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Tag: Art

Art and Artists, Public Art

Maggie Angus Berkovitz

Maggie Angus Berkovitz’s tiles and tile panels are original and unique paintings, often made for an individual client or for a specific site. They are best seen as pictures painted with glazes and oxides, and then fired onto unglazed tiles, often quarry tiles. Continue reading Maggie Angus Berkovitz

diaryofatileaddictMay 18, 2017September 15, 20231 Comment
Art and Artists, Dutch Tiles, Public Art

Dutch Master

Frauwein Soenveld, working from Atelier Het Blauwe Hek, is one of the world’s foremost tile artists, designing and producing hand-made tiles and tile tableaux characterised by their distinct colour palette and unique design and style. Continue reading Dutch Master

diaryofatileaddictMay 17, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Art and Artists, Design Weeks & More, Public Art, Street Art

Augmented Actuality

Augmented Surface, designed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, consists of six metre high mirror panels, obliquely lit from below. This theatre-style installation showcases Marazzi porcelain tiles, delivering a breathtaking double-vision. Continue reading Augmented Actuality

diaryofatileaddictMay 14, 2017January 26, 20231 Comment
Glass Mosaics, Mosaics & Glass Tiles

The Pull Factor

Through creativity, technology and experimentation Sicis has developed an extensive portfolio of mosaic products that are used in prestigious projects across the world. Typical is the new collection of micro-mosaic door and furniture pulls. Continue reading The Pull Factor

diaryofatileaddictMay 13, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Art and Artists, Design Students, Glass Mosaics, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art

Mosaic Masterclass

Spanish manufacturer Reviglass the material for students at Escola Massana to create striking murals in 25 by 25mm glass mosaic tiles. Continue reading Mosaic Masterclass

diaryofatileaddictMay 4, 2017September 15, 20231 Comment
Art and Artists, Public Art, Street Art

Westway

Robert Dawson’s Westway mural combines a mixture of locally significant historical references, including a portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, within a skillfully interrelated and overlaid composition. Continue reading Westway

diaryofatileaddictMay 2, 2017April 1, 2024Leave a comment
Art and Artists, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art, Street Art

Pothole Parade

Around five years ago, Jim Bachor began filling potholes in his home city of Chicago with a mosaic modelled on the official Chicago flag but with the word Pothole through the middle. Continue reading Pothole Parade

diaryofatileaddictMay 1, 2017September 15, 20232 Comments
Art and Artists, Ceramic Curiosities, Creative Grouting, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art, Street Art

Magical Myaamia

Based upon Myaamia, an original painting by Santos Mendez named after a Native American Algonquian language spoken by the Seminole Indians, the mosaic mural at TD Bank, Florida, reflects harmony and friendship among all living creatures. Continue reading Magical Myaamia

diaryofatileaddictApril 25, 2017September 15, 20234 Comments
ABK's Wide&Style launch event
New Tile Designs

Interactive Installation

ABK’s Wide&Style displays a kaleidoscope of graphic effects that stand out for their taste, style and inspiration. Based on the creativity of young designers, graphic artists and illustrators, these products are capable of transforming spaces with an artistic and original touch. Continue reading Interactive Installation

diaryofatileaddictApril 24, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Maison by Peronda
New Tile Designs

Pure Peronda

At Cevisama 2016, Museum, Harmony and Peronda all offered cutting edge designs; many of which were the best examples of their type on the show floor. Continue reading Pure Peronda

diaryofatileaddictApril 21, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Art and Artists, Public Art, Street Art

Counterfeit Ceramicist

Diogo Machado – aka Add Fuel – is a Portuguese artist, a highly skillful illusionist with an untreatable case of tile addiction; a street artist with a sideways sense of humour and much to say about perception, value and media. Continue reading Counterfeit Ceramicist

diaryofatileaddictApril 5, 2017April 1, 20241 Comment
Art and Artists, Mosaics & Glass Tiles

Tribal Tonality

Mosaico+’s Africa Now concept features bold graphic motifs and colourful geometries inspired by the designs and weaves of African fabrics reinterpreted in a modern key. Continue reading Tribal Tonality

diaryofatileaddictApril 4, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Pittsburg Airport
Art and Artists, Public Art

Terrazzo Terminus

An amazing example of modern terrazzo creativity can be seen at Pittsburgh International Airport, where Clayton Merrell has created Sky Beneath Our Feet; a 69,000 sq. ft custom mural that features iconic Pittsburgh landscapes. Continue reading Terrazzo Terminus

diaryofatileaddictApril 3, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Art and Artists, New Tile Designs

Raku Revivalists

Karak is one of those very rare discoveries: a young, vibrant, creative, energetic company that just happens to have burst onto the tile scene with a product range that is absolutely on trend. Continue reading Raku Revivalists

diaryofatileaddictApril 2, 2017September 15, 20232 Comments
Domiziani's showroom
Art and Artists, New Tile Designs

Destination Deruta

Roberto Domiziani is often credited with inventing the Italian Volcanic Stone Table, as it is known today. He has taken these products to a level of sophistication, elegance and quality that rivals the masterpieces of the Renaissance. Continue reading Destination Deruta

diaryofatileaddictMarch 31, 2017September 15, 20231 Comment
Art and Artists, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art

Winning Ways With Waterjet

Approximately 15,000 sq. feet of waterjet-cut natural stone was specified for Mohegan Sun’s flooring. The stone variants included Royal Red Onyx, Jerusalem Gold, Emperador Light, St Laurent Brown, Thassos White and Nero Marquina. Continue reading Winning Ways With Waterjet

diaryofatileaddictMarch 25, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Wonderwall by Cotto d"Este
Art and Artists, New Tile Designs

Wonderful Wonderwall

Cotto d’Este’s exquisite Wonderwall concept comprises twelve different figurative works of art printed on to the blank canvas of 1,000 by 3,000mm ultra-thin Kerlite slabs. Continue reading Wonderful Wonderwall

diaryofatileaddictMarch 23, 2017September 15, 2023Leave a comment
Julian Opie's art wall, citizenM hotel
Art and Artists, Public Art, Street Art

Street Stone Statement

When Julian Opie was commissioned to produce an art wall for a new designer hotel, citizenM Tower of London, he turned to stoneCIRCLE to manufacture the frieze. Continue reading Street Stone Statement

diaryofatileaddictMarch 15, 2017September 15, 20231 Comment
Snowbird mosaic by Artaic and Bostik
Art and Artists, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art

Striking Snowbird

The Cliff Lodge ski resort in Utah decided to create an Aspen tree motif on two large wall mosaics, one in the ballroom lobby, and the other in the ballroom mezzanine, each thirty feet wide by four feet high and consisting of over 166,000 individual vitreous glass mosaic pieces each. Continue reading Striking Snowbird

diaryofatileaddictMarch 3, 2017January 25, 2023Leave a comment
Glass mosaic by Melanie Watts
Art and Artists, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art

Mosaic Movement

Melanie Watts create stunning mosaic murals for a public art project raising awareness of endangered species. Watts has recently created a stunning glass mosaic of an endangered white barn owl for the Gyosei Art Trail on the Grand Union Canal in Milton Keynes. Continue reading Mosaic Movement

diaryofatileaddictMarch 1, 2017September 4, 2025Leave a comment

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