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Op-Art - Various Colours on Silver Aluminum - by AirTiles.
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Coloured Metallic Murals

AirTiles are innovative, functional and decorative panels, made from Alumer; a polymer-coated aluminum sheet that creates the illusion of a metallic inlay. The panels come in various formats – from decorative borders to tile panels up to huge murals in which a large number of panels are combined to create a large-scale artwork. Continue reading Coloured Metallic Murals

diaryofatileaddictSeptember 12, 2017September 19, 2023Leave a comment
Savile Row by EPR Architects
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Suits You, Sir!

EPR Architects clad the main façades at Savile Row in 10,000 crystalline hand-glazed ceramic tiles, individually crafted by London-based ceramicist Kate Malone. The colours for the square tiles – pale grey and deep blue – were chosen from tones found elsewhere in the Mayfair Conservation Area to help them fit with the surroundings. Continue reading Suits You, Sir!

diaryofatileaddictAugust 23, 2017September 19, 2023Leave a comment
Splashback by Maia Eden for The Linklater Pavilion
Art and Artists, Mosaics & Glass Tiles, Public Art

Splashback to Sustainability

The ceramic tiled splash-back mural for The Linklater Pavilion, Lewes. designed by Maia Eden, is a stunning work of art that inspired a book recording the commissioning and installation process. Continue reading Splashback to Sustainability

diaryofatileaddictJune 20, 2017September 18, 2023Leave a comment
Children’s Innovation Centre
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Colourful Childcare

The design versatility of ceramic tiles has enabled a playful interaction between colour and shape for the new Children’s Innovation Centre in Valencia, Spain, by Foursquare Arquitectos. Continue reading Colourful Childcare

diaryofatileaddictDecember 13, 2016September 1, 2025Leave a comment

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