This month it’s all about unique companies and creatives in the tile world – those with a penchant for personality and a way with whimsy. Leading the charge is Atelier Champagne – a Montreal-based treasure trove of handcrafted tiles, installations, and unique ceramic pieces founded by Marilyn Champagne in 2023. The collections of Atelier Champagne – Collection 01, Collection 02 – Natural, and Collection 03 … Continue reading Atelier Champagne
With glistening beginnings in 2001, Studio Vetro – then Vetro Designer – started off as a producer of glass tiles. Following the global tastes and trends, Studio Petro began to pivot in 2014, redirecting their energy into ceramic tiles and establishing a selection of customisable designs made in collaboration with Brazilian creatives such as Marina De Nadai, Ana Paula Castro, and Paulo Niemeyer, the grandson … Continue reading Studio Vetro
Established in 2010 by artist and designer Magda Jurek, the pieces of Pani Jurek transcend trends. Each light, vase, or mirror is an artwork created to be loved and enjoyed for decades, forming a language throughout the home that is highly personal. Much of the Pani Jurek designs are made of ceramic, such as the curvaceous Barva vases, or the TRN collection that pay homage … Continue reading Pani Jurek’s Pola
Preserving the primitive soul of hand moulded clay, New Zealand artist Lucy McMillan creates captivating sculptures, objects, and tiles rich with character. Crafted either from slab or press moulds, textural layers are added through whittling, engraving, or collaging to form dynamic, multidimensional, and visually surprising pieces. Inspired by 17th century agateware, each tile is wholly unique with waving, marble-like patterns mixing tone, and artistic flairs … Continue reading Studio Lucy McMillan
Fun, feisty, and full of nudity, the daring Delft designs of Paul Bommer are bound to make you smile. With deeply political sentiments and bold sexual whimsy, Bommer’s “Puckish Delights” reinvigorate the historic love for the decorative nature of sex and nakedness and stand proud in their moral messaging. Charming, cheeky, and unflinchingly graphic, the majority of these Delft designs are Not Safe For Work. … Continue reading NSFW Delft from Paul Bommer
Haustile‘s newest collaboration with New Orleans-based tattoo artist Pauly Lingerfelt has born an incredible collection that melds disparate styles and material inspirations for truly personal interiors. A large bulk of the designs belong to the La Reina series, inspired by Persian rugs and featuring references to Indian block print, Folk Art, Moroccan tiles, and body ornaments. Six individual tiles (Latus, Latus Corner, Pomegranate, Tassel, Tassel … Continue reading Pauly Lingerfelt x Haustile
My first look at the vibrant work of Brazilian tile company Studio Latitude was during an Instagram ‘research’ sesh, when I stumbled upon this (pictured below, and featured in our most recent Get the Look post), an intensely joyful, sunshine-filled shower decorated in tiles I didn’t recognise. Although the company wasn’t tagged in the post, a quick reverse image search revealed the tile design – … Continue reading Studio Latitude
For over 40 years, Carocim has been producing expertly crafted cement tiles. At their base in Aix-en-Provence, Carocim develops their own strikingly unique patterns and works with designers to inject fresh personality to their portfolio. Embracing the stylish finesse of brands and creatives like Celeste Mogador, Petit Pan, and Margaux Keller, Carocim’s collections feature familiar patterns reworked, recoloured, and adapted to cement. Intense carnival colours … Continue reading A Carnival of Colours at Carocim
We love nothing more than stumbling across tiles that cleverly combine function and beauty. Previous examples include the 3D printed succulent pot facade of the Cabin of 3D Printed Curiosities, tiles made to protect reefs and imitate mangroves, and the gorgeously colourful designs by Trix Newham of Lux Pottery. And today we add another wonder to the list – the playful loops of Dutch product … Continue reading Hoops of Heesbeen
In a collaboration with the vibrant luxury boutique hotel in Barbados – Cobblers Cove – Bert & May‘s new collection brings the lively energy of the Caribbean to a striking set of tile rugs. Leafy shapes and geometric designs form playful borders made to be mixed and matched for unique layouts. Adding layers to the tile rugs, palm frond patterns, bold cross hatching, and wavy … Continue reading Caribbean Charm with Cobblers Cove
