the sea and the rich and vibrant world that lives there. 1) Paper41 Lux Jacques from 41zero42 Amongst their many magnificent large format tile wallpaper designs, 41zero42 keep a bold and beautiful coralscape in intense shades of … Continue reading Five tiles that take you underwater
Presenting an entirely new type of tile, Ronan Bouroullec’s Adagio for Mutina offers a way to weave with ceramics. A singular arched form with a central section removed for easy installation, Adagio’s unique shape is made from double fired white-paste ceramic, glazed on all visible sides in a high gloss finish to create striking shiny visuals. Five colours (Bianco, Grigio, Rosso, Blu, and Verde) and … Continue reading Weave for the Wall
Please welcome to the fold June’s collection of Cyberspace Curiosities! 1) Wiltshire Hares This adorable collection by Wiltshire artist Joanna May for Ca’ Pietra sets the scene of eight hares playfully running, leaping, and posing for a sweet and simple rural farmhouse vibe made to be mixed and matched. 2) Phase to Phase Showing the cycle of the moon in a striking sequence, these stunning … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XIX
Pairing lively botanical murals with characterful zellige, Audrey Lane‘s fresh Brick & Brush collection is an artisanal dream. Seeking out the unusual, beautiful, and bespoke, this brand new collection binds the skill and artful eyes of Naples-based painter Kristy Gammill and co-founder of CID Design Group Jenn Zella. Kristy Gammill’s seven abstract murals are buzzing with brush strokes. Nature’s rhythm is reflected in swooping shapes … Continue reading Brick & Brush
Flecked and fabulous, these terrazzoesque tiles designed by Astrid Stavro for Huguet utilise some unexpected materials to create their texture and freckles. The first of these materials is Posidonia Oceanica, a seagrass known as “the lungs of the Mediterranean”. Growing in underwater meadows around the Balearic Islands, posidonia plays a vital role in the marine ecosystem and as a natural defence against climate change. Unfortunately … Continue reading Preserving Posidonia
From dusty desert plains to rocky mountains, the varied and intriguing landscapes of the world form a fabulous fount of inspiration for the design world. And, as always, this trickles down into tiles, this time to give us these five collections 1) Desert Collection from Fireclay Tile Inspired by the expansive deserts of the American West, Fireclay Tile’s Desert Collection shares a selection of eight … Continue reading Five tiles inspired by landscapes
Into interior decor that grabs the attention? What if you’d grabbed its attention right back? That’s what you get when you decorate with all these eyes! 1) Third Eye from Haustile Hand-drawn in black watercolour pens, Third Eye from Haustile offers eyes on eyes on eyes with a pattern that helps you see it all (and then some). 2) Alexandria from Grow House Grow The … Continue reading Seven eye tiles that’ll stare right back at you
Take yourself on a trip to the tropics with Da Vinci Cerámica‘s Earth collection. Named after stunning locations around the globe, Earth offers up a rich tapestry of unusual surface patterns and effects inspired by some of nature’s finest creations. Intensely blue geodes form the striking decors of Belice, Daira, and Onoa, creating a captivating crystal carpet full of fine, dainty details. In vibrant Turquesa, … Continue reading Earth to Da Vinci
It’s time to bring you more fantastic tiling with our most wonderfully whimsical collection of curiosities yet! 1) People Bianco Creating crazy cartwheeling characters with limbs repeating indefinitely as they spin, the unusual, artsy People Bianco tiles from Codicer95 are breakdancing dancing hexagons full of life. A selection of faces forms a feature unlike any other, with silly scenes just waiting to be discovered. 2) … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XVIII
The newest member of the Branded Tile Company family, born from a collaboration with Sanderson Design Group brand Harlequin, adds four contemporary designs to hang out alongside Branded Tile’s more traditional Burmantofts tile siblings. Each showcasing a different attitude, Sumi, Enigmatic, Tessellation, and Bodega offer raw design potential straight from the belly of Harlequin’s bold and beautiful portfolio. With striking angles and captivating geometrics, Sumi … Continue reading The Branded Tile Company x Harlequin
Can’t get enough of cats? Looking for a fun feline feature for your home? These tiles are for you! 1) Cats from Otto Tiles & Design Subtly hidden within a repeat motif, the prancing cats form the central core of these adorable creations fro Otto Tiles & Design. In a light and airy blue and white combo and a warm and toasty pink duo, the … Continue reading Tiles for cat lovers
Two years ago our very first Cyberspace Curiosities post covered the Abecedari Collection by Lluís Clotet for Huguet Mallorca, a range of 26 simplistic graphics depicting each letter of the alphabet ready to be mixed and matched and formed into words or geometric patterns. But that’s not the only lettering offered by this innovative company. A modular font designed by Sascha Lobe fragments the letters into … Continue reading The Huguet Alphabet
It has been four years since our last look at Austrian company Karak so it’s time for a refresher. If you’d like a bit of background or more information on their production process read this first! Their trio of first-rate finishes (Screenprinted Raku, Screenprinted White, and Embossed Relief) all tell the tales of an artisan’s hand. Crackles, pockets of pigment, and marks from the tongs … Continue reading Karak Revisted
We’re heading deep into the ocean for today’s collection of unusual tiles. From crabs to jellyfish, creatures from the deep are the decoration of choice for these awesome designs. 1) Jellyfish from Tubadzin Found at Cersaie in 2022, these Jellyfish tiles from Tubadzin perfectly encompass the creepiness and beauty of these painful gelatinous blobs with a dark textured background and shimmering jellyfish. 2) Modern Kulture … Continue reading Eight surprising sealife tiles
Alert! A new grout-centric tile duo from Ronan Bouroullec has entered the design world. Mutina‘s Otto & Bottone each feature distinctive recessed cutouts creating highly decorative details that emphasise grout. Osso’s subtle curved edge forms a sleek, delicate visual in both an elongated 30 by 275mm (S) and a stubbier 75 by 231mm (L). The dented sides produce a stylish wave where pockets of coloured … Continue reading Osso & Bottone
If you’re into unique, striking, and boundary-pushing art, today’s tile company feature is exactly what you need. Based in Girona, Spain, Bussoga blends the modular magic of mathematics with a wildly creative attitude, giving life to an enormous catalogue of incredible ceramics unlike any you have seen before. Founded in 2010 by Josep Motas, who was later joined by Irina Grosu, Bussoga was created to … Continue reading Bussoga: Beyond Brilliant
This fabulously fishy feature tile collection from Italian handmade tile design house Ceramiche Arcea takes mix and match to the next level. Seven different compositions, each consisting of an individual head, body, and tail piece, make up Poisson. These compositions are distinguished through colour and pattern with three blues, one pink, one red, one yellow, and one black trio all making use of a different … Continue reading Pick and mix your Poisson