Using the strikingly elegant wax-resist method, Artistic Abode‘s hand crafted tiles are bursting with vibrant pigments, laced with intricate designs, and dripping in timeless charm. A series of Egyptian revival tiles blend Art Deco glamour with the intrigue of Egyptian motifs. These unique creations form extravagant borders, or decorate spaced with infinitely captivating colours and shapes. The iconic forms of Celtic crosses also feature in … Continue reading Artistic Abode
Vibrant, playful, and full of life, the artwork of Hal Haines captures the spirit of summer, translating fun, adventure, and lazy hazy days with simple shapes and scenes. Restricting his palette to include only primary and secondary colours, Haines’ work is lively but restrained. Familiar objects and clean patterns are represented in bold hues inspiring carefree feelings of nostalgia and joyful memories of childhood holidays. … Continue reading Scenes of Summer
We’ve gathered some delights in modern Delft, stepping away from tradition towards playful design, wondrous whimsy, and joyful nostalgia. 1) Petra Palumbo Nostalgic Americana, cosy home goods, and whimsical depictions of tan lines and laundry, Petra Palumbo‘s Delft collection offers visuals for every occasion. Whether you’ve got the perfect spot for a runaway robot, want to set the scene with a sudsy sponge and stacked … Continue reading Marvels of Modern Delft
Finding one exciting, novel tile design is wonderful. Finding an entire catalogue feels like magic. And when we came across César Bazaar we knew we’d stumbled across a font of wonder. Rather than utilise labour from abroad, the cement tiles of César Bazaar are made in France, with pieces of the country residing within each tile including sand from the Oise, marble powder from the … Continue reading César’s Captivating Cement
Intensely characterful and vibrantly expressive, the unique tiles of Erick Millan combine Mexican folk style with designer panache for a bold, beautiful fusion. Eyes Eyes Eyes sees multicoloured checkerboards in vivid contrast surrounding a hypnotic eye in the tile centre. The collection’s unusual eye-shaped mosaics feature bands of pink, red, yellow, blue, and green for a vision in technicolour. Eyeless decors with varied check details … Continue reading Millan’s many eyes
A few years ago we shared a little of the magnificently unique tile designs of South Africa-based Veelvlak Signature Surfaces. Now, with the addition of Veelvlak FRĒODŌM, their artistic approach to tiles takes on dizzying new heights. Striking, hand-sculpted, multidimensional designs play with texture and imperfection for bold statement interiors. Playful colour mixing and glaze effects pair with shape for artistic features and delicate imagery scatters … Continue reading VEELVLAK FRĒODŌM
Vintage mosaic motifs from zig-zags to pinwheels bring old-school cool to Appiani‘s Pastelli collection. Pastelli’s eight shades reference countless historical periods – from Rococo to Art Deco – with dusty pink, rich maroon, faded sea foam, and pared-back blue bringing a splash of colour to be mixed and matched amongst a quartet of greyscale neutrals. Seven mosaic patterns create a spectrum of shades and designs, … Continue reading Vintage Versatility
Turning traditional wainscoting and decorative dados on their head, fresh faced Polish tile company Królik offers feature ceramics like no other. This brand new brand – launched late January of this year – is a branch stemming from vintage company Kaflarnia Karny who have been making tiles since the 1930s. With the marvellous mind of designer Aleksandra Żeromska at the forefront, Królik is launching in … Continue reading Królik: the next big thing in tile
We feature them constantly on our daily games of This or That and all across our Instagram but it has been nearly three years since they got an article all of their own. So today we’re talking Mosaic Factory and sharing one of their most marvellous recent releases. Collaborating with Australian-founded and Dubai-based architecture and design firm Verhaal, a chic take on zellige was born. … Continue reading Mosaic Factory x Verhaal
Swimmers, skiers, and waddling penguins decorate the delightful, minimalist tiles of Alexandra Browne. Colourful characters doing flips, speeding down slopes, and joyfully traversing snow feature across Browne’s Chatel tiles. Inspired by the French ski resort of the same name, each Chatel tile makes up a small part of a larger, playful scene where jolly skiers make their way across a large expanse of white. With … Continue reading Bikinis by Browne
